Y6 Scratch Build

[y6tram]

I have been ask to build a Y6 tram engine for someone, and I thought maybe some of you will be interested how I go about it.
It will be a slow build as work gets in the way at this time of year. Others may do it differently, so comments will be most welcome.
So far I have done the side skirts along with the steps and fitted a Black Beetle motor bogie to the assembly.

 

[iploffy]

I shall be watching this one. I purchased an Atlas 0-6-0 diesel shunter at telford for the intention of using it to make a tram engine AND before anyone says anything it going to be Toby for my daughter.

 

[Rippers]

Hmm - looking good............. even if it does look like one of the ingot carrier out of Scunthorpe Steelworks!

Incidentally you only had to say and I could have given you a Y6 kit to build!

 

[y6tram]

A bit more slow progress on the tram build, buffer beams have been built up.

 

[y6tram]

Bit more work done on the tram this afternoon, made and fitted one of the cow catchers

 

[y6tram]

Slowly the tram is coming together,ends and sides have been marked and cut out.
Sorry about the quality of the photo taken on phone

 

[y6tram]

Over the holiday period I have managed to some more work on the tram engine. The ends and sides have been put together.



I have also made up the windows, eight in all and will be fixed to the body after painting.



I used micro strip glued to glazing as the picture shows.

 

[y6tram]

Detail in the form of beading on sides and end's have now been completed,just need a little light sanding to take the sharpe edges off. Lamp irons have also been made and are ready to be fixed.

 

[Neil]

That's very tidy Alan; I like it lots.

 

[Scale7JB]

That's looking really lovely...!!

Like that a lot..

JB.

 

[y6tram]

More work done on the tram build,I have cut and shaped the roof . This time I have made the roof from brass, however this took a lot of head scratching as to how to fix it.
I came up with the idea of making a brass tube to represent the chimney with a nut soldered to the top to accept a bolt fixed to the inside of the funnel atop of the roof.

 

[y6tram]

The tram is now ready for the paint shop, just waiting for a bell to arrive

 

[Rippers]

Paintshop?

LNER Livery for this one I take it?

 

[y6tram]

The tram is part way through the paint shop.

 

[y6tram]

The tram is almost complete now,just the windows to fix. I'm quite pleased the way it has not turned out.

 

[Scale7JB]

You should be Alan, it really is a great piece of modelling!
JB.

 

[Neil]

Like that lots Alan.

 

[Rippers]

I'm quite pleased the way it has not turned out.
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A bit clean.......the prototypes tended to be covered in a fine coating of granulated fenland!

 

[y6tram]

well at long last it's finished, it has been a most enjoyable project with a bit of head scratching at times, but I think it has turned out ok

 

[Rippers]

It looks fab...................now can we have half a dozen more before October....?