(F) Smokey Joe to Sir Arthurs Katie

[DCRfan]

First shots of an 'inspired by' conversion of current model Smokey Joe to Heywoods Katie. I've retained the models chassis length rather than extending it to scale size. The boiler is a piece of plastic pipe with a wrap of two layers of 0.5mm plastic card. The dome is a brass casting I picked up in Sydney about 20 year ago which is polishing up nicely.

[DCRfan]

Update 2: Side tanks in place with blocks of brass inside each side however the tops are just sitting in place until I can confirm the weight is right. The smokebox door is a plastic railwheel filed to dome shape.



Next is the front and rear of the chassis.

[DCRfan]

A little more progress tonight. Although the smokebox door size matches the couple of pictures I'm working to I keep thinking it's too small.



When I put the Tamyia 1:24th rally driver and proposed loco engineer beside the loco I realised he will look way out of proportion when standing in the cab so perhaps the driver will be in seated position.

[MilesB]

[DCRfan]

[DCRfan]

The smoke box has been changed and a start made on the rear.



Where are the filling points for the water tanks? I assume on the top of each tank towards the front. Any idea of the shape, round or oval?

[Simon Andrews]

Paul,

I seem to remember that there is a small circular filler cap on one side only, and a hinged rectangular access hatch on the other? Most of the photos I have seen show the the tanks on Heywood locos piled high with coal obscuring any detail.

Simon

[bbudduk]

Paul,

I can help with the location -- the replica Katie taking on water at Eaton Hall on 26th August 2007:



Cheers

Brian

[Steve Bennett]