Model Train Journal

Hi, Did Lobaugh make scale drawings for its models.Im looking for a set for there challenger. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

As far as I can tell, they did not offer a set of scale drawings for their kits. Usually they are accompanied by an isometric drawing of the boiler and that was about it. HO Scale Challenger drawings for both versions of this loco are in the Model Railroader Steam Loco Encyclopedia.

Joe

Lobaugh directions and documentation are mostly useless. You need Kratville's "Challenger" book to really do a good job on these. Which kit are you working on - Fetters or Jabelmann?

Whaddaya know . . . I think my Challenger thread dropped off the edge of the forum. You want me to post them again here?

First of this month a silent purge seems to have occurred, killing everything over six months old.

ScaleCraft wrote:First of this month a silent purge seems to have occurred, killing everything over six months old.

It sure looks like the "Standard Gauge" section was killed!

After the last big "purge" I decided not to start any long threads. I'll do short ones, knowing they will poof inside of six months.
As long as we all understand that this site is not for long-term informational threads, we'll do okay.

ScaleCraft wrote:First of this month a silent purge seems to have occurred, killing everything over six months old.

Actually, it killed threads where the last post to that thread is over 6 months ago.

One of mine from 2016 is still available.

bob turner wrote:Whaddaya know . . . I think my Challenger thread dropped off the edge of the forum. You want me to post them again here?

Why not?

The worse thing that can happen is that you upset a electrons and some 1's and 0's do not get together and make 10's

Thanks for for the info guys. Here's a couple of pics of my project

If you delete all but one of those, it will postpone the day when management will do another purge. You could replace them with a shot of your mechanisms?

Thanks Bob, Ordered Kratvilles book.

You are welcome. Let me know if I can help.

Hi Bob, What size brass stock for boiler bands I know I have away to go but want to buy what I need when I visit my local hobby shop. Thanks Will.

I use .010 K&S sheet, cut into strips. Tin both sides, tin the boiler, then with glove and visegrips, solder them on. You will see them become encapsulated. The boiler gets warm after the first one, hence the glove. I overlap them on the bottom.