Doorstops - Cast Brass, Bronze, Aluminum

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I expanded my interest to half the East coast............... I guess I like them ALL.

Let's see some of yours!

Alas, no digital cam or cell phone.

Even I, a true dinosaur, have both. How sad.

[bob turner]

Here is the Squaw Creek. I need to get skinnier handrail stanchions.

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[bob turner]

And better photos. That was an old iPad shot.

[De Bruin]

Yeah Bob that's pretty lame even for my crappy standards for photos; blurry image aside it does look pretty good. Kudo's to both you and Jim for bringing Alan's project further forward. Please tell me you''ll glaze the windows? install the screens?

[bob turner]

Yes, but first I have a number of passenger cars to "glaze" including a dome car. Not looking forward to it.

On the book - I really like photo books. I am looking for something like my Morning Sun "Passenger Alcos" by Jim Boyd, only concentrating on E-7s instead of PAs. Jim sent O Scale elevation prints, so I am ok modeling- wise.

[bob turner]

Re-do, but poor lighting. I really need to research skinnier U channel for the handrails.

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[J. S. Bach]

I like it, but then I am a fan of six-axle power anyway.

[E7]

I like it, but then I am a fan of six-axle power anyway.

I absolutely demand that ALL my rolling stock and motive power have at minimum, two axles!

[bob turner]

Oh, yeah, I like axles. Shall we divert back into steam doorstops? I have two Scale Craft Mikado boilers, and three tenders, and four mechanisms, that allow me to have one each of 2-8-2, 2-10-2, 4-8-2, and 4-6-2. Not all at once, mind you, but at least I have the option. The Mountain and Pacific share the same cylinders and valve gear, so my photo essay (done in 30 minutes flat) shows a rod-less Mountain.

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[bob turner]

The Mike tender and the one off the track are both scratch. I would not use the original SC tender for an actual doorstop - too ugly. The Mike tender is a copy of an early ATSF Mallet tender from about 1910. And yes, the Santa Fe used Pullman trucks under some tenders.

The Pacific is now doing duty under a beat-up All Nation boiler, and is running like a watch. Sometimes the ugliest stuff runs the best. The AN boiler is another that can be converted - this boiler sat on a Mike mechanism for a decade before getting its ATSF wheels. Here it is sniffing for peanuts - fixed later by lowering the rear mount.

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[E7]

My favorite steam teeters between 2-8-2 and 2-8-0

[bob turner]

I have a bunch of doorstop 2-8-0s. I was tempted to bid on the one with brass drivers on eBay, but I already have way too many.

[bob turner]

Okay, well - here is a 2-8-0 for Rich:

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Ely, Nev - my photo. These guys will teach you how to drive this thing!

[E7]

Bob,

Needs a Belpaire firebox!

Rich

[bob turner]

This ought to get its own thread, but in the interest of preserving the preceding photos, I will tack it here.

My Adams fleet of E7s is ok, but I am not 100% happy with my latest attempt at built-up sides. The rivet strips are too wide and those mid-carbody windows devilishly hard to do in brass without casting.

So, given my success with the Erie- Built, I have decided on sand cast sides - a pair of aluminum ones for the B unit, and two pairs of brass/bronze for the A.

First attempt was in styrene. I did not get very far, and went on to more pleasurable tasks. Finally an e- mail to Scott Mann, confessing my nefarious intentions, got me some E7 bodies at a vey favorable price, and thanks to Maroon I have some Keil line white metal window frames - so now it is just whether the foundry still likes me. More in a bit, with photos.