Showing posts with label Porter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Porter. Show all posts
Thursday, March 18, 2021

Modified Porter

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Finally this week, an On30 Porter locomotive.  Based on a Bachmann model, the version you see here has been improved with the aid of a Back...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Porter 6

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Porter 6 Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . You should never throw anything away you know... Porter 6, or the first engine for my On30 lay...
Monday, December 29, 2008

Broken bits

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Broken bits Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . When I delivered the recent batch of Porters to their new owner I picked up the original m...
Friday, December 19, 2008

Boxed Porter

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Boxed Porter Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . These locos have to travel to sunny Leicester (The San Tropez of the East Midlands) tomorr...
Thursday, December 18, 2008

Finished Porter Lineup

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Finished Lineup Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Job done - 5 detailed, painted and weathered On30 Porter locomotives. Each one is a lit...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Wood pile

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Wood pile Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Tradition has it that American steam locomotives burn wood. As the early white settlers built...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Weathering Porters

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Weathered Porter Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . At last, a job that is quicker when working on a batch of models - weathering . Only a...
Monday, December 15, 2008

Painted Porters

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After a quick coat of primer the Porter locomotives received a blast of Precision black paint. This was left to harden overnight and then al...
Sunday, December 14, 2008

Filler strip

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Plasticard filler strip Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Taking the steam dome off a Bachmann Porter exposes the worm gear of the mechan...
Friday, December 12, 2008

Bell rope

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Bell rope Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Attaching a rope to the bell on these model locomotives is harder than it looks. Sure you can...
Thursday, December 11, 2008

Bringing things together

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Hooray ! - I'm bringing the parts together now. The cabs are back on the locomotives now. To do this the screws in the side of the fireb...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008

White metal bits on

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White metal bits on Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . So far building the Porters has been all about making up sub-assemblies. This one i...
Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Chimneys

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Chimneys Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . These are so much nicer then the original supplied by Bachmann. While their stovepipe funnel i...
Monday, December 08, 2008

Saddle tanks

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Saddle tanks Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Converting Porter saddle tanks is more complicated than it looks. First the handrail is re...
Sunday, December 07, 2008

Bits of Porter

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Bits of Porter Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . What a lovely pile of model locomotive bits ! All the Porters have been tested and found...
Saturday, December 06, 2008

4 Porter cabs

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4 Porter cabs Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . No, it's not a model railway version of the 12 days of Christmas, this is yesterday...
Sunday, November 30, 2008

Lightly weathered Porter

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Porter 1 Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Black locos always look odd as I've said many times before. You really do have to get them...

Painted Porter

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Painted Porter Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Precision Black (not matt or weathered, just black) paint is an excellent match for the ...

Built Porter

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Built Porter Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The etched cab attaches to the Bachmann floor once this has seen the attention of Mr Raze...
Saturday, November 29, 2008

Etched cab

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Etched cab Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The biggest job on the porter is building the cab. It's not difficult per se , just fid...