Illinois Central Mikado Pilot
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Illinois Central Mikado Pilot
I have been thinking about this pilot for quite a few years. I finally got around to making the 2 dies requipped to make the pilot.
Re: Illinois Central Mikado Pilot
Any pictures?
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Re: Illinois Central Mikado Pilot
This was a test picture. The center section is the final piece. The outside plates are test pieces.
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Re: Illinois Central Mikado Pilot
These are the final 3 plates. I still have a little work to do. I still need to cut out the step in each outside plate. Then weld them to the frame.
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Re: Illinois Central Mikado Pilot
This the pilot on the only surviving IC Mikado. This engine is in Paducah, Kentucky.
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Re: Illinois Central Mikado Pilot
Very nice metal work! Those pilots were absolutely classics, and you've done a fine job of faithfully reproducing one in scale!
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Re: Illinois Central Mikado Pilot
Thank you. This is my first time using a die . I first used a block of oak as the die. It would not hold up to repeated uses. It was so nice to see an idea come to life.
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Re: Illinois Central Mikado Pilot
One of 2 dies I made to stamp these ribs. The center piece has a shorter rib.
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