Challenger tender photos

Chris Hollands · Post by **Chris Hollands** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:59 pm

As requested by a few people I finally worked out how to put photos onto this site.the brakes and suspension are prototype with inexcess of 2000 individual components nuts bolts pins bushes etc, and then I bought a do it your self nickel plating kit to keep rust at bay and plated the componets ,all pins ,nuts bolts and screws are stainless.
You would have to have rocks in your head to do this but the more detail you do its like a diease the more detail you want to do.

rwmorris · Post by **rwmorris** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:12 pm

Wow.... Oh My.......

That's a lot of parts......

Post by **cbrew** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:13 pm

Simply Awesome.
really makes my junk look like.......... well junk

Thanks for posting... I look forward to see more..

Trainman4602 · Post by **Trainman4602** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:23 pm

Chris

Beautiful work !

I under stand exactly your meaning about the detail. I experienced this with the 1361

I had to have every detail that the prototype had. God forbid if I missed something. I would redo it. I think I spent an additional two years just on detailing it.

In the long run you will have a beautiful museum quality locomotive.

Pleases post more pictures of the progress.

JBodenmann · Post by **JBodenmann** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:45 pm

Incredible! You do excellent work.
Jack

Harlock · Post by **Harlock** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 2:42 pm

Words...are not sufficient...

wow.

Curtis_F · Post by **Curtis_F** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 2:54 pm

Harlock wrote:Words...are not sufficient...

wow.

What he said.

rwmorris · Post by **rwmorris** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:22 pm

Chris,

Seriously Dude...... That is just dandy!!! I sure hope the detail bug bites me hard on my next project..... It's really tempting but I hope I can stick with it!!! It's going to be a long, hard, but fun road ahead. Projects like this are very good for motivation!

Thanks for sharing,

Robert M.

LVRR2095 · Post by **LVRR2095** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:58 pm

Magnificent....!!!

Keith

Pennsy fan · Post by **Pennsy fan** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 5:10 pm

It's always a shame to hide all that Hard work, but thats nice. Of course you new that!!!

Can't wait to see the other end....Engine.
d.

Greg_Lewis · Post by **Greg_Lewis** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:18 pm

How did the DIY nickel plating work out? Did you use electroless or the standard method?

tsph6500 · Post by **tsph6500** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:34 pm

Harlock wrote:Words...are not sufficient...

Oh Canada!

The Home Machinist!

Challenger tender photos

Challenger tender photos

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