Vance, are you willing to share the frame extension
modification with the group at this time? I am making
a plantation engine out of my Ruby and have stalled at
the extension as I did not want to disassemble the
backhalf of the engine with base plate.
mike
--- VR Bass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I'm close enough to being finished with my Ruby
> Forney conversion that I feel
> it's ready to share with you. I have posted a
> picture of the prototype at
> <http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass/images/ForneyProto.jpg>
> My model is based
> on a couple of different Baldwin narrow-gauge
> Forneys, which I have sort of
> averaged out to give a "typical" design that works
> visually with the Ruby
>
> It makes little Ruby into a pretty massive engine,
> about 14.5 inches long. I
> thought the Hartford 4-wheel cars were about as much
> as my tender Ruby
> looked right with, but I think this one will look
> right at home in front of 8-wheel
> cars (well, the shorter ones, anyway).
>
> I'm making this as a kit, which will just bolt on to
> the Ruby with no
> modifications to the engine. It will include the
> wood cab (with side cab doors,
> not shown), brass frame extension, whitemetal tender
> truck with metal
> wheels, and a brass bunker with wood skeleton. The
> long pilot shown is a
> prototype, also.
>
> I don't think I can have completed kits ready by
> Diamondhead, but I'll bring the
> prototype with me and you can have a look at it in
> person. I should have the
> pricing worked out by that time, so if you're
> interested and like what you see,
> you can order one there.
>
> regards,
> -Vance-
>
> Vance Bass
> FH&PB Railroad Supply Co.
> 6933 Cherry Hills Loop NE
> Albuquerque, NM 87111
> http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass/fhpb/
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