Whilst waiting for glue to dry I have sprayed the chassis of the engine

Decided on a Black Satin finish as I think this will look better with the other colours rather than a flat black

Found this on utube whilst looking for ideas on how the inside of the cab was painted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM2A2NEaRqg

Just a bit larger than the model

Been a bit sidetracked on this build.

I liked (so have "borrowed") your idea of a trestle to act as a display stand for this Engine.

Found a reference to a "Typical Rio Grande Southern Trestle" and have used that for a template.

Had some bits of wood laying around in the garage so have constructed my trestle.
Will post a picture shortly.

Not to sure on the suggested green for the Cab so may go a bit darker and I will also brush paint this.

Hi Gil, think the trestle idea is a great one, would end up being a beautiful display... look forward to seeing it....

Regards

Alan

The Trestle is just about complete only now need to decide on the colour. What is the best way to "age" the wood ?

Its size is governed by the size of the model and the space I am going to display it.

The bridge is 36" long and 7" to the top of the rails. I used the plans I posted earlier as a guide plus looking on the web and the various pictures of trestle bridges. Rather than buy a kit this build is made from wood I had in my garage. The only thing I had to buy was the track. I assumed this would be 00 gauge but no, it is G gauge

Now I can get on with the actual model

Hi Gil

Looks great and will set the Jupiter off a treat.

Life colour do a weathered wood set, Links below to paint set and a vid

http://www.graphicair.co...Set-%2822ml-x-6%29.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltkRSkYhq1I


Regards

Andy

That looks fantastic Gil, very nice work

Steve

Having completed the Trestle Bridge I have now returned to the actual Jupiter Build

Attached is the chassis so far. Fitting the wheels to the axles was "fun" . The suggested method of a small hammer did not work for me and I will have some repair work to do to the paint. In the end I used one of the many clamps I have accumulated. The one I chose has plastic jaws which are quite large and I was therefore able to apply a steady pressure and ease the wheels on gradually. The clamp also has a racket which would normally allow the clamp to hold two items together without slipping. I was able to use this to gradually reduce the distance between the wheels until required size was reached.

1st of no doubt several cock-ups. There are two types of drive wheels. the front drive wheels have a counter weight the rear do not and yes you guessed it, I mixed them up. In order to remove the wheels I had to construct a mini puller so that I could remove the wheels without breaking them (They are a tight fit)
One of the advantages of being a senior citizen and keen D.I.Yer/Modeller is that you accumulate a lot of "bits and pieces" that you store because "they might be useful later" so I was able to cobble together a Heath Robinson device

The Boiler is next. Have already constructed the wooden parts and am now moving on to the metal covers

More later as the build proceeds

Wow you are really steaming ahead Gil!! Those wheels are fun aren't they.

I am just starting polishing the wheels.I was waiting on my piece of g scale track to arrive so I could get the wheel spacing right.

Carl

Looking very impressive, love it.