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Making a Tender for my Lionel engine...

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Making a Tender for my Lionel engine...
Posted by Eugene Rowe on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 2:04 PM

Drilled a lot of rivet holes and construction continues.   

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 8:11 PM

That is a lot rivets!  

fox
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  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 8:52 PM

Eugene, you did not really do that? Did you?????????? Say it's an optical illusion. O-M-G.

Stay safe.

Jim Captain

 Main WIP: 

   On the Bench: Artesania Latina  (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II

I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 8:56 PM

I did!I put a micro drill bit in my Dremel and drilled all of those holes!Then I put straight pins in,!

fox
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  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 9:00 PM

Eugene, you are up there where the air is rare. Bow Down

Stay safe.

Jim Captain

 Main WIP: 

   On the Bench: Artesania Latina  (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II

I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 9:16 PM

782 if My calculations are correct!

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Thursday, April 4, 2024 2:30 PM

Primer applied..  

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Friday, April 5, 2024 12:10 PM

Added some ladder detail...  

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Posted by lurch on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 3:43 AM

Looking great Eugene.

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 7:31 AM

Thanks!

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Posted by keavdog on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 9:32 AM

That's pretty cool Eugene.

Thanks,

John

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 5:12 PM

Thanks ,I miscalculated and made it too tall for the engine!

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 5:16 PM

After the repaint.  

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  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Friday, April 12, 2024 11:49 AM

Are you Sure?

       You must've a drill Sergeant in the military. Even I couldn't drill that much! Good God, How many Holes did you say?

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  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Friday, April 12, 2024 11:51 AM

Hiyo!

       You can cut it down from the Top! I made a car for a friend and did the same thing. I just took it off the top!

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Friday, April 12, 2024 12:04 PM

782 I drilled them by making a drill spacing plate and used the Dremel to drill all of the holes!I found  an original style tender and painted it gunmetal gray too! 

fox
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  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Friday, April 12, 2024 2:16 PM

Nice work Eugene! Coffee

Stay safe.

Jim Captain

 Main WIP: 

   On the Bench: Artesania Latina  (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II

I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Friday, April 12, 2024 4:44 PM

Cool!

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Sunday, April 14, 2024 10:49 AM

Okl got Tender together and she runs just fine!Not bad for an engine made in the thirties! 

fox
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  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Sunday, April 14, 2024 6:52 PM

Very Nice!Toast

Stay safe.

Jim Captain

 Main WIP: 

   On the Bench: Artesania Latina  (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II

I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.

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    May 2022
Posted by Eugene Rowe on Sunday, April 14, 2024 9:16 PM

Yes sir!

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Posted by GMorrison on Sunday, April 21, 2024 3:39 PM

Raymond Loewy would be proud.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Sunday, April 21, 2024 3:52 PM

One of his great designs, Pennsylvania GG-1. 

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  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Saturday, April 27, 2024 7:59 AM

Oh Eugene!

     How did you manage that? A photo of your Raymond Loewy designed Steam Engine and Tender and right behind it a R.L. Designed Studebaker "Gold" Golden hawk Automobile. Sneaky neat that! Oh!

 You have very eclectic tastes too! Glad to see I am not the only one!

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Sunday, April 28, 2024 8:35 AM

Yes!love planes,trains and automobiles(,love the movie too)!

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  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 8:33 AM

Yup!

        Planes, Trains and Automobiles, And Floaty Thingies, what's not to love?

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 2:54 PM

Guitars too!but you know that!

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 2:55 PM

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  • From: Twin cities, MN
Posted by missileman2000 on Thursday, May 2, 2024 9:39 AM

GMorrison

Raymond Loewy would be proud.

 

Love the Loewy- designed Studebakers!

 

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Friday, May 3, 2024 1:05 PM

Just for fun,I decided to paint the tender body gold and tape off some striping.Then perhaps I will paint it green.   

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