Building a Live Steam Locomotive - the Mikado ProjectConstruction photos of a 1.6" scale, 7.5" gage live steam USRA Heavy Mikado locomotive, wheel arrangement 2-8-2. Under construction in my basement under the expert tutelage of Bill W., retired master machinist. In Progress: Section 12 - Smokebox. NEW: I have chosen the home road for this locomotive, it will be a Frisco 1400-series engine!
Assembly
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| Date added: 02.11.2008
Started! Although there is no 'Section A' in the prints, I need a place to record the assembling of the locomotive. The wheels are under the frame and the rest of the parts wait for the Cylinder block to be attached before we proceed, probably spring 2009.
Painting
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| Date added: 19.10.2008
Finished for the year 2008. Another non-print section, but another milestone event. Things are getting Prepared, Primered and Painted. The weather window of acceptable tempratures and humidity is gone by (now too cold/wet), so I am done for the year. October 2008
Section 1
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| Date added: 30.08.2007
Completed! Frame construction pictures Oct 2004 - Aug 2007
Section 2
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| Date added: 16.03.2008
Completed! Very few pictures of the spring rigging
Section 3
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| Date added: 13.12.2007
Completed! Pictures, video and the Saga of the main drive wheels. Started July 2005, finished December 2007 with a break in the middle to find, move and restore a bigger lathe.
Section 4
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| Date added: 23.11.2006
Completed! The cylinder saddle as machined by master machinist Bill W. Summer 2003
Section 5
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| Date added: 20.01.2007
Nearly Complete! The cylinder stuff. Jacketing and Piping await.
Section 6
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| Date added: 02.08.2007
Nearly Complete! The Pilot (front of engine) and Front Truck. Sheetmetal work for the pilot deck and ladder await.
Section 7
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| Date added: 10.08.2007
Completed! The Delta Trailing Truck. May 2005 - Aug 2007
Section 8
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| Date added: 18.02.2008
Completed! Guide Yoke, Link Support, Connecting Rods,Water pump. August 2007-Jan 2008
Section 9
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| Date added: 12.09.2008
Nearly Complete. Locomotive Brakes. Brake Cylinder completed, brake hangers, brake shoes, connecting links and beams. Jan - Feb 2008 The Brake gear was welded in August. I am seeking three replacement brake hangers since the suppliers minimum charge is 20 times the cost of the part.
Section 10
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| Date added: 11.07.2008
Completed! Drive Rods. Main, Side and Intermediate rods. Jan-June 2008
Section 11
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| Date added: 01.02.2009
Finished! Valve Gear. Lots of little levers: Link Trunion, tumbling shaft lever, eccentric crank, eccentric rod, radius rod, combination lever, union link, lifing link. July 2008-January 2009
Smokebox. In Progress! The 'face' of a locomotive. Smokebox front, smokestack, headlight bracket, hinges, bell. Started February 2009
Section 13
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| Date added: 23.11.2006
Boiler Completed. 2003 This was fabricated by someone else since I do not do boiler welding.
Section 14
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| Date added: 23.11.2006
Not Started. Boiler Accessories. Steam dome cover, sand dome. The firepan, sight glasses, brake stand have been purchased.
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Section 15
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| Date added: 31.07.2008
The Cab. Check out the beautiful laser cut parts my friend Tim M. hooked me up with! June 2008
Section 16
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| Date added: 23.11.2006
Not Started. Cab Accessories. Reverse stand, Johnson bar.
Section 17
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| Date added: 23.11.2006
Not Started. Tender Trucks, brakes. I picked up a set of 3-axle commonwealth trucks in November which I may use instead of the common USRA bettendorfs.
Section 19
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| Date added: 23.11.2006
Misc. Like plumbing. And hand rails. And a Bell, and whistle, and lettering, and couplers, and....and...and...
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