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Published: 2016-06-30 05:48:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 2339; Favourites: 49; Downloads: 0
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The more I look at this engine, the more it impresses me...the scrollwork on the cab bracing is an example of marvelous craftsmanship, and that reversing rod under the running board is basically a 22-foot-long ferrous 2x4. Just imagine how much force it must have taken to move the reverser on this loco at speed...Related content
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Do you have the blueprints, and may I please have a copy?
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Not exactly. Locomotives in this era (and steam locomotives in general) weren't ever built to blueprints, so as such, none exist. The closest I've got is an 1882 engineering journal's elevation of Mastodon, which are probably not remotely close to what you're looking for. Among other things, they are cut off at the pilot and cab, and are taken as a half-section across the cylinders and boiler, so they're very difficult to follow.
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Oh. Alright then. Cheers.
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Beautiful! Glad to see ole El Gobernador in amazing 3D quality. Very great model indeed!
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Thank you. I need to texture it at some point, probably once I have an entire CP lettering set.
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So how's the progress on this thing coming along?
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I've been traveling lately, the mesh should be done on this but I haven't started textures yet. I'm working on F2s and F3s right now, though, and looking to build some C&C stock.
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I must say I'm looking forward to that! There does need to be more C&C equipment out there.
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Indeed; the C&C had a great deal of unique stock that I'm looking forward to building.
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Do you plan on modeling their business car out of curiosity?
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In time, though it'll be in the C&C era first. (It only became a business car after 1905)
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What was it originally? A coach or a caboose? I ask as that's the car I would like to use for the M&P's "Mojave Cannonball".
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It was Caboose No. 10, basically a lengthened version of No. 2.
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Well I'm looking forward to seeing them! do you have any structures in the works to out of curiosity?
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Afraid not; at present I'm working on a good deal of larger projects which we're keeping under out hats for the moment.
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I was just generally curious. Didn't you have an engine shed you were working on? Is that still in development or did you put it on the DLS?
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I believe it was on my old laptop and never made it to my Cloud drive before it died... 
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Again, just curious was all.
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Getting up to that speed would have been the problem though. 
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That much I know...it's firebox is nearly 12 feet long and it was hungry enough to require two firemen at speed...even with that there wasn't enough capacity to keep pressure. That and 30mph was practically a fast freight by 1880s standards.
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If they had oil back then, then it would have worked.
Either that or make more problems for the engine.
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At that time it may well have caused more issues...while you could get more even distribution and better firing, it would have suffered a lot of the same issues as earlier oil burners, i. e. leaks, clogged pipes and the like. Fuel oil is pretty nasty stuff; it takes a lot of heating to even flow.
Alternatively, I was considering that a mechanical stoker could have helped, though superheating and a wide firebox would be the best to increase the Goob's performance.
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"El Goob" is looking pretty good, friend! I can't wait to see it get some color.
And you're right, there was a remarkable amount of craftsmanship on those old steamers back in the day.
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