We are always pleased and honored when one of our projects is considered for an honor in a competition. This year one of our projects has made the final round in the Signs of the Times international sign contest – people’s choice.
With the locomotive now almost done it is time to work on the log car. It will sport a giant log with the name of the adventure golf on the side. The rounded log back and ends will be sculpted from fiberglass reinforced concrete
Tonight I installed the front number plate, the top of the steam dome with the whistle and a few of the other remaining bits. I also popped in the Heico Lighting LED modules and routed trim rings.
We are still keeping the MultiCam busy as we make the last of the details for the train engine.
That big pile of pieces of cut and carved Precision Board is getting smaller each and every day as we glue and assemble and then fasten them to the train.
It was finally time to assemble all those pieces. The geared trucks for the locomotive were first. I assembled and glued the pieces together, then used the air powered die grinder to round the edges and add character to the ‘cast metal’.
The couplers were fun routing files to create. All the work, including the vectors was done in EnRoute. I took a look online at some photos and then set to work.
In the old days highly skilled woodworkers would painstakingly carve patterns for castings. Years ago I was in such a wood shop and marveled at the detailed and intricate work I saw. These patterns would then be sand cast to produce the pieces they needed
The train is coming along nicely. The bulk of the frame, tank and cab is welded steel. Now it is time to fire up the MultiCam once more and do the many details we need.