Good question. A lot of the raw materials like the frame steel, buffer beam, wheels and brass for the side tanks and cab I already had. The copper for the boiler and the tubes were given to me by a friendly plumber. All those little steel screws you see are 8, 10 and 11 BA with hex heads that are one size smaller are quite expensive. The silver solder for the boiler cost around $70. The part that cost the most were from Roundhouse Engineering such as the cylinders £140, dome, pressure gauge £27 and regulator £22. The cylinders were well worth the money considering all the work they saved. I would estimate between buying parts and scrounging material I've spent $500.
I like the Tattoo locos especially the chunky look and the Hackworth valve gear. Malcolm Wright of Wrightscale makes one and I think he building another batch. I need to build a railway to run 'em on before I start build another loco.
Where are the drawings from or have you produced them yourself ?
nice video how much has this cost to build so far if you dont mind me asking?
Good question. A lot of the raw materials like the frame steel, buffer beam, wheels and brass for the side tanks and cab I already had. The copper for the boiler and the tubes were given to me by a friendly plumber. All those little steel screws you see are 8, 10 and 11 BA with hex heads that are one size smaller are quite expensive. The silver solder for the boiler cost around $70. The part that cost the most were from Roundhouse Engineering such as the cylinders £140, dome, pressure gauge £27 and regulator £22. The cylinders were well worth the money considering all the work they saved. I would estimate between buying parts and scrounging material I've spent $500.
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I like the Tattoo locos especially the chunky look and the Hackworth valve gear. Malcolm Wright of Wrightscale makes one and I think he building another batch. I need to build a railway to run 'em on before I start build another loco.
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