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Finally got my shop up and running after moving to a new to me house, and this is the first model project out the door.
Made with poplar, cherry and the wheels are oak all scraps from a friends cabinet shop.
Blog is here.
This was built using the Toys And Joys plans for the wood burning train.
Most of my builds I shrink them down to 2/3 the normal plan size but went full size with this project.
Here's a blog post talking about the difference in size.
This train is usually built using a lath for the boiler domes and chimney but I did it instead with my disk sander, in the blog I show a little about this process.







And here's my first train build.

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Good looking train, I like the stack, different.
 

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Thanks Hunter!!!
My way of thinking for the stack is, I've got to glue something up so might as well make it something a little different.
 

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Bruce this is really a nice one. I'm still bussy with my tractor and than I want to do a bully, but such a train is also a very nice project! Maybe I have time for such a beauty in 2020?

Well done and thanks for the building blog.
 

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This is a beautiful steam engine and it is so skillfully done. It displays a lot of fine details and craftsmanship. Congratulations.

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Howdy Bruce ….well I can tell your new shop is working out very well for you …...maybe someday I will build a train ….but first finish sprint car …then I think onto Dutchy tractor …we will see …..A GREAT JOB :<))
 

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C'mon #4... You've been expecting it I bet…

The build is absolutely great and with the oiling, the contrasts really pop (nearly enough to make a POOF-POOF... at least that's my steamy impersonation).

However, it's not gonna go nowhere without tracks......
 

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Ducky It's got to have something to pull before it will get any tracks me thinks. LOL!!!
 

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fantastic good to see it finished have enjoyed watching the build of it. What's the next project
 

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Digger probable the cattle car, the last one I made was a really fun build.
And I already have the wheels[trucks???] cut and drilled out.
 

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Love trains and this one is no exception as it is beautiful from top of stack to tracks, wait there are no tracks!
Really nice work!
 

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Ooooo no!!! Not another one of them pesky track lovers. LOL!!!!!!!
 

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Number 1.
 

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It's realy excellent and amaizing. Interesting the way you made those parts without latghe. I like that lokomotive cabin details.
 

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Hats off that is one nice locomotive!
Just a beauty with all the details so perfectly made and a joy to be admired for hours .

Klaus
 

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Hats off that is one nice locomotive!
Just a beauty with all the details so perfectly made and a joy to be admired for hours .

Klaus
 

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Like those above me. I love it, great workmanship. See you got it fires up & smoking.
 

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Bruce, I've enjoyed the blog heaps and the end result of the project is simply beautiful….
 
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