A Christmas Folly (formerly a freelance forestry locomotive...)

[tedp]

Here is what will probably be one of the final posts about the Christmas Folly. I completed the railmotor today, apart from coupling links (since these things ran in link and pin era), a bell cord and a name to put on the coach sides. That can wait as far as I'm concerned - I have to prepare Nixnie for the Christmas display.

A very difficult job was fitting in an engine crew. The driver is only represented from the chest up, as his back is fixed to the coach bulkhead and the motor swings right below him. I made a door on the left side to hide the mutilation. The fireman is a shop attendant with a broom which I cut about. He lost his broom and I cut away most of his legs. He loiters nonchalantly in the doorway - probably banked up the little firebox a while ago.

I added a huge whistle (a gold-plated print connector), two spare brass makers' plates, grab rails next to the footplate steps and stanchions on the pilot deck above the cowcatcher.

I'll leave you to judge the results.









The paintwork needs a little touching up - but then this is an unkind close-up!

[gtmspyder]

Very nice Ted, well done, another gem of a model.

Regards,

BrianT.

[Hugh Norwood]

Seconded!

[Harry Mantheakis]

Wonderful!

[tedp]

Thanks, all!

The final post in this series is this one.

I set up Nixnie and tweaked the scenery a little with snow - not an easy thing to do as the snow will have to come off. The railmotor then was put on the layout for trial running, as it will perform during the Santa Specials of the Valkenburg museum, after Christmas.

Here are some photos. A video has been published HERE.









Merry Christmas to you all!

[Martin Collins]

Ted, that's absolutely lovely.  Happy Christmas from all of us in the Sussex Downs group.  See you in March
Martin

[tedp]

Thanks Martin - very best wishes from me as well! I'll make sure the snow will come off before I bring Nixnie to the show...