12 inch gauge loco MERLIN
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- 12 inch gauge model of2 foot gauge Kerr Stuart
11 inch wheels,6 inch by 4 inch cylinders, wet back loco boiler similar to Don Youngs Maxi Lucky 7, fits 2 in the cab with a push, 40 inches wide and 62 inches high. will get a Westinghouse pump in the future, 2 injectors to feed boiler, laser cut 10 mm frame with very heavy cast horns, roller bearing axle-boxes
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At this point it really isn't Model Railroading anymore, it's basically "Smaller Railroading"!
You know what they say - 'little boys never grow up; their toys just get more expensive'. I can live with that.
I’m working hard to not grow up!
Very nice heavy duty machine.
What a wonderfull sound.
Thanks for sharing this.
Take care
Thanks for the nice comments John
E uma satisfacao ver o empenho dessas pessoas.parabens
This is a stupendous railway!
skelabrine / game glider Thank you,we are pretty happy with it!
Saw an article in the Australian Model Engineering magazine about your loco Ken. Awesome setup you have. Filled me with ideas and inspiration about building my own private railway like this in the future. Loved every aspect of it. Love the little carriages you have as well. Saw your other locos in that article as well, Jack the Diesel & Katie the steam engine. Every young mans dream to have a railway like this. You have obviously worked extremely hard to have all this which at the end of the day is what it is all about. The very achievement of achieving all this is wonderful and you must feel great at the end of each run and said, “Wow! I built this!” Kudos to you for an excellent job in creating this private railway. I’m going to build locos & stock in 5 inch & 7-1/4 inch gauge soon. But one day I would love to build something in the bigger scale of model engineering like this is. Great video and thanks for sharing with us. Cheers Caleb
Thank you Caleb.
I have always loved the larger scale railways, possibly started when I was a kid and had a colouring book based on the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch railway.The locos have a real presence about them.Merlin can cope with a driver and fireman in the cab, often a learner driver under instruction. Did you see the new video of the building of the directors saloon?
No I haven’t yet mate. I’ll watch it soon though. Sounds pretty interesting. Should build a Pullman coach or two mate. Preferably the British Pullman cars, those are by far my favourite out of all of them.
Thanks Shane, it’s a half size 2 foot gauge loco on 12 inch gauge!
If I owned that railway I'd be tempted to build a little T class loco in VR livery 😆
That would be a good project!
@@kentate435 complete with EMD supercharger gear whine of course 😉
FeiBenZhu beautiful!
Reminds me of a industrial railway.
Nice bark to the exhaust.
That is a lovely little loco
Lifestyle Unleashed Thank you!
That was such a awesome railroad around the property at 16 gauge? I have 1 1/2 . Beautiful loco and your wagons. Very nice 👍👍
Looking great, Ken. Thanks for sharing, Cheers, David
Brilliant! I would never dream about building aney thing like that
That dog is trying his hardest to catch the train but I don't think he has a ticket to ride
I am seething with jealousy, I love it !
Thank you!
Wonderful railway but where is it in the UK 🇬🇧 Richard Courtney Adelaide south Australia 🇦🇺 🤔
Where do I buy this train set???😂
Thanks for the video. Question: Why is steam ejected when running, down by the cylinders, at roughly 0:04 to 0:20 but not other times?
@@Hank-the-Writer Hi. At either end of the cylinders there are drain cocks that are opened when the loco first starts. These are opened to drain water out of the cylinders so avoiding the trapped water from causing damage as the piston advances. Usually the drain cocks are opened initially then after a short time closed. Hope this answers thee question. Regards Ken
beautiful
Thank you very much. As the locomotive is narrow gauge they were not intended to go fast.
@@kentate435
that is not the answer.
I noticed the little curved trestle bridge doesn't have safety rails in case of derailing, is that something you guys are yet to fit if you haven't done so already? Merlin really is a great little loco and built with a lot of attention to detail, would be great to see it and the Lynton railway in person one day 👍😎
Hi Bert, the check rail is on the list of things to do, we are working on this section of track at the moment between Covid lockdowns
@@kentate435 good to know, yes the lockdowns are very frustrating, hopefully over soon 👍
If you catch up with John Pattison who attends the railway group on thursdays at steam traction club you could arrange a visit here!
@@kentate435 thanks Ken, I was recently introduced to John before lockdown 6 started, seems like a nice fellow. I am interested to get involved with the railway at the MSTC once I finish tuning the waste oil burner for the Lyttelton display, it's been a headache of a task and lockdown stopped the progress, anyway I will have a chat to John about your railway 😊
@@offthegridwithbert924 Beautiful, lol forward to meeting you!
Is this railway up on the central coast of NSW?
Hi, no it’s in the Yarra valley about 60 km from Melbourne
@@kentate435 thanks Ken for the information
Whose drawings did the builder use?
There were no real drawings. The loco was built from a photo.
The boiler is a maxi lucky 7 with some mods. The frame was drawn up and all the components laser cut.
ken tate thanks. I’ve been wanting to branch out into a larger gauge someday when I get my own land that I can build tracks on. 12” gauge seems to make more sense that 15”.
where i can buy this ? it is my dream to have that ? pls
You have to make one.. start with a plan,make patterns get castings machine them etc etc
Sometimes a small loco can be found for sale secondhand
Thanks 🙏🏻 ! It is possible to buy Parts to make it ?
@@cidr. no. Not really. Do you have a workshop and machine skills?
@@kentate435 no
@@cidr. you will need to develop some skills through a local tech school after hours or thru a local model club. Where in the world are you?
how many miles of track. are helping people travel. is there a useful purpose.
It’s about 1 mile of track and the useful purpose is to give joy to the chaps who are involved in the railway!
@@kentate435
wow, that is great, it is service to the community and lot of fun for people, especially children keep up the good work. God bless.
Syed Javed Ahmad Thank you
Wheel formula is 0-4-4 or 0-4-2 ?
It’s an 042
Hi Ken, fantastic loco. How long is it and how long is the boiler?? Thanks.
Hi David. The loco is 2.6 m and the boiler 1.2 m. You are welcome to come and have a look. We are in the Yarra valley in Victoria if you are on this part of the world.
Hi Ken, sadly I am in the UK as I would love to take a closer look at it! Especially with a camera and tape measure!
David Downes
Hi David, the chap in the uk that makes lovely locos has a business called Exmoor steam railway.
Examples of his work are scattered over the uk.
It would be a great idea to find a railway close to where you are that has one of his locos as they are rugged and simple built.Exbury gardens has a great railway with some of his locos, they are made 10 1;4 able to be regauged to 12 inch gauge and 10 1/4 to 15 inch.
@@kentate435 I am familiar with the exmoor locos. Your caught my eye as the proportions are just right it really does fool you into thinking the loco is bigger than it is. Do you have any more details specifications for it?
where is this located?
In the Yarra valley, Melbourne
what is the top speed.
On a railway you don´t mind topspeed but tractive effort !
Brilliant!
Thank you!
Tallyllyn Railway
Thats the UK