QUOTE (ebaykal)Just name Steams (I bet one is the Skyliner
) I'll do the rest.
WOW what an offer!!
Well where do i start??
first of all let me say that i am basically after measurements so i can create a faiirly accurate model. many things i can guess but measurements taken first hand are always far better than any drawing.
A sketch with dimensions if far more use to me than a scale drawing someone has done so if its easier to do a very quick sketch and mark the dimensions then thats just perfect.
If i am asking you to do too much then just do what you feel comfortable with. i dont want you to feel obliged. its far more important that you enjoy your day.
i will use the list on the page you linked too and work my way down
the first loco that interests me is 3405. i have no drawings at all for this loco (probably because we bombed them but lets not go down that road.....)
If you could measure the width of the loco buffer beam and measure the distance between the wheel centres. remember that the wheels are not evenly spaced.
If you could measure the height of the water tanks on the side. also i have no idea twhat the top of the tanks looks like. if there is some way you can get a picture of the tank tops that would be great.
If you could try and measure the length over all from buffer beam (NOT buffer head) to bufferbeam. if you cant do this dont worry. sometimes its just not practical.
i could do with some shots of both ends of the loco and underneath the cab.
I see that it has a double roof. i have noticed this feature on many middle eastern loco's and carridges. but i have never found out how the outer roof is supported.
if the light is good enough to show up the rivit detail on the tanks then great. if not dont worry about it.
I think thats about it for that loco.
3558
lots of detail pictures please. not fussed about measurements but i would like to see some pictures of the area underneath the cab.
3705
Wow what a loco!! i could do with some measurements of the loco overall. the width of the entire body underneath the coal bunker (across the rear of the loco) and if you can get up that high then across the coal bunker itself.
can you measure the diameter of the boiler?
can you measure the lheel centres as with the first loco.
apart from that its just a case of lots of detail pictures please. especially underneath the cab and the fittings on the boiler (air pumps, injectors etc...)
I have to go home now (i have finished work!!! yipee!!!)
More tomorrow.
If you dont understand anything, please dont hesitate to ask.
Regards
Peter