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Im thinkin of building some kind of nswgr brass steam loco for HO gauge.. considering ive never built any locos or rollingstock out of anykind of metal what is the best approach to this? are there any sites i can look up to find tips and tricks for begginers? keepin in mind in a fitter and machinest by trade so i wont have too much trouble.. but i have never built anythin so small and fragile before. can anyone give me any advice?
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An engine seems like a big project for a beginner to jump into right away. There are a few brass structure kits available, such as signal bridges. All of the brass is already cut out. I recommend trying one of these to learn the basics of soldering, and sometimes you may have to drill a few holes. Brass passenger car sides are also fairly easy to work with. Model Railroader magazine occasionally has articles about working with brass. To find these, go to the magazine index at www.trains.com .
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i neve said i was gonna just jump in.. im am gonna build a few passenger cars first.. then go into a loco.. a small tank engine or somethin.. then a small tender loco...
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Look up "Bowser" on Google. They have been making kits for brass HO steam locomotives for years. However, their offering of kits is prodomiently all Pennsylvania Railroad. Which is great if your into that rail line. However, that also means most of the boilers which come with the kits are going to have Belpaire fireboxes.So, if you've worked with metal before, you should have no problem building a brass steam locomotive kit from Bowser. Mike
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