> how did you handle the extension to accommodate the bunker, bolster, coupler
> etc.? I am attempting to make an 0-4-2 plantation engine out of the Ruby and
> would like very much to not replace the cab baseplate
Mike,
I bolted another layer of plywood on top of the brass footplate. It runs from the
front of the footplate back to the appropriate length. L-angles are bolted
underneath from below and the bolster is bolted on from above. I glue a
second layer of plywood on the bottom of the extension to stiffen it and make
the bottom the same height as the footplate.
With a 0-4-2 arrangement, though, you want the rear wheels on a pivoting
tongue, don't you?
-vance-
