Picture Page 14

Here are some more pictures from the car. I hope to be able to take some better pictures outside in the sunlight soon. I will put them up on this page as soon as I have a chance to take them. A lot of people couldn't make it to the show so they didn't have a chance to see the details on it.

Eddie the tiger sees the details! Note the rivet to the right of his eye that holds the copper pieces together.

This is the hardwood flooring. The sides of the car are all oak, and the seats are stained like the outside panels. Upholstery tacks were used along the edges to give it an antique look.

More tacks and the vinyl covering.

Copper handrails to match the decorations on the rest of the car.

This is what you see from the front seat.

The front seat handrail and side of the car. The vinyl on the front has padding underneath it and one of the step plates can be seen to the left.

And of course Eddie's ears.

Now for the modifications and ongoing work...

 

1. First of all I need to finish my seatbelts. I have the leather straps, I just need to sew them together and put them inside the seats. The seat cover simply lift off to expose the flooring underneath to attach these.

2. Then I am going to paint a sign for the side of the track with the logo on it.

3. This is the view up from the bottom of the car. Currently there are no brake fins, antiroll backs, or chain dog. These are in the works, as well as something else special for the area between the frame and wood flooring. I can't tell you what it will be yet or it will ruin the surprise! I will just say, it's going to be FUN!

4. These blocks are what held the train in place during the show so that no one would get hurt. They are tight up against the upstop wheels to keep it from moving at all. They can be easily taken off, that is simple enough.

But I also need to modify the upstops for clearance for the bolt. My original plan was to make the outside of these wheels flat but time ran out and I didn't have a chance to before the show. Now I want to do this because it makes the top rails of my track stick out 1/2 inch further then I want them to. By making the axle flush to the outside of the wheel I can pull the track inwards and make the tolerances tighter for when I get ready to actually run the cart. It should then match up perfect when I put the steel runners on the insides of the track.

There is a lot more work to do on this, it's a never ending project for me! (The good kind!) Keep watching for more updates and more sketches and drawings being released.