12-21-2016, 01:13 AM
Well, it looks like I've either lost the in-progress photos of recent work on this loco, or I never took them...I'd guess the latter to be the case, as I finally really got into this project, and probably didn't stop to take photos. The ones below appear to have been done at a point when I finally took a break, although there's some more details to be added to the locomotive and, of course, lots to do on the tender, too.
Other than the sand lines, I re-piped most of this locomotive, especially for the feedwater system and heater, but I also thought the air pump piping to be incorrect, and I did re-do the air tanks, too.
An over-all view...
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20043.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20043.jpg)
...fireman's side view...
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20044.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20044.jpg)
...engineer's side view...
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20045.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20045.jpg)
...and some overhead views...
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20046.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20046.jpg)
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20048.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20048.jpg)
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20049.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20049.jpg)
The air tanks mounted beneath the running boards are lead-filled brass tubing, while those atop the boiler are lead-filled stainless steel. The brackets for the boiler-top tanks were cut from a sheet of .030" brass using a cut-off disc in my motor tool, and once the proper level for the tanks was determined, I used a punch to create the cradle-like depressions in the brackets.
To hold the tanks in place, I soldered .010"x.030" brass bar (from Detail Associates) onto the outer edges of the brackets...
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20056.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20056.jpg)
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20057.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20057.jpg)
With the tanks in place, the straps were stretched over the tanks and soldered to the other edge of the brackets...
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20058.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20058.jpg)
Here are a couple of views showing where the build is currently at:
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20075.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20075.jpg)
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20078.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20078.jpg)
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20080.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20080.jpg)
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20079.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20079.jpg)
The air tank cradles were based on those, seen in a photo, of similar design used on a DM&IR 2-8-0.
More work on this locomotive yet to come...
Wayne
Other than the sand lines, I re-piped most of this locomotive, especially for the feedwater system and heater, but I also thought the air pump piping to be incorrect, and I did re-do the air tanks, too.
An over-all view...
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20043.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20043.jpg)
...fireman's side view...
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20044.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20044.jpg)
...engineer's side view...
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20045.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20045.jpg)
...and some overhead views...
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20046.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20046.jpg)
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20048.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20048.jpg)
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20049.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20049.jpg)
The air tanks mounted beneath the running boards are lead-filled brass tubing, while those atop the boiler are lead-filled stainless steel. The brackets for the boiler-top tanks were cut from a sheet of .030" brass using a cut-off disc in my motor tool, and once the proper level for the tanks was determined, I used a punch to create the cradle-like depressions in the brackets.
To hold the tanks in place, I soldered .010"x.030" brass bar (from Detail Associates) onto the outer edges of the brackets...
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20056.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20056.jpg)
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20057.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20057.jpg)
With the tanks in place, the straps were stretched over the tanks and soldered to the other edge of the brackets...
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20058.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20058.jpg)
Here are a couple of views showing where the build is currently at:
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20075.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20075.jpg)
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20078.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20078.jpg)
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20080.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20080.jpg)
![[Image: GRS%202-6-6-2...%20079.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/A%20LOCOMOTIVE%20FOR%20THE%20GRAND%20RIVER%20SOUTHERN/GRS%202-6-6-2...%20079.jpg)
The air tank cradles were based on those, seen in a photo, of similar design used on a DM&IR 2-8-0.
More work on this locomotive yet to come...
Wayne