Jupiter Locomotive by drobinson02199 - OcCre - 1:32

[drobinson02199]

Taking a break from ships to build this striking locomotive model from Occre.  The Jupiter represented the Central Pacific Railroad at the "Golden Spike" ceremony at Promontory Summit when the two parts of the US Transcontinental Railroad were linked in 1869.

 

Here's my "what's in the box" post, starting with an overview of box contents:  laser cut wood sheets, photo etched sheets, and metal parts.

 

I have also added two pictures that show the instructions logic.  Other than a page of overview comments on building approaches, there aren't any step-by-step written instructions.  Instead, there's a page that shows how to label the laser cut parts, and then a set of pages that show assembly in pictoral form.  So this isn't a kit for beginners.

 

I'll label all the parts on a sheet the first time I need to access that sheet.

 

Regards,

David

[drobinson02199]

Here's the first assembly done.  I've included a picture of the instructions page that covers this assembly, plus a couple of views of the finished product.  It uses metal, a thick black plastic, and wood.  All of the parts are extremely sturdy and heavyweight.

 

Thanks,

David

[drobinson02199]

Greetings from the learning curve.  After I posted the above pic as "completed assembly", I looked again at the instructions, correlated two different sheets together, brushed up on my sign language, and realized that I was missing a few final parts, but more significantly, needed to paint the whole thing black.  I think I have maybe finally decoded the instructions logic and symbology.

 

Fortunately, before doing that I realized that there are two bolts imbedded in the assembly that needed to be taped over so they wouldn't get clogged.  Nothing in the instructions about that.  You can see that in the first picture after I removed the tape.  I then hand-retouched those areas plus some others the spray missed.  Painted assembly also included below.  

 

Regards,

David

[drobinson02199]

Here's a small assembly finished, and mounted in the chassis.

 

Regards,

David

[drobinson02199]

Started on the main driver wheels.  These are cast metal, and need to be hand-painted.  Here's a before and after.

 

Regards,

David

[drobinson02199]

Mounting the main driver wheels:  the front and rear wheels on each side have to be aligned in terms of rotation, and the wheels on the opposite side are offset 90 degrees.  So even though it's not called for yet, I used the linking rods temporarily to align one side, then attach the third wheel offset 90 degrees, and then the fourth aligned with it.

 

It all works when you rotate the wheels, although the last thing I'll want this model to do is roll freely once it's finished.

 

Regards,

David

[drobinson02199]

Pistons and some other fittings assembled and installed.

 

Regards,

David