Accucraft forney

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Picked up a secondhand Forney from Anything Narrow Gauge on Saturday.

I know that this loco is not too popular over here, but I like it :)

As it arrived:



I am really impressed by how much more detail there is on the loco than my old Ruby 2 had, it also looks like the boiler is longer (as well as having a level gauge).

After sorting out a troublesome water level gauge, giving the boiler a flush, and cleaning out the gas jet, had a successful run outside today.

And the modifications have already started:



Just painted the roof and running boards for now.

I was going to paint the cab itself too, but found this pic of the prototype:



Now I am not too sure...
A real wood cab would be nice though ;)

Next upgrades should be a water top up valve, a chuffer, and maybe radio control.

Being a Ruby variant, she can be a bit keen to run away.
However, I did find that it has a nice ability to slowly dig in and pull away on it's own if it gets stopped by a sharp curve / gradient (there is a particular spot on my "in progress" track that need re-aligning).

I have a video that I will post if I can upload to photobucket.

Anyhow, I will try to remember to keep his thread up to date as things develop.

If anyone has any tips / extra info on these locos please feel free to post them up :)
 
Nice new toy. We all need our toys.
Your right saying that there are not many Forneys shown on this forum but that does not detract from a fine loco (if a bit fast :o)
 
well i like them,,, would love a nice 7/8ths scale one in live steam,,,,
 
Very nice. Like what you are diong to get it to match the prototype. Wish I could remember the name of the US company that produced real wood replacement cabs. Got an Accucraft Mogul from Simon a couple of years ago, new old stock (ex`PPS), for a very nice price. Good solid trader. Max
To make up for lack of Fourneys here`s another pic` OK it`s a Bachmann not an Accucraft.
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Nice little loco that is!

maxi-model said:
Very nice. Like what you are diong to get it to match the prototype. Wish I could remember the name of the US company that produced real wood replacement cabs. . Max
To make up for lack of Fourneys here's another pic' OK it's a Bachmann not an Accucraft.
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The name of the company that make the replacement wooden cabs is Banta Modelworks
 
would love a nice 7/8ths scale one in live steam,,,,
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In fact, Jason Kovac (doing business as The Train Department in the US) shows on his web site a proposed 7/8n2 model of a typical Maine 2' gauge Forney that I assume he would commission from Accucraft as he did the Fairymead. It would be a big engine, however, nearly 23" long and would need fairly generous curvatures.
 
For those with more cash Marc Horovitz has been trying to sell his Argyle SR&RL Forney on his website for quite a while:

http://www.sidestreetbannerworks.com/Usedpages/Argyle.html
 
the improvements look great..well done 8)
 
Looks great. I love mine and have modified it by repainting and adding a wood cab.
http://youtu.be/H0GNknbLGh0?list=UUPhGMXaingazyhhi3fET2uw

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Classic picture Shawn
 
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