My Billy kits arrived!

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My RH Billy kits arrived this evening. Since I need to wait a month or so for my slo mo unit I will take my time and build and paint whatever I can and let the paint cure for a long time while waiting. I will paint the smoke box, chasis and buffers first then plan on building and painting the body kit and boiler wrap. I built one in the 90's and I think the smoke stack was different back then with no taper but I may be wrong about that. A fun project and I am looking forward to running this with R/C and the slo mo unit. I like their quality, engineering and attention to detail.IMG_3440.JPG IMG_3441.JPG IMG_3441.JPG IMG_3443.JPG IMG_3443.JPG IMG_3446.JPG
 

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Hi enjoy the build, however as a SloMo is en route have a look at the Fitting of the SloMo on his Webb Site. There may be things that you need to consider/adjust during the Build.

Will certainly be easier for you than it was with the Lump Hammer things that I had to do to my Jack due to it being an old beast.
JonD
 
Henri said:
There is this whole to me secret world of the most fabulous kits. I LOVE kits that need nuts & bolts!!!

Please tell me: what's all this beauty and who offers it??
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Go here to see the Billy. At the bottom of this page is a link to return to the main Roundhouse engineering site.

http://www.roundhouse-eng.com/billy.htm

You can deal directly with Roundhouse as I have in the past or order from a supplier as I did this time by ordering from Jason Kovac at The Train Department.
 
dunnyrail said:
Hi enjoy the build, however as a SloMo is en route have a look at the Fitting of the SloMo on his Webb Site. There may be things that you need to consider/adjust during the Build.

Will certainly be easier for you than it was with the Lump Hammer things that I had to do to my Jack due to it being an old beast.
JonD
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I have looked and decided to wait to do the complete build so as not to need to disassemble and reassemble the model.
 
skycap said:
Go here to see the Billy. At the bottom of this page is a link to return to the main Roundhouse engineering site.

http://www.roundhouse-eng.com/billy.htm

You can deal directly with Roundhouse as I have in the past or order from a supplier as I did this time by ordering from Jason Kovac at The Train Department.
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Whoops, that's not quite an 2016 eCommerce site as we know them... One first needs lots of knowledge of the products to be able to order the right parts...

But they do look GOOD! Whoa!
 
I hope Skycap will keep us well supplied with photos of his build, not always easy as the excitement tends to take over and the camera gets forgotten.

I have a hankering to build a Lady Anne at some stage.

Henri said:
One first needs lots of knowledge of the products to be able to order the right parts...
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Henri a lot of that knowledge is there on the website, it just needs seeking out, or as you've already found out, ask here, and someone knows.
 
Henri said:
Whoops, that's not quite an 2016 eCommerce site as we know them... One first needs lots of knowledge of the products to be able to order the right parts...

The locos that can be kit built are sold as 3 kits including the chasis, boiler and body kits. This allows you to "pay as you go" by not forcing you to buy all kits at the same time.

But they do look GOOD! Whoa!
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G-force1 said:
I hope Skycap will keep us well supplied with photos of his build, not always easy as the excitement tends to take over and the camera gets forgotten.

I have a hankering to build a Lady Anne at some stage.



Henri a lot of that knowledge is there on the website, it just needs seeking out, or as you've already found out, ask here, and someone knows.
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I will continue to document as I go.
 
I was up early yesterday and decided to build a turntable using scrap wood, brass tubing and a piece of 1/4" steel rod. The tubing acts like a bearing. This will enable me to turn the parts and not touch them as I paint. I am planning on using a shipping box to make a spray booth.image1.JPG
 
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This is my small railroad where I will be running Billy. I converted this loco to carry a battery for powerless track running. The loco is remote controlled.

 
image1.JPG In the past couple of weeks I built a functional trestle and mulched my railroad in preparation for the arrival of Billy.correct 1.jpeg
 
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I mounted the servo bracket and did some bending of tabs on the cab where required. A micro torch and small slivers of solder made securing the servo bracket a breeze. Tabs are inserted through floor slits and bent over then soldered. The manuals are well written and things become very clear as the work progresses.image1.JPG image2.JPG
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I was able to paint the chasis today once the humidity dropped to 50%. I used Duplicover high heat engine paint with ceramic and the primer made for this paint. I washed the chasis with hot water and dish soap to degrease it from the factory lubricant and rinsed well. Once dry I went over the chasis with acetone to get it as clean as possible. The primer is an etching high heat type. I used my homemade turntable and would recommend making one. It makes the painting so much easier. I covered the turn table with Press N seal and placed the chasis on two bamboo image1.JPGskewers to elevate it. They recommend twimage2.JPG image3.JPG image1.JPG o mist coats of primer then 1 medium coat spaced 10 minutes apart. The finish coat was applied the same way. I wasn't sure if I would like the finish but I actually do. With the ceramic it's almost like a metal flake finish. the smoke box will use the same paint. The instructions talk about cleaning out the wheel bearings from paint. I used cotton swabs and paint thinner and was able to unclog them easily. Thought it would be much easier than waiting for the paint to dry first. After the last finish coat I waited the 10 minutes and then used a model airplane heat gun to get the paint to set even more. I used bamboo skewers through the wheel bearings to transport it to a cookie sheet with parchment paper and place it on skewers once again. I baked in the oven at about 175 degrees for half and hour. I am not planning on touching it until the morning.
 
"Do you want fries with that?"
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Excellent detail in your narrative..
Keep it coming! :clap::clap:
 
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