Tram Engine - WIP(6) - window frames and hand rails

Adding some of the smaller details - hand rails (using florist wire), window frames and some extra uprights in the cow-catchers

Tram Engine - WIP(5) - roof ...

Adding the roof, decided on a simple scheme using a base plate of cardboard with roof supports ..

 I found a old plastic folder which I cut the roof surface from, adding rain strips from cardboard, funnel from a small pice of plastic tube ...

 looking more like a loco now, (will keep the roof separate for now, while I finish off the detailing)

Tram Engine - WIP(4) - loco superstructure sides and ends....

Making the sides of the loco superstructure...

 sides fitted to footplate assembly and work started on the ends ...

 ends fitted, starting to look like a loco now

a few things left to do
- internal detail
- windows (sides and ends)
- roof assembly
- couplings and other oddment details

Tram Engine - WIP(3) - buffer ends ...

Sorted out the battery box problemette, I cut off the 'finger pull' part from it's front - still able to get the altered one in/out of the chassis OK

 Added simple 'cow-catcher', to each end

 and the buffer beams....

Tram Engine - WIP(2) - side skirts ...

Before fitting the side skirts, checked the clearance for the end-pieces, had to remove part of the plastic cover from one end ....

 Side skirts added and the end-pieces which will have the buffer beams on them. The wire will form the base of the 'cow-catcher'...

 assembly on the loco chassis, a reasonable amount of clearance to allow for debris on (or near) the line when running not getting in the way...

 Put in the battery box. Doh ! forgot it was 5mm proud 😖 , will have to do a tweak before I continue

will let the glue set hard before I do any more work....

Tram Engine - WIP(1) - getting started

I've made the first part on which I can add the side skirts and the top half of the loco. It has holes for the RC ariel and the donor chassis centre clip plus some wood strip to follow the shape of chassis. The aim is to be able to remove the loco body easily to change the battery pack and if needed maintain the donor chassis.

 The first part in place (It comes off and goes back on nicely), I made a central riser on which the weight sits - this will help with traction.

Tram Engine - Loco project ...

Picked up a cheapish Playmobil engine, primarily to get the RC chassis with controller and battery pack.  I took the loco apart to get down to the chassis and saved all the useful bits.

the controller and chassis use the same colour RC crystal (red) as my other loco, which is handy and allows me to use one and keep the other as a spare.

The RC chassis is for a project to build a LNER Y6 tram loco, if I get it right it may look something like this...