My planned next project a class 22 loco will have to wait I have decided to build a traction engine and as per the theme of this thread it will be electric powered. Even if I wanted I couldnt build a scale engine, I couldnt afford it, I dont have the time, wouldnt want to spend years on one and never finish it. Also I dont have the skill and I dont have the tooling.
So the engine I intend to build will be a freelance non scale stand off representation of a traction engine. It will have the main features but be basic and simplified to suit what bit of skill I have and my tooling, the tooling I hope will improve though as I go along. At the moment I dont plan on using any castings and "wait for it" I also have no drawings. Well I do have one or two general drawings which I downloaded to get some idea of sizes and I have studied hundreds of photos. So a lot of parts will have to be my own working sketches and sizes based on the photos and the scale.
The scale I have decided on is an inch and five eights a bit odd I know but one inch is too small for me and two inch a bit too big. One thing for certain, it will be a challenge and a pretty steep learning curve but I am looking forward to giving it a go, apart from the wheels that is, at the moment they look a bit daunting..lol
So there we go, am I mad..? probably but we will see.
Ron