Building a 0-6-0 Live Steam loco in 1/8 scale

Left, the project in my workshop, after ten months of spare-time hobby work - and right, the prototype (a photo from 1968, by Juhani Katajisto) The coloring of my model is close to what the original was in 1923 - all these locos were later painted in duller colors...

The prototype "Vr1" class locomotive was designed and built in Finland in 1913, and a slightly modified series was produced in the 1920s - my model is of the latter series, recognized by the slanting top of the water tank.

This locomotive type was very popular with the crews, thanks to its easy handling. They named it "The Chicken"...

I started working on this model in late August 2003, and ran it on steam the first time on June 16, 2004!

Here is a video of a run at the Finnish Railway museum's track:

More videos here!

Below is a table of contents - just click on the desired page, it will open in a new window. If you want to read the "story" in chronological order, read the construction pages in reverse order - i.e. start with the oldest! To get back to this page, close the new window that appeared when you clicked one of the page links below.

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NEWER PAGES:

What's new?
2005-03-14

Photo Gallery
2004-11-17

Changes, etc.
updated 2004-11-19

Festivals galore
2004-08-20

Visitors, visitors
2004-07-25

Valves and fittings
updated 2004-07-08

More pictures...
updated 2004-07-04

First steam!
2004-06-16/21

Hot, hot, hot!
2004-04-19

Boiler finished!
2004-04-14

Why "666" ?
2004-04-01

Safety valves & 3D pictures
2004-03-28

Spinning a top
2004-03-22

Boiler begun!
2004-03-20

Details, details...
2004-03-17

It runs on air!
2004-02-16

 OLDER PAGES:

Fabricating cylinders, part III
updated 2004-02-08

Fabricating cylinders, part II
2004-02-05

Fabricating cylinders, part I
2004-01-31

More detailing
2004-01-28

... and not so slowly
2004-01-08

Slowly forward...
2004-01-03

Water-jet cut Rods
2003-12-02

Assembling saddle & frame
2003-11-21

Laser Cutting!
2003-11-17

Axles and crankpins
2003-10-23

CAD Cab
2003-10-21

Turning Wheels
2003-10-13

The right stuff!
2003-09-24

First metal parts!
2003-09-14

Patterns & Drawings
2003-08-31

New project !
2003-08-27

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