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Photo Gallery: Steam Locomotives

S1 0-6-0 Steam Locomotive

The S1 (for "Steam - Type 1") locomotive was the first wooden train piece I designed. I wanted a locomotive about the size of the average Thomas or BRIO locomotive, but with "American" styling. (Most Thomas or BRIO locos are based on British and European types.) This first picture is the original prototype S1.

Here's the S1 steam loco in a couple different paint schemes. The first is what I call the "Toy" scheme - all black with red wheels. This is the scheme you frequently see on toy trains. Come to think of it, it was also the scheme for the German National Railways. The second is the "Classic" paint scheme - black with an "oxide red" (Actually "Colonial Red") cab roof and the nose painted gray to represent the smoke box. The S1 is small enough that with the addition of a tiny screw eye, located just behind the steam dome, it can be used as a Christmas tree ornament. I just noticed that the screw eye for using the piece as a Christmas tree ornament is turned sideways on this piece. Oh, well. The third and fourth are Hunter Green and oxide red with silver and brass hardware, respectively. They're from the 1999 batch, and the steam domes are bigger because I used mushroom plugs instead of a rounded dowel.

Here's the S1 again, but in a completely new format: "Au Naturale". I have a benchtop bandsaw now, so I can work with hardwood. In this case, walnut with cherry inlay and a couple coats of clear varnish. I'm not sure what the wheels are (maple? birch?), but they match nicely.

S2 2-6-0 Steam Locomotive

After the S1, I wanted something a little bigger and more complex. The six wheels on the S1 are the most you can have without some sort of hinge in the frame, so the S2 has a leading truck that swivels. I've only built the one prototype so far, but it seems to work well. It is also painted in the "classic" color scheme, not because I ran out of ideas, but just because I like it.

S1s 0-6-0 Steam Locomotive

My Christmas tree ornaments for 1998 were a streamlined version of the S1, so I call them the "S1s" class. Some of the schemes are loosely based on actual locomotives; some I just made up. I did all "bullet nose" streamliners in '98 - maybe some year I'll try to do some "bathtub" streamliners, like the Milwaukee road's "Hiawatha" or Chessie's "Yellowbelly" schemes. The metallic stripes are automotive pinstripe tape - you can find it in many discount stores and all automotive stores. The broad red, gray, or white stripes were handpainted. Note that the screw eyes are all turned the same direction.