Setting up a Workshop
June 16. 2015When I started to look at this project I started to carve out an area in the basement for the metal shop. I had most of my equipment in one area but it wasn’t all that organized. I decided I would be better off taking the time and build a proper, albeit small, machine shop now before getting waist deep into the project and then decide to do it.
Gathering Parts
January 2. 2015A 1.6” scale live steam locomotive is heavy, large and contains a lot of parts. And lets face it, the castings and components supplied by the live steam cottage industries are not inexpensive. So the builder has to decide which path to take acquiring the necessary parts. The first path is that they purchase the parts as they are needed. The advantage being that cost is spread out over time and you reduce the risk of buying items that you won’t use...
Gathering Information
December 31. 2014Finding reference materials and drawings on the Frisco 1522 has been a been been met with mixed results. Initially I couldn’t find much and then after posting a couple requests on the Frisco.org website, a great website for all things Frisco related, I was pointed to an article on the Frisco 1500 series locomotives in a back issue of Mainline Modeler magazine which contained a wonderful set of drawings. The article was published in two parts in issues May and June 2003....
Introduction
December 26. 2014Welcome to my Frisco 1522 project diary. Like many I have long been fascinated with trains and spent many hours in my youth constructing and running model train layouts. First Lionel and then HO in my later teens and college years. I then settled into family life and the trains were put on the back burner for 2 decades and replaced with my daughters' soccer games, dance lessons and a myriad of other memorable activities. ...