F3 Diesel – B Unit Started

Work on the B unit body has started.

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Words from Barry on progress:

Here is the latest from Bogs Locomotive Works. The boys in the erection shop were pretty excited to see the first F3 B unit start to take

shape last night. There is still much more to do, and the roof sections are just laying on the top of the body. The roof will have to be milled

off to accept the fan assembles. I worked on the B unit first, because I ran out of rubber while making the nose casting for the A unit.

Hope to have the materials soon, so that I can get the A unit together by early next week. This project has really tested my skills as a caster

and model builder. It has not been easy, but I am pleased with how it is shaping up. The nose casting will be the ultimate test of this project,

if it comes out well. When it is all said and done, I will have spent over $400 in rubber alone for this project, not to mention the urethane for

the castings. I sometimes wonder if it is worth it! Well, enough slacking, there is plenty of work left to do, so......back to work.