That video, plus progress photos of the rear tube sheet on the 1385 blog give me
a great deal of respect for the skill involved in this craft.
This is amazing stuff!
I'm a non-steam person and a non-Mid-Continent member, but from all the media
put out by the 1385 team, I can tell that first-class work is being done. This will truly
be a "zero miles" locomotive when finished.
http://www.midcontinent.org/category/cnw-1385/
Below a few photos hosted from the Mid-Continent blog. Captions are also from the blog.
Note: These images are not physically uploaded to Rypn. They are hot-linked from the
original source using a bit of internet code.
(Photo credits edited to give proper credit.)
Photo 1:
"The rear tube sheet is marked up and ready for the flanger.
Photo courtesy SPEC Machine."
Photo 2:
"This is a view of a blend from a straight side to 12.5″ radius corner to 72″ radius crown
sheet. Photo courtesy Gary Bensman. Mr. Bensman of Diversified Rail Services was
contracted by Continental Fabricators to form the sheets for #1385’s firebox and tube sheets."
