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Hi and welcome! I create scratch-built Thomas and Friends locomotive characters, and build working diorama sets. As a fine-scale modeler, I've enjoyed making some of my favorite railways and scenes from the Island of Sodor as a hobby. Showcased on this process blog are models The old Scot who could Rock 'N' Roll. on the rails and rather reckless that is! This narrow gauge industrial locomotive of the Skarloey Railway was a highly anticipated project that's now completed and ready for mixed traffic on the railway. Duncan has a unique design as an Andrew Barclay locomotive, with his characteristic features that look similar to his German Orenstein & Koppel cousins, fitted bras* pipes and extended tubing, large cab with low windows, and a tall funnel that could get him stuck in low An appealing industrial loco, Duncan is an engine that has been on my list to make into a scratch-built model, sporting features that originate from original illustrations in the Railway Series books, the Thomas and Friends show from season 5, and his prototype.  This has been a fun and challenging project, and below are photographs taken of his construction:  These measured drawings served as a guide for me to make the parts for construction, getting the proportions right, the right On the workbench, I always start with the cab when building steam locomotives, and get the cab interior and details done first. With balsa controls like the throttle and brakes, I make the bras* pipes with Darice Craft Designer's 16 gauge wire Next, I build the boiler and smoke box as a shell that covers snugly over the custom Lego Power Functions chas*is the cylindar parts. The running plate that extends to the front buffers, constructed from balsa. This part was a fun challenge as it supports Duncan's smokebox. It's made from chipboard cardstock. I like this material a lot because it's thicker for some parts that require it's strength and thickness, but what I like most of all is its ability to bend easily for the curved