Author: Ivan

The owner and developer of The Loco Shed. Documenting the build of various 5 Inch scale locomotives. I am not an engineer, this is not advice nor a tutorial, it is a document of my build project. All equipment or kits have been purchased with my own funds and I'm not linked to any of the organisations mentioned or featured.

09/02/2021

Kit one – Chassis and buffer beams

Kit one in a series of 12 – Building a Polly Model Prairie Tank Locomotive This post, and the subsequent series of posts, follow my journey building a 5″ Live Steam Locomotive. I have neverRead More…

10/30/2021

Kit two – wheels an axels

Kit two in a series of 12 Building a Polly Model Prairie Tank Locomotive This post depicts the tasks and steps that I completed with kit two, wheels and axels. The box that arrived thisRead More…

12/15/2021

Kit three – More wheels (and the ponies, pump and motion)

Kit three in a series of 12 – Building a Polly Model Prairie Tank Locomotive Just when I thought all filing of wheels was complete, more arrived in kit three. The wheels, axel pump andRead More…

02/15/2022

Kit four – the valve gear (and the buffers)

Kit four in a series of 12 – Building a Polly Model Prairie Tank Locomotive It’r fair to say this kit left me scratching my head. Lots of machined parts that required a fair bitRead More…

04/02/2022

Kit five – Cylinders

Kit five in a series of 12 – Building a Polly Model Prairie Tank Locomotive This kit arrives in a small but heavy box. The box contained the cylinders, two very accurately machined castings alongRead More…

07/07/2024

Time stood still

Time stood still I bought “Ivor – 4546″, a 5” Scale, Freelance Prairie Tank Loco in 2021 from Polly Model Engineering as a 12-part kit.  By mid-2022, I had all the kits, but progress hadRead More…

07/01/2024

Kit six – Steam Chests

Kit six in a series of 12 – Building a Polly Model Prairie Tank Locomotive Text coming soon… Kit Six Images Tools Tools

07/03/2024

Kit seven – Steam Pipes and reverser

Kit seven in a series of 12 – Building a Polly Model Prairie Tank Locomotive Text coming soon… Kit Seven Images Tools Tools

08/15/2021

Kit eight – Brakes and axel pump pipes

Kit eight in a series of 12 – Building a Polly Model Prairie Tank Locomotive Text coming soon… Kit eight images Tools Tools

07/02/2024

Kit nine – Boiler and smoke box

Kit nine in a series of 12 – Building a Polly Model Prairie Tank Locomotive Text coming soon… Images Tools Tools

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