Casselman ON: Adding Digital RC & Butane Firing to Wilesco Showman’s Engine!

[@TwistedMacGyversTrains]

You did a fantastic job and upgrading it Terry! Awesome work!👍

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@TwistedMacGyversTrains thanks so much! It was interesting and great fun. ☺️

[@naxshack]

Fantastic vid Terry! Awesome work! So cool to see the on-board shot with the steering wheel moving too!! 😎

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@naxshack well Brian, that’s my fav shot too! Thanks 😊 ☺️☺️☺️

[@bobbybaldeagle702]

AWESOME!!!! You are so talented figuring out how to make all that work out... You for sure a very blessed man..... Thanks for sharing this video with us...

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@bobbybaldeagle702 thanks Bobby. Much appreciated. ☺️ I am blessed for sure, to be part of an awesome and creative modelling community. ☺️☺️

[@watchfordpilot]

Fantastic and successful easy mods that have greatly enhanced the performance and enjoyment. Great low angle shots from the 'cab cam' looks really authentic, almost full sized. So, working this out quasi mathematically, the fun (f) is directly proportional to the ingenuity (u) times the simplicity (n), easy!

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@watchfordpilot hahahahaha! What a great and true equation! Thanks Steve. ☺️☺️☺️ I like to go the road of least resistance. f=un

[@SteamEngines-Jim]

Pimped to the MAX !!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@SteamEngines-Jim Thanks!! hahahaha. Almost!! I do still need to add a servo to operate the whistle… ☺️

[@chriswilliams7480]

I can only imagine the smell that comes from your live steam models you truly are a genius

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@chriswilliams7480 thanks Chris! ☺️☺️☺️ Yes, they smell like a real engine’s steam oil. There is also the smell of hot metal and paint. ☺️

[@FeckHallBahn]

Awesome Terry, a great job

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@FeckHallBahn thanks Nigel. ☺️☺️☺️

[@martinwarm4041]

Brilliant, thanks for posting 👍

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@martinwarm4041 thanks! ☺️ Glad you appreciated it.

[@huntercoleman460]

Great work Terry.

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@huntercoleman460 thanks Hunter. ☺️

[@timothyboles6457]

That was a total success I'd say,nicely done

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@timothyboles6457 thanks Tim. ☺️☺️☺️

[@lyndonfoster1090]

Very nice Terry. Great ideas. I think both the servo and butane tank should be painted red to match the tractor, and you could use your wonderful imagination label up the tank "water" or "Schnapps" perhaps. I think r/c adaptation is great, thanks for the continued inspiration!

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@lyndonfoster1090 thanks! 😊 hm. Yes perhaps I will paint the tank and servo. The servo for sure. ☺️

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@lyndonfoster1090 i was thinking of getting the Wilesco water trailer but filling it with scotch.

[@johnlazar7582]

You are really quite inventive Terry! You just made a cool toy a lot cooler😊

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@johnlazar7582 thanks John. ☺️☺️☺️

[@stevenj9414]

Great job with the butane and r/c conversion of the Wilesco. If you wanted to you could use Regner m6 to m5 adapter to install their check valve. The Wilesco boiler fittings should be m6 0.75 which is the same m6 Regner uses for its m6 to m5 reducer. That would let you pump water into the boiler under pressure with a water pump spray bottle. I did this on my Wilesco steam boat on my channel. You would probably loose the whistle unless you got some kind of t or cross fitting as I don't think there is a spare boiler fitting and you need the safety valve.

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@stevenj9414 you know, I’d definitely do that, but now that I have a servo operating the whistle I find the whistle golden. ☺️ I must go put your Wilesco steam boat on my watch next list…

[@crosbytrains]

Awesome Terry 😊😊😊😑

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@crosbytrains thanks Crosby. ☺️

[@davidwhite1864]

Im a little surprized you didnt fit ABS, drivers airbag, seat belts, reversing camera and side impact bars but maybe something for the future🤣 Wow Terry this is fantastic and just shows what can be done with a bit of imagination. You really have done a great job on John G. Just what a great friend deserves.😊 Wonder if you can connect the lights to the RC battery pack. They wont draw too much power🤔 Another amazing video mate.👍

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@davidwhite1864 hahahahahahaha. Don’t forget air conditioning, automatic windows, and an AM/FM radio!. I probably can hook the lights to the batteries… hmmm. Get on over here to Eastern Ontario and take the thing for a spin yourself. Thanks Dave. ☺️

[@davidwhite1864]

@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks Believe me mate if the chance comes along I or we will be over there in a flash😊

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@ i know. I am missing you.

[@davidwhite1864]

@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks Same here Terry and the crazy road trips😁

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@ excellent memory for me.

[@associatedblacksheepandmisfits]

Nicely done mr t , don't lower the roof box any further tho. Looks great as is .❤❤

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@associatedblacksheepandmisfits i see you sent me a separate note about 3.7 volt lithium RC micro stuff. Hmm. Yeah, that may fit in the current space better.

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@associatedblacksheepandmisfits I hope you liked my inclusion of Saddle. That was specifically because you had mentioned not seeing her previously.

[@CDMtransport]

Genious, looks amazing!

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@CDMtransport thanks! ☺️

[@rocmonki2099]

Hi! I’m getting one of these Bruners for Christmas

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@rocmonki2099 nice! 👍 it will fit and look nicer than your already good solution to your your road engine’s butane system on your stationary engine.

[@MattKonsol]

Awesome job at this! It runs really great! I bet veann is mostly happy at this! If I spelled his name right.

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@MattKonsol thanks so much Matt! His name is Afrikaans. It is spelled Wihann.

[@MattKonsol]

gotcha thanks

[@allanegleston4931]

way cool. eggscllent.

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@allanegleston4931 thanks Allan! ☺️

[@laaity]

What an excellent video Mr Rowsell And what excellent modifications Now i wish mine was rc lol But im gonna be stubborn and stay with manual How did you do the shot from the footplate btw? I approve the whistle idea Whistles are bloody cool and with rc Thats next levels of cool

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@laaity thanks Wihann. I’m glad you enjoyed it as did your plastic little self here onboard the engine. ☺️ I used the wire pulley belt and sort of rubber banded my cell phone on across the back.

[@laaity]

@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks certainly did enjoy it I might try that trick Say what's left of that vcr lol

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@ i got the VCR for a few dollars are a charity store. The metal casing is steel and the used VCR provides sheet steel at a much cheaper price than the hardware store. The rest was scrapped to recycling.

[@laaity]

@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks im curious to see what this vcr looks like at this point lol

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@ only small bits and squares and scraps of sheet metal. I kept some of the internal gears to spray rust and put in my layout junk pile.

[@donaldasayers]

Wilesco did an RC unit for the traction engines, but it was no where as neat as that.

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@donaldasayers Thanks! I have never handled their RC. I believe it was analog and not digital. This digital system works like a charm.

[@northernutahlivesteam]

Meh, you’re kind of cool. I like how the steering chains and linkage transmit all the way back so the steering wheel turns when the servo steers the front axle. Presumably there is no throttle? Can you jam it into neutral and reverse while it is running, like on your Shay? Does it even have a reverser? Oops, you said about the reverser right after I posted the comment.

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@northernutahlivesteam hahaha. You must be like me. I start writing comments as I watch so I don’t forget to mention something. The old analog RC that Wilesco used to provide for these engines was clunky and they removed the steering chains so the steering wheel would not move. Poo to that I say!

[@DiscusRussell]

Hi there. You have a Dynamo on the front so why not use that to recharge the batteries. Pure steam power 😊

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

@@DiscusRussell i have been considering this. I tested the load. The dynamo produces just enough power to turn the very low voltage LEDs on. The wattage is almost non-existent. And even then even lower when the engine is moving and not stationary because the belt adds resistance. This is a case proving that you can’t scale down physics. But great minds think alike. ☺️ It just proved impractical.