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Post by ge_rik » Sun Jun 28, 2015 2:11 pm

Take one trinket box from 'The Works'
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Add one Hartland chassis ......
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....... some plasticard strips and a few (hundred) Cambrian rivets.
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Result = one Gunpowder Van for the Bickerton Mining Company
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I can't take any credit for the originality of the idea - I'm sure someone (maybe on this forum) has beaten me to it. But the outcome is quite pleasing. Definitely needs transfers and some judicious weathering though - looks far too pristine for my railway..
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Post by jim@NAL » Sun Jun 28, 2015 5:48 pm

that is brilliant very good find with the box too

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Post by ge_rik » Sun Jun 28, 2015 5:58 pm

jim@NAL:111735 wrote:that is brilliant very good find with the box too
I couldn't quite believe how close a match it was to the Hartland chassis - a bit of an impulse buy - but at £2.00, I could have always used it as a bits box....

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Post by Big Jim » Sun Jun 28, 2015 6:07 pm

Nice job you have done there Rik.

How are the eyeballs after the rivet-a-thon, can you focus more than 6" from the end of your nose yet?
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Post by ge_rik » Sun Jun 28, 2015 6:24 pm

Big Jim:111739 wrote: How are the eyeballs after the rivet-a-thon, can you focus more than 6" from the end of your nose yet?
Seeing double at the moment - great for some things (eg wine, biscuits, locos) - not so good for other things (eg bills, washing-up, mosquitoes)

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Post by ge_rik » Mon Jun 29, 2015 8:40 am

I've blogged a more detailed account of the build if anyone wants to know a little more - http://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2015/06 ... -from.html

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Post by Alan P » Mon Jun 29, 2015 7:07 pm

Another cracking idea. We just happen to have one of those retail outlets where i live. :) I will probably have to scratch build the chassis as my line is 32mm.
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Post by ikcdab » Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:49 pm

Looks really good, great idea.

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Post by Lonsdaler » Mon Jun 29, 2015 11:01 pm

I also did one of these last year - I think it was someone on this forum who noticed the boxes in stock at the Works.
Mine is also 32mm - I knocked a chassis together from some 10mm stripwood
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but didn't go quite so liberal with the rivets!
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For the moment mine is finished in bauxite
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- not having a use for gunpowder, I need to find an alternative use for it - delivery of the wages maybe?
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Post by Alan P » Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:51 am

Oh, very nice. I was thinking of a stripwood chassis, most of my scratch built wagons & coaches use something similar. Are those Binnie wheels & axle boxes?
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Post by ge_rik » Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:11 am

Very nicely done, especially the quality of the finish. Did you use filling primer?

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Post by Lonsdaler » Tue Jun 30, 2015 9:42 am

Alan P:111778 wrote:Oh, very nice. I was thinking of a stripwood chassis, most of my scratch built wagons & coaches use something similar. Are those Binnie wheels & axle boxes?
The wheels are Binnies, I think (they were in my left over box, so not a 100% sure) and the axle boxes are Brandbright - I shall have to source another supplier now.

BTW, I've just seen your distance measuring truck - you could make a fortune sending that out on lease! The quality of your woodwork puts mine to shame - nicely done!
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Post by Lonsdaler » Tue Jun 30, 2015 9:46 am

ge_rik:111779 wrote:Very nicely done, especially the quality of the finish. Did you use filling primer?

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Indeed Rik,
the colour gives it away! I 'hardened' the wood first with sanding sealer before spraying. I used filling primer when I did boat modelling, particularly on plank on frame hulls where a smoother finish was sometimes required.
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Post by Alan P » Tue Jun 30, 2015 12:13 pm

BaBBLR:111780 wrote:
Alan P:111778 wrote:Oh, very nice. I was thinking of a stripwood chassis, most of my scratch built wagons & coaches use something similar. Are those Binnie wheels & axle boxes?
The wheels are Binnies, I think (they were in my left over box, so not a 100% sure) and the axle boxes are Brandbright - I shall have to source another supplier now.

BTW, I've just seen your distance measuring truck - you could make a fortune sending that out on lease! The quality of your woodwork puts mine to shame - nicely done!
Thanks, the measuring truck really was just knocked up out of wood from the scrap bin though.
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Post by Alan P » Sun Jul 19, 2015 1:35 pm

I don't know how you guys have the patience to stick all those rivet heads on! I opted for an easier method, brass strip and a centre punch :)

Im not too bothered that the various hinges aren't quite square, having looked at photos of the real thing they don't appear to be examples of precision engineering.
Still have to make the couplings and the next job is to etch prime the brass.

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Post by ge_rik » Sun Jul 19, 2015 4:38 pm

Looking good, Alan. Like mine, it has the look of a treasure chest at this stage, but I must say your catch looks a lot more convincing than mine.

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Post by Alan P » Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:46 pm

Now that you mention it, it does look like a treasure chest :)
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Post by ge_rik » Mon Jul 20, 2015 7:44 am

Alan P:112126 wrote:Now that you mention it, it does look like a treasure chest  :)
I was the first thing my wife said when I showed it to her. Now it'been painted .... she still says it looks like a treasure chest ... on wheels.

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Post by Enginehouse » Tue Jul 21, 2015 4:48 pm

Alan P:111767 wrote:Another cracking idea. We just happen to have one of those retail outlets where i live. :)  I will probably have to scratch build the chassis as my line is 32mm.
Picked up one of these boxes today. A small pile on offer at our local branch for only £1.00 each. Looking at my 7/8 scratch built quarry wagons sitting here on 32mm track, then using the same scratch built chassis and Mr Binnie axle boxes to match the rake will produce a very nice little model indeed. Not checked the scale but it certainly looks the part.
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