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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Peter Butler » Mon May 11, 2020 2:21 pm

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Jimmyb » Mon May 11, 2020 2:24 pm

Sorry, can't run the video as it is private!

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Garethh » Mon May 11, 2020 3:51 pm

Any better? I’m brand new to YouTube and too be honest it’s a little over my head!

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Garethh » Mon May 11, 2020 3:54 pm

And up the annoyingly unavoidably steep gradient on my little line

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Jimmyb » Mon May 11, 2020 5:16 pm

Very nice, the sound is very industrial, as for the steep gradient, didn't really notice it.

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by SeamusOD » Wed May 13, 2020 9:29 pm

never really been a fan of the look of these diesel shunters, but you have me converted this one looks great, can you tell me what mfa gearbox did you go for

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by ge_rik » Thu May 14, 2020 6:27 am

Not only looks good, it sounds good too. What sound unit are you using?

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Garethh » Thu May 14, 2020 7:09 am

SeamusOD wrote: Wed May 13, 2020 9:29 pm never really been a fan of the look of these diesel shunters, but you have me converted this one looks great, can you tell me what mfa gearbox did you go for
It’s the 30:1 12-24v one, running on 12v. Pretty cheap and seems reliable so far apart from some bolts coming loose while bedding in.
ge_rik wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 6:27 am Not only looks good, it sounds good too. What sound unit are you using?

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It’s a mls light diesel sound card with a 50mm speaker mounted in the rear section via an old aerosol lid sealed with silicone.

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Garethh » Thu May 21, 2020 12:06 pm

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Got distracted by another project briefly but finally got round to wiring in the led for the lamp and making a lense, I think she’s finished for now!

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Old Man Aaron » Sun Jun 14, 2020 9:29 am

Love it. The warm white headlight and weathering really tie it all together.
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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by dewintondave » Thu Jul 02, 2020 5:12 am

Lovely loco :thumbup:
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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Tom85 » Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:48 pm

What a lovely looking loco. And powerful too. I wish I had your metalworking skills! Good job, well done.

Hope you don't mind me asking, how did you achieve the rivet detail? Also, what method do you use for bending the brass for the bodywork? Thanks!

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Garethh » Fri Jul 03, 2020 7:26 am

Cheers for the positive comments, am pretty chuffed with this one.
Tom85 wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:48 pm What a lovely looking loco. And powerful too. I wish I had your metalworking skills! Good job, well done.

Hope you don't mind me asking, how did you achieve the rivet detail? Also, what method do you use for bending the brass for the bodywork? Thanks!
Rivers on the bodywork were done with a little tool I made up for my pillar drill, it’s essentially a rivet shaped dome on the end of a bit of round steel which fits in the drill chuck and a corresponding hole in a piece of Ali that clamps to the table, brass goes between the two and you stamp them one at a time. Bend were done on a borrowed sheet metal folder, it’s about 2ft long and designed for steel up to 3mm so the thin brass didn’t phase it much!
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At work at the moment and don’t have a photo of the tool, but that’s a piece of the bodywork before bending

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Re: 6 coupled diesel

Post by Tom85 » Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:57 pm

Cheers! :)

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