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Part 10 - Bits and bobs
I think she's now ready for the primer.......
The spectacle plate has now had its beading applied (1.8mm half-round brass wire) and rings around the spectacles themselves (2mm brass wire, soldered on and then filed flat). Of course, my 75W soldering iron decided to pack up and so had to do it with my 50W iron which made soldering on to the plate a bit more interesting ...... (a ten @$&#$£-it per minute job as opposed to the more usual five @$&#$£-it per minute job!)
The safety valve was cobbled together from some scraps of brass tube, a self-tapping screw and some brass shim - mounted on the inverted bottom of the old chimney. Not yet fixed into place as I want to paint it separately before installing it into place.
I've replaced the Otto chunky chimney with something a bit slimmer. Decided not to go for the cut-down chimney which No.3 has - which was a replacement to its earlier taller chimney. Mine owes its origins to a felt tip pen tube and some brass wire soldered to a strip of brass and filed into a collar. Will have to paint it brass colour as there's too much solder visible for it to be polished-up.
The tank filler is, as you'd expect, a bit of plastic pen barrel plus a few bits of plasticard, some Cambrian rivet heads and a small piece of brass rod. Hopefully will look more realistic once it's had a couple of coats of paint.
The firebox door has been hinged with a piece of brass rod, so I'll be able to adjust the volume of the sound card by opening and closing the door
She's now taking shape. I'll make the sandboxes and spray them separately, as they will be fixed to the running plate.
After a couple of coats of Halfords rattle can grey primer, I'll be able to do some rubbing down and probably a bit more filling, and a bit more rubbing down.
And then, should be able to apply a few more rivets.
Then she'll be ready for her final coat - before I start adding the final details like pipework etc.
Rik
I think she's now ready for the primer.......
The spectacle plate has now had its beading applied (1.8mm half-round brass wire) and rings around the spectacles themselves (2mm brass wire, soldered on and then filed flat). Of course, my 75W soldering iron decided to pack up and so had to do it with my 50W iron which made soldering on to the plate a bit more interesting ...... (a ten @$&#$£-it per minute job as opposed to the more usual five @$&#$£-it per minute job!)
The safety valve was cobbled together from some scraps of brass tube, a self-tapping screw and some brass shim - mounted on the inverted bottom of the old chimney. Not yet fixed into place as I want to paint it separately before installing it into place.
I've replaced the Otto chunky chimney with something a bit slimmer. Decided not to go for the cut-down chimney which No.3 has - which was a replacement to its earlier taller chimney. Mine owes its origins to a felt tip pen tube and some brass wire soldered to a strip of brass and filed into a collar. Will have to paint it brass colour as there's too much solder visible for it to be polished-up.
The tank filler is, as you'd expect, a bit of plastic pen barrel plus a few bits of plasticard, some Cambrian rivet heads and a small piece of brass rod. Hopefully will look more realistic once it's had a couple of coats of paint.
The firebox door has been hinged with a piece of brass rod, so I'll be able to adjust the volume of the sound card by opening and closing the door
She's now taking shape. I'll make the sandboxes and spray them separately, as they will be fixed to the running plate.
After a couple of coats of Halfords rattle can grey primer, I'll be able to do some rubbing down and probably a bit more filling, and a bit more rubbing down.
And then, should be able to apply a few more rivets.
Then she'll be ready for her final coat - before I start adding the final details like pipework etc.
Rik
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Brilliant bits and bobs - just shows what you can fashion from stuff in the 'spare drawer'
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Great progress Rick, I particularly like the half-round brass wire edging on the cab sheet, it gives a real impression of structural strength.
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She is looking superb Rik, your’e thinking out of the box for bits is impressive indeed.
I have just said to my partner i want to have ago at that kind of kit bashing, but it won’t come out anything like your’s, but who care’s, only rivet counters i suppose.
I am wondering how do i keep your thread so i don’t lose it. Love the way you work by the way.
I have just said to my partner i want to have ago at that kind of kit bashing, but it won’t come out anything like your’s, but who care’s, only rivet counters i suppose.
I am wondering how do i keep your thread so i don’t lose it. Love the way you work by the way.
ROD
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Hi RodFWLR wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2017 6:18 am She is looking superb Rik, your’e thinking out of the box for bits is impressive indeed.
I have just said to my partner i want to have ago at that kind of kit bashing, but it won’t come out anything like your’s, but who care’s, only rivet counters i suppose.
I am wondering how do i keep your thread so i don’t lose it. Love the way you work by the way.
When I finish the build, I'll write-up a more detailed blog post like the ones I linked to in an earlier post on this thread. My first efforts were very basic - this is my fifteenth loco build so I'm slowly getting better. I think one of the things I've learned is not to panic or give up when things go wrong. I don't tend to plan my builds very carefully and so, sometimes, I have to undo, redo and tidy-up some bits when they go wrong - like the spectacle plate on this build. Also, not documented here are my two failed attempts at making spectacle rings.
In my earlier builds, I've made more extensive use of GRS parts such as safety valves, domes, chimneys, spectale rings, smokebox doors and firebox backhead detailing. This saves having to make these fiddly bits and pieces yourself. http://www.grsuk.com/32-45mm-Narrow-Gauge-Part-C151000
You can always ask others for suggestions and advice on this forum. A very helpful bunch of chaps and chapesses on here.
Rik
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Thanks Rik, You certainly do know how to make things cheaply, which is part of any modelling really don’t you think. I do like the way you have your’e blog set up, very professional.
ROD
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Yes Rik's blog is a fantastic resource, I'm always having a browse - I also use blogger for my line 'website' - its free and fairly easy to use - you can find mine at www.chlrailway.blogspot.co.uk - its no where near as complete as Rik's but does give me somewhere to keep all my line info
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Next job on the list Tom. Trying to decide if I've got enough Primer left in the can or whether I need another trip to Halfords
Thanks chaps. As I said previously, I used to buy these bits and pieces from GRS, but now I tend to make them myself. It's fun trying to figure out how to make them. One of my greatest successes was, I think, using the domed end from a cheap set of castors (£1) as the basis for a smokebox door on this build - https://riksrailway.blogspot.co.uk/2014 ... 0-6-0.html
I was initially in two minds over doing this as it seemed a lot of work for a non-essential detail - but I'm now glad I did it. It does give the plate more structure. It's slightly over-engineered compared with the original, but I don't think it's a noticeable difference.Peter Butler wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2017 9:12 pm Great progress Rick, I particularly like the half-round brass wire edging on the cab sheet, it gives a real impression of structural strength.
Rik
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Great Blog, Mark. I like the way you've organised it using 'Pages'.markoteal wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2017 11:08 am Yes Rik's blog is a fantastic resource, I'm always having a browse - I also use blogger for my line 'website' - its free and fairly easy to use - you can find mine at www.chlrailway.blogspot.co.uk - its no where near as complete as Rik's but does give me somewhere to keep all my line info
My blog's probably beginning to get a bit unwieldy, but there's too much in it now to be restructured. Like you, I started it as a place to lodge all the bits on information on how I did things - it's useful to go back over how I did something (eg like resin casting) as I sometimes forget some of the details. What attracted me to Blogger was it was free. They've extended the range of features since I started (eg having 'Pages') so it's now a lot more flexible than it was when I started my blog 10 years ago.
I've recently downloaded the whole of my blog and saved it on an external drive (just in case). Again, I used a freebie program to do it.
Rik
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oooo - thats a good idea - which software did you use?
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HT Track website copier - https://www.httrack.com/
It was quite slow (on my computer) downloading my blog - 22 hours for 3Gb! But now I've got it, when I use HT again it will only add the new files.
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Thanks Rik - I'll give it a look overge_rik wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2017 3:16 pmHT Track website copier - https://www.httrack.com/
It was quite slow (on my computer) downloading my blog - 22 hours for 3Gb! But now I've got it, when I use HT again it will only add the new files.
Rik
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Thanks Tom, i had to go to the little spanner next to the reply box to bookmark the thread, i am getting to know how this fantastic forum works a little bit everyday.tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2017 1:17 pmGo into your User Control Panel>Manage Bookmarks
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Part 11 - Works Grey
Well, she's getting closer to completion. A few shots of her in Works Grey.
A few more details have been added since the last set of photos - the stays on the front of the spectacle plate, a couple of sand boxes at the front, sandboxes incorporated into the bunkers, handrails and a few more rivets.
There's still a little bit more filling and sanding to be done in places. Close-up photos can be very revealing ....
The safety valve has still not been permanently fitted as it will be easier to paint off the model And then, there's a fair amount of pipework which will have to be added once she's in her final livery.
So, not quite there yet, but well on the way ......
Rik
Well, she's getting closer to completion. A few shots of her in Works Grey.
A few more details have been added since the last set of photos - the stays on the front of the spectacle plate, a couple of sand boxes at the front, sandboxes incorporated into the bunkers, handrails and a few more rivets.
There's still a little bit more filling and sanding to be done in places. Close-up photos can be very revealing ....
The safety valve has still not been permanently fitted as it will be easier to paint off the model And then, there's a fair amount of pipework which will have to be added once she's in her final livery.
So, not quite there yet, but well on the way ......
Rik
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I suppose it's a lot easier to add details to a largely plastic model than it is to a metal model which gets a bit hot. That's one of the reasons why I like modelling in plasticard.tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Sat Aug 26, 2017 3:50 pm If only live steamers had that much detail, brilliant work Rik
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