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Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 8:24 pm
by -steves-
ge_rik wrote: ↑Tue Feb 19, 2019 10:11 pm
Thanks for the credit on the rivets, Steve. As an avowed non rivet-counter, I never thought I'd be responsible for guiding someone else's rivet positioning. It's an honour ( I think). To be honest, I just figured that the rivets would coincide with brackets attached to the main frames. I like to keep things simple. ......
Rick
Also as a non rivet counter, I have no idea how many you had or better still, how many I drilled and installed. All I do know is I liked the look of yours and then worked out 5mm and 7mm fitted the buffer beams nicely for spacing, marked that out and started drilling, lol.
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 8:13 pm
by -steves-
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 8:15 pm
by -steves-
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 8:33 pm
by Peter Butler
You should be justifiably proud of your achievement, it looks just great in primer and will be top of the class in black.
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:16 am
by FWLR
Agree, the build has been a great success. It's dare I say it...Beautiful.....and black is looking great.
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:44 pm
by -steves-
Thank you Rod and Peter, I am glad you think I have done it justice so far
I managed to get the inside of the cab painted in half cream today, just something I like to do to all my loco's. Lots of detailing still required in there, then I can get the cab finally bolted together, some manual painting of rivets, dials, regulator and gauge glass and then start making it look mucky inside there. Still unsure on the weathering look to go for but I will be aging the brass as the chimney top and spectacles and not painting them, just think it looks better
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:44 am
by FWLR
So do I Steve. Tell us how you do achieve it mate and with what...
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:01 pm
by -steves-
FWLR wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:44 am
So do I Steve. Tell us how you do achieve it mate and with what...
Aging brass, there are a few methods I am aware of but the easiest and cheapest one that I use is simply expose them to vinegar fumes.
So, get a lidded large jar / plastic pot, put a "table" in it to put your items on (preferably something that won't float), then fill the jar with vinegar to just below your table height, put your things on the table, put the lid on and leave it over night (or longer if it has not yet achieved the age you are going for).
That's what I did last time and got pretty good results
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:41 pm
by -steves-
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:42 pm
by -steves-
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:45 pm
by Peter Butler
It's looking pretty tidy to me and remember, unless you enter it into competition it will usually be seen from a distance.
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:48 pm
by -steves-
Peter Butler wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:45 pm
It's looking pretty tidy to me and remember, unless you enter it into competition it will usually be seen from a distance.
A very good point, most people won't see it close up, in fact, the closest will be the pictures that end up going on here.
As I said, the photo is actually being very very kind
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:50 pm
by tom_tom_go
I would be interested in seeing the results of your brass blackening with vinegar?
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 6:49 pm
by ge_rik
Looking really good, Steve. Can't wait to see her resplendent in her final attire.
Rik
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 9:18 am
by FWLR
Has Peter said Steve. Thats pretty dam good painting, but the only criticism you would probably get, would be from the "Rivet Counters" who have to go and spoil most things for everyone....
Would also like to see an example of the "blacking" process mate. I have left some chain in vinegar before and nothing much happened. Maybe I was doing it all wrong anyway....
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:59 pm
by jimmytrains_01
Please don't do me for rivet counting !
The left hand side of the boiler in the cab would be the coal hopper and a small hatch to retrive coal. On top of hopper would be a wooden lid that can take a full catering tray of mince pies. The shelf was not on the cab sheet it was a shelf just over the firebox door and the warm steam oil and a billy each end fitted on it just.
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:10 am
by FWLR
jimmytrains_01 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:59 pm
Please don't do me for rivet counting !
The left hand side of the boiler in the cab would be the coal hopper and a small hatch to retrive coal. On top of hopper would be a wooden lid that can take a full catering tray of mince pies. The shelf was not on the cab sheet it was a shelf just over the firebox door and the warm steam oil and a billy each end fitted on it just.
Love it...The catering tray of mince pies.....
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 8:25 am
by -steves-
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 8:30 am
by -steves-
Re: Peckett Body Build - First Attempt
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:00 am
by Peter Butler
She looks just perfect! Very accomplished for a 'first'!