Thread: 1/5th Scale Peny-Darren 1804 Locomotive

Couldn't resist. Just went out in shed and painted some of the stack. Looks good. The rivets make the stack look pretty realistic. Happy now !!

Keith

Call it an early day today. Painted the stack. Rivets look OK I think. Turned up the top piece of chimney and fitted that. The difficult part was connecting the steam exhaust line to the stack. Fair bit of finicky work to get the correct angles. Trevor's idea about the wire inside the copper tube worked a treat. Happy with today's outcome. I now have to make up a few Engineering drawings for my front end components and the crank bearings.

Regards

Keith.

Originally Posted by Keith_1

Call it an early day today. Painted the stack. Rivets look OK I think. Turned up the top piece of chimney and fitted that. The difficult part was connecting the steam exhaust line to the stack. Fair bit of finicky work to get the correct angles. Trevor's idea about the wire inside the copper tube worked a treat. Happy with today's outcome. I now have to make up a few Engineering drawings for my front end components and the crank bearings.

Regards

Keith.

The stack doesn't look truly vertical in photo 4. Must be the angle I took photo - I rechecked it - dead vertical

Keith

Originally Posted by Keith_1

Call it an early day today. Painted the stack. Rivets look OK I think. Turned up the top piece of chimney and fitted that. The difficult part was connecting the steam exhaust line to the stack. Fair bit of finicky work to get the correct angles. Trevor's idea about the wire inside the copper tube worked a treat. Happy with today's outcome. I now have to make up a few Engineering drawings for my front end components and the crank bearings.

Regards

Keith.

G'Day Keith, That looks the real deal......
on the stack vertical issue....just the photo angle as you suggested as it's parallel to the wheels, Cheers, crowie

That is starting to look absolutely magnificent now Keith. Coming along just fine. If you want small rivets I have use PVA glue and a tooth pick. Dip the end into some PVA glue and then dab it where you want the rivet let dry and it looks good, remember that you need to dip for every rivet.

Originally Posted by Dalboy

That is starting to look absolutely magnificent now Keith. Coming along just fine. If you want small rivets I have use PVA glue and a tooth pick. Dip the end into some PVA glue and then dab it where you want the rivet let dry and it looks good, remember that you need to dip for every rivet.

Thanks Derek,

Appreciate your comments. Will put in memory bank

Regards

Keith

That looks so realistic it is set to humble many other models!! Just a wonderful build!!

Beautifully documented! Thanks for taking the time and putting in the effort to do this.

Been away from the computer for a week. Come back and got my computer fired up to see what has been happening with your built. Holy Cow! You have accomplished a lot and it is looking more real all the time. Awesome job!

Thanks to everyone who has made such nice comments about my project - I really appreciate it. As I have said previously, I am loving building this locomotive. The further you look into the history - you wonder whether Richard Trevithick received the accolades he deserves (in my opinion).

Today I have been out to my old workplace and catching up with "Treecycle" and other mates. We were discussing the best way to "weather" timber. I am looking at "weathering" for part of my tender, rolling stock (coal cart) and the sleepers. I was thinking about scorching pine with a blowtorch and then hitting it with a wire brush and then using a thinned down paint. "Treecycle" has heard about rubbing with vinegar on a harder timber. Has anybody any other ideas or suggestions please.

When got home drew up the main piston support bracket. There is a left and right hand. I am laminating the pine and then I will cut as per plan using my bandsaw. The bracket sits in the groove just in front of the boiler. The brackets will be retained by hexagon head bolts.

Have a good day

Regards

Keith

Hi,
You have just given me a bad thought, mentioning hex bolts, I have been admiring them throughout the project without wondering if they would not have been square in those days.
Regards

Hi,

I don't know what to say !! I have had a look at you-tube on replica Peny-Darren at Blists Hill. Yes the boiler bolts are square in this replica - although it appears as though there are hexagon head bolts on other parts of the replica.
A bit devastated actually. What do others think - should I pull apart and start again ??????? Not in scale modelling section though. Not that it makes me feel any better.

Keith

Originally Posted by Keith_1

Hi,

I don't know what to say !! I have had a look at you-tube on replica Peny-Darren at Blists Hill. Yes the boiler bolts are square in this replica - although it appears as though there are hexagon head bolts on other parts of the replica.
A bit devastated actually. What do others think - should I pull apart and start again ??????? Not in scale modelling section though. Not that it makes me feel any better.

Keith

G'Day Keith.....One Vote for NO WAY..... It looks too damn good.....Cheers, crowie

Originally Posted by crowie

G'Day Keith.....One Vote for NO WAY..... It looks too damn good.....Cheers, crowie

Thanks mate - appreciate your comments, Do you reckon we have a vote up to 10. Fors - keeping as is, and against - going back to square 1 ?

Best Regards

Keith

Originally Posted by Keith_1

Thanks mate - appreciate your comments, Do you reckon we have a vote up to 10. Fors - keeping as is, and against - going back to square 1 ?

Best Regards

Keith

Your call Keith, But for money & two bobs worth.... the build is your interpretation of the train to the best of your ability [which is up there]....
This forum is never about competition, who's better then whom or one-up-man-ship;
it's about like minded blokes [people] helping, encouraging & supporting each other.....
Cheers, crowie