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12th March 2013, 08:19 AM #16
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Hi Bret .... To be honest mate, if I ever reach your standard I will be more than happy. Your Freight Train is STUNNING. I have printed it out and shown it to my mate. He is a 'O' gauge nutcase, lives, breathes and talks steam. ... He has passed it on to all his fellow club members. Awesome !!!!!
Originally Posted by bj383ss
So ... you set a standard .. an I am gunna try and reach it ... HaaHaa
Freight train below by Bret. BJ383SS
My liddle shed will be finished this weekend and I will post the pics.
As well ... my second project .... a WIP this time ... maybe I have bitten off more than I can chew, I have been on the engine now for months .... I will start to post pics soon in a new thread.
Thanx for kind words ... Greg
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12th March 2013, 09:25 PM #17
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Thanks Greg for your support. Wow thats cool you showed my train to your buddies. I look forward to you WIP. You say engine as in a "train" or the engine to something...
Bret
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12th March 2013, 10:59 PM #18
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This is the engine I am working on. It is a 'Repco BT620 V8'. (REPCO .. Replacement Parts Company ... is an Australian Company and in 1966 this engine drove this car to the Formula One World championship) But in this picture the engine has been detuned, as the car is historic. The engine I am building will have (OMG ... Hopefully have ...) Tuned extractors unlike these which are not tuned. Originally Posted by bj383ss
I am about 60% complete on the engine ... Gearbox not included. But the engine will be inside the vehicle and unfortunately not seen ... So ... I have constructed mine as a V16 and when the gearbox an all fittings on .. Then I will cut it in half and have 2 V8s .. Haahaa .. One for inside the cowling and one on a stand outside ... Whew .. Am I making sense ?
The vehicle overall is one sixth scale, but I have no plans, just pictures and line drawings off the internet. The engine is about a 100mm cube in size (4 inch)
But it is driving me crazy .. So far I have the V16 block, rocker covers, half the injectors, spark plugs complete ... So much to go. I have one tie-rod made 5mm (just so I know it is possible to build a 5mm tie-rod and retain strength. The suspension will be operational) ... And I have the racing shell made, but not yet hollowed out ... Sigh ... As well I am making many jigs to wheel align and assemble. All of this is in Amoora hardwood .. Its a neutral grain as I don't want the timber to overpower the 'vehicle'
My working brief is to be not more than 0.5mm out on any measurement.
It is a massive project and I have no idea if it is possible yet. (To make it worse I don't possess a single wood working tool ... So funny)
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Will start a thread on this as soon as I have enough to even call it a WIP ... Haahaa
cool bananas ... And will reply to your PM after this post ... Greg.
(Bret ... Ta for your interest an support .. Means a lot cuz I have no idea where I'm going with this)
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13th March 2013, 08:46 AM #19
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Greg can you post pictures of what you have complete it sounds interesting. The engine I built for the scania was about 5" long 3" high and 3" tall but it was 1/10 scale. So 4 " sounds about right for yours
Bret
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13th March 2013, 08:52 AM #20
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Yes I can ... But i am at work in brisbane ... Time now 08:00 Wed.
I will be up at the mountain tonite ... where the shed is and will photo and post in a new thread ??
Is that suitable ?
Greg
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13th March 2013, 09:11 AM #21
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Bring it on!!!! Originally Posted by Mutawintji
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13th March 2013, 09:24 AM #22
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Haahaa .... your a cool dude Crowie !!!
greg
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13th March 2013, 09:26 AM #23
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Well you were hijacking you own posting thread with a new one......lol......now get back to work. Originally Posted by Mutawintji
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13th March 2013, 09:38 AM #24
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Awesome look forward to your new thread.
Bret
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13th March 2013, 12:12 PM #25
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Bret ... Do you have a link to the Scania ... ?
Greg (sorry for off trak)
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13th March 2013, 12:15 PM #26
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13th March 2013, 03:54 PM #27
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Ok ... I read .... all.
Man o Man ..... you have set the standard so bloody high now. Mate ... that iz seriously the best scale model in wood I have ever seen.
Beautiful.
The thread from start to finish appears to be june to december. Iz that all it took ? ... that is scary ..... !!!!
Ok... I iz off to the mountains and will picky my efforts to date ... remember only 60% engine .... so don't expect anything on your scale.
Brilliant Mate .... I am gunna go thru it again !!!
cool bananas ... Greg
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16th March 2013, 10:09 AM #28
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16th March 2013, 06:49 PM #29
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Hi Greg, when I first saw it, I thought it was put in the wrong section as it looks like a real boat. That is exceptional craftmanship you did. You should be real proud it.
Kryn
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17th March 2013, 09:23 PM #30
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Originally Posted by Diggerdelaney
A well carved boat like the detail and finish especially as you made it from memory. Look forward to the engine when you post it.
Thank you peoples for kind remarks. Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore
Hi Greg, when I first saw it, I thought it was put in the wrong section as it looks like a real boat. That is exceptional craftmanship you did. You should be real proud it.
Kryn
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