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1st May 2017, 07:38 PM #331
Proportions on the mark 2 appear better.
The beauty of doing the tender and than painting is that you are not opening the paint can so often. You could paint things like the safety valve shroud and smokebox and funnel, colors not required on tender. That way you have started the paint process (waiting for warmer weather perhaps) while continuing the build.
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2nd May 2017, 10:06 AM #332GOLD MEMBER
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Hi Kevin,
Thanks for your feedback and suggestion. I think I will go along that line and start on the tender once I have finished the peripherals in the cabin. That way I can ensure the locomotive and tender are exactly the same colour by doing the majority at the same time. I found with the 4-6-2 - that even though I had the same paint manufactured - there were differences between pots and that the paint did "go off" after about 3 weeks. Became "gluggy" and different viscosity.
Thanks again
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Keith
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4th May 2017, 04:45 PM #333GOLD MEMBER
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Hi All,
Made up the remaining levers and linkages in the cabin. Made and fitted the cabin access handrails (removable for final painting). The floorboards for the cabin I made out of Tassie Oak that I ripped down to 3mm thick. Sanded and then used clear gloss that bring out the colour of the oak.
Next task will be making up the headlamp/s for this loco.
Regards
Keith
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4th May 2017, 07:56 PM #334
Wonderful. Is that merbau decking?
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6th May 2017, 04:49 PM #336Senior Member
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Keith,
Just marvellous mate ! Are they copper pipes ? How did you bend them please ?
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Gus
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6th May 2017, 07:23 PM #338
GNR Stirling Locomotive
Just a basic heads up: you can get copper paint from the various el-cheapo shops. Brand is Export and price is usually under $4. Used it (and a bunch of other colours) when making this rangehood.
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8th May 2017, 02:48 PM #339GOLD MEMBER
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Hi All,
I have been working on the front headlamps of the locomotive. These lamps were removable so they could be used as other lighting sources when not in use on the locomotive.
The main body was made out of some scrap pine I had.
I needed to get some globes that looked to be the correct scale for the locomotive. I went to a lighting supplier and asked to look at different globes to compare my sizes. (It is pretty good that when you show people photos of what you are making they are really helpful and taking up their time does not cause them any issues at all). I found that refrigerator globes were the best size to suit my scale.
I drilled the pine with 3 different Forstner bits to get the correct profile of the globe inside the housing.
The "flue" of the lamp was made out of aluminium tube and the top was turned down solid aluminium round.
The handles are made out of 2mm wire.
I painted the inside section where the globe fits - matt black - so you cannot see the pine colour or grain through the globe.
The back of the lamp is recessed so it sits on the brackets on the front of the loco. The lamps are just lifted in and out of position.
Next step is to commence work on the wheels of the tender. Twelve blanks are needed for the 6 wheels on the tender - so there will be lots of wood turning.
Regards
Keith
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8th May 2017, 07:33 PM #340
Really beautiful mate. And they emulate lanterns from the original period very nicely. I feel like I could grab one and walk along the tracks in foggy weather. )))
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8th May 2017, 07:51 PM #341
Nice work Keith.
Different locations had different requirements.
In Victoria and probably all of Australia, the lamps on the front of engines were to indicate the train and hopefully provide a bit of illumination of the track. In Victoria the kero lamps were known as black lights for the amount of illumination they (did not) provided.
In Britain the positioning of the lamps, both during the day and night indicated the route or type of train, rather than to provide illumination of the track. The thought was that a bright (head) lamp would blind the crew of any train coming in the opposite direction. This was probably had a lot of truth in it in the early days of railways as there would have been very little other lights outside cities and the eyes would get accustomed to the dark. The fireman would suffer looking at the bright fire and then darkness.
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14th May 2017, 03:45 PM #344GOLD MEMBER
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Hi All,
Haven't posted for a week, I have been pretty busy designing and making up the tender wheels. I have been using the wood lathe and to say that I am a real novice who struggles with wood turning would (wood) be a bit of an understatement - anyway I have given it a go. Only lost one hunk of skin on the tailstock
I have made up 6 wheels for the tender. Consists of an outer rim and an inner hub.
Roughed out the blanks on the bandsaw and then secured them to the screwed faceplate. Centre drilled the pine and then marked out the timber where I had to machine.
Made up each rim and hub as a pair.
Cut the centre out of the rim with a jigsaw and the sanded the inside diameter to suit the outside diameter of the hub.
Sketched up the spokes and then cutout and glued the sketch to the hub.
Then cut out the spokes with the bandsaw.
Glued the inner hub into the outer rim.
Now lots of filing and sanding of the spokes.
Then it will be onto the design and making up the chasis of the tender.
Regards
Keith
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14th May 2017, 09:36 PM #345
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