Giles' misc. Work bench.

[Giles]

This loco is complete now - all weathering done, and it works well and smoothly. The first wagon is complete, and the second is half done, but I had a mis-print having paused the print last night to top up the resin and restarted it, but it seems it was in the middle of making the supports rather than the chassis itself, and the supports didn't like it......

 

[Pencarrow]

Always a surreal watch seeing the loco, now a train, moving on it's own without rails. Love it.

 

[Giles]

It's quite fun being able to turn the steam on with it being stationary. I've just taken it outside for a couple of phone pics.

https://flic.kr/p/2pvTvHL

https://flic.kr/p/2pvTvKj

https://flic.kr/p/2pvTviT

https://flic.kr/p/2pvYPqa

 

[Fitzroy]

Need to see it in black and white! Beautiful job with the weathering too.

 

[Giles]

Ive made two wagons - these are all i need - printed on my Mars 2 Pro, wheels from Peter Binnie. They're fitted with choppers at one end (with a steel loop for auto uncoupling), and are of course functioning tippers. I will also have to make a small 'Tender' wagon to house an auxiliary battery, as according to my maths, the loco battery will only last 5 hours, due to the large power drain of the mister unit (250mA). This can plug into the loco under the back end. I need to find a suitable driver as well....



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[Paul_H]

These are 1/8" brass brads from Hobby.UK.com and very nice they are - although they do add to the labour!

Sorry for the late comment, but for future reference a great source of rivets that are perfectly in scale for 16mm is Prime Miniatures High Quality Miniature Nuts, Screws, Bolts, Hardware, Fasteners and Accessories | Prime-Miniatures
I used their rivets to detail my Slaters quarry Hunslet and they were perfect. Also for adding all the missing ones that Slaters forgot or didn't bother with.
PM also do some astonishingly small nuts & bolts (M0.6) which may be easier than trying to make small hex heads.

 

[King Crab]

It's quite fun being able to turn the steam on with it being stationary. I've just taken it outside for a couple of phone pics.

https://flic.kr/p/2pvTvHL

https://flic.kr/p/2pvTvKj

https://flic.kr/p/2pvTviT

https://flic.kr/p/2pvYPqa

I, at least, had to look very hard at the first picture to make sure it was the model.
Absolutely realistic weathering!
A great achievement all round, with the steam effects making it really exceptional.

Peter

 

[Giles]

Further plating with my (little) Mars 2 Pro printer is stretching the size limitations..... a couple of years ago I drew up and then printed and built - a 7mm Tattoo, so I thought I would see how much of it I could do in 16mm scale!
First up was the tank, which printed at 10 microns came out very nicely indeed...

https://flic.kr/p/2pGGisW

 

[Giles]

Next part was the smokebox unit with a built-in mister/smoke unit to utilise the same cheap innards obtainable from Ebay at around £2 a hit.

https://flic.kr/p/2pHeR7B

 

[Giles]

Next up was the smokebox with a built-in reservoir for a cheap (£2) Ebay mister unit, as used in the Quarry Hunslet. This also incorporated the chimney. The advantage of having the mister tank built in is that it positions the mister precisely, and ensures no leaks. The down side is that the actual mister has to be installed from underneath, and the underside then capped and sealed.
Again printed at 10 microns taking about 20 hours, but the result was very clean, with almost no attention to visible surfaces. There were recesses for a couple of small magnets to retain the smokebox door, and two holes for filling and venting the tank.

https://flic.kr/p/2pHgHdL

 

[Giles]

I forgot to mention the resin is Sunlu ABS like resin, and I find it very good.....

https://flic.kr/p/2pJegCD

 

[Giles]

Bunkers, firebox, and upper cab were printed independently, and then bunkers and upper cab were bonded together to make a single unit. A section of 36 OD plastic pipe forms the boiler, which will eventually house the battery. The steam dome cover with the safety valve forms a separate print.

https://flic.kr/p/2pJfn6h

https://flic.kr/p/2pJtCPc

 

[john lewsey]

Fascinating project Giles

 

[michael mott]

Looking at the last photograph I can see the advantage of using this technology. I can see the much smaller version in the background. As I struggle with putting together the brass frame for my G3 V2parcel van I would imagine for someone with your skills it would be a breeze and all the rivets and bolts would be perfect.
Lovely work as usual Giles.
Michael