richard carr
Western Thunderer
I do like that Adrian, I'm not going worry too much about my riveting in future !
Richard
Richard
I wonder if they welded around it because the rivets very leaking.and if I may say a pretty poor job of cleaning the "solder" around that lifting lug and the bottom row of rivets haven't been embossed in a straight line either.
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and if I may say a pretty poor job of cleaning the "solder" around that lifting lug and the bottom row of rivets haven't been embossed in a straight line either.
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Archers now doing 1:1 scale rivets then...........so all the rivets are actually "cosmetic" ........
Archers now doing 1:1 scale rivets then
Archers now doing 1:1 scale rivets then
Archers now doing 1:1 scale rivets then
why dont our benches look like heathersOver the weekend I have been progressing the 1F tender to try and get the body finished, and I'm almost there.
First off is the tender top footplate, this goes on to of the front steps but has an awkward fold that is about 2mm high, so to do this I used a pair of bending bars held in a vice, I did try a hold and fold tool but that wouldn't grip the edge firmly enough to complete the fold.
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Now I have bent it over and I will hammer it flat with a leather hammer.
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That worked really well.
Next I went back to detailing the rear of the tender first with the tank mounting brackets that fit under the buffer beam
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I'll add the final one once I have sorted out the "missing" piece from above the buffer beam.
Next it was the hand rails, I have found that one of these is really helpful for forming several the same size.
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No prize for guessing where to get one from, there is a long version too if you need it.
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The main handrails in place before I solder them, I like to use a very simple jig for this to get a consistent space between the tender side and the handrail like this.
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Next up is the dome, this needed a quick spin in the lathe to true up the bottom by taking 10 though off it.
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The front roof needed adding too, this is a half etched piece that needs rolling to shape I used this bottle to do it, it is a bout 40mm in diameter.
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Thats near enough to solder in place
So it's almost finished but there are a few issues at the back
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You might think those 3 holes across the back are for more lamp irons, no wrong, the centre hole shouldn't be there but it will covered up by the tank capacity plate, the other 2 holes are about where there appears to be a pair of close together rivets on the real thing so I'm not sure how I'm going to do that.
Then on the bottom row of lamp irons there should be one in the middle but there is no hole to help you position it.
The front is Ok just the tender doors to add and the water gauge.
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