beefy66 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Absolutely Bonkers not only do you build the hole engine but a perfect stand for it to sit on while you are assembling it stunning stuff beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Thanks beefy, Thanks you guys for watching! It's been a busy 10 days or so. I have been working on the small stuff that is mounted to the engine block. The photos I have to share are a random assortment of things I mostly forgot to take photos of because I got in the groove from time to time. I'm to the point now where I really have to paint the engine block. Just about everything is built that needs to be mounted to the engine. The photos are odds and ends of various items for mounting. Like so...in no order at all... This is the only photo i managed to take of the water pump... I managed to take just this shot of the water distributer... The only known photo of the Exhaust Headers... The starter motor and generator... I did manage to take more photos of the gear box at the back of the engine... These are the twenty four mounting flanges for the air intake and the exhaust headers...two days just for these little things... So with all that, it's now time to paint and assemble... I'm sure I'll discover something I missed along the way, but for now everything is off to the paint shop. When I get all this back, I'll start the assembly, with more photos. Later All......... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 love the work - and looking forward to seeing it all obscured by paint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 They say the Devil is in the detail................. Your usual standard Kev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Quote 3 hours ago, longshanks said: They say the Devil is in the detail................. Hellish in it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 That is lovely hell of details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 Look what you started Kev...Hell on wheels! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Blimey, modelling straight out of the top drawer that ,incredible scratch building Glynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 Thanks Gynn, I haven't seen you post here before. Stick around, there is plenty more to build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Brilliant....no already said that. Terrific work......no, that too. Gobsmacked.... just repeating myself. I tell you what. I'll wait until the paint goes on and see if I can come up with a different superlative. John. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentG Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 6 hours ago, Bullbasket said: Brilliant....no already said that. Terrific work......no, that too. Gobsmacked.... just repeating myself. I tell you what. I'll wait until the paint goes on and see if I can come up with a different superlative. John. ^^ What he said ^^ Truly a work of art. G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 Thanks AgentG, here's something for ya.. Just a tease guys... ' could take another week to apply all the dirt... Later........... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Holy cow! This is really great stuff Rich, you're not only a master of scratch-building, but rather also a master of aging and weathering, in a word, a great artist as I got to know you and what I really appreciate. Thank you for sharing your fantastic work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Magic !! Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Well I've started going through your thread I've just got up to page 9, what a marvel, its going to be incredible rich ,an absolute masterclass of scratchbuilding, Glynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 19 hours ago, roma847 said: Holy cow! This is really great stuff Rich, you're not only a master of scratch-building, but rather also a master of aging and weathering, in a word, a great artist as I got to know you and what I really appreciate. Thank you for sharing your fantastic work. Thanks Manfred, That means a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 Kev...Thanks for hangin' with me. Glynn, I've seen some of your work. Thanks for the compliment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 Hey Guys, More stuff... The exhaust headers... Air intake headers... parts painted up and ready for install... with the radiator frame set around the engine, I discovered that the fit was a little wonky... I took a whole day to fine tune the fitting and get things marked on the frame for final fitting... I still have a ton of stuff to add to the engine, I just need to check the fit issues as I go, to make sure the radiator cage stays square and level. More later...Rich 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roma847 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 One can see, how many fun you have with the weathering of this stuff, brilliant work!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Rich, Go to the 'header' the class. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 2 hours ago, RichO said: I discovered that the fit was a little wonky... I'm so pleased to hear that...................... It's nice to know you are human like the rest of us Beautiful work Kev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Hi Rich, Lots to catch up on, have had family visiting from England for two weeks and then we had lightning and thunder which hit our internet mast so for over two weeks could not see anything so just spent time looking at your master piece and loved every one of your posts pure magic. Regards Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Really amazing build and paint job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Thanks a lot guys!! On 7/21/2017 at 0:46 PM, roma847 said: One can see, how many fun you have with the weathering of this stuff, brilliant work!!! Manfred, you know me to well. I'm having a blast slopping paint all over this build. On 7/21/2017 at 0:57 PM, Pete in Lincs said: Rich, Go to the 'header' the class. Good one Pete. On 7/21/2017 at 2:51 PM, longshanks said: I'm so pleased to hear that...................... It's nice to know you are human like the rest of us Beautiful work Kev Hey Kev, My wife thinks I'm from some alien world. She always yells at me when she gets mad..."Didn't your alien overlords teach you this before they sent you here!!!" On 7/21/2017 at 5:02 PM, Ripaman said: Hi Rich, Lots to catch up on, have had family visiting from England for two weeks and then we had lightning and thunder which hit our internet mast so for over two weeks could not see anything so just spent time looking at your master piece and loved every one of your posts pure magic. Regards Richard Thanks Richard, I lost following your build and can't seem to find you. Let me know wasup. On 7/21/2017 at 9:27 PM, Gremlin56 said: Really amazing build and paint job. Thanks Gremlin, I've been lookin' at your stuff, Nice work also. Thanks guys...Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Back in the mists of time, when I was a kid, I used to go to my local model shop which sold exquisite brass models, made by Japanese companies like Tenshodo, of locomotives such as the UP's Big Boy. They were always on show, still in the unpainted brass, and I used to think that it was a shame to paint them. I thought the same while viewing your work as in it's raw state it seemed to give it a whole new image. But now that the paint is going on, and the weathering too, it's bringing it all to life. And I would never compare yours with the one that I saw at Saumur as it's apples and oranges. Both absolutely brilliant in their own scales. Keep it going Rich. This is a very interesting build. John. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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