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  1. albergman
    Ditto. Words fail me.
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    I thought those acorns looked real. Thanks I'm sitting here with Fusion loaded on my PC trying to get started. A whole different world!
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    This is really astonishing Nick. Are all the nuts/bolts/Acorn nuts real metal or are you printing and painting them? Also ... fan belts. Are these a pliable printed material or a firm shape that slides onto the pulleys? Frank
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    Wow again ... hard to believe you've just learned this on your own Nick ... but I do. Really impressive work on those latest parts. Don't know what "sketching with splines" means but it doesn't matter. Keep going! Frank
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    This is fabulous Nick. Love your attention to detail and desire to get everything right. Question ... are the plug wires printed or actual wire? Frank
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    Thanks for the speedy reply Nick ... the analogue did the trick! So now the model is even more impressive because, from the size of most of your photos, I thought this was going to be a huge engine. What a jewel. I'll look into those courses for sure. Frank
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    This is a fascinating project and one which has excited me enough to install Fusion 360. It's a bit of a struggle (for me) to get started in the software as most YouTube tutorials use older versions and in no time at all you can't relate it to your version! All that aside, your success with it is very encouraging so thanks for that. One thing I'd like to see is to have a real-life object (pencil?) beside your printed result. I'm not familiar with Pocher models and have no idea what size this engine really is.. Keep up the terrific progress. Frank
  8. albergman
    Yes Matthew, I checked that. In fact I knew it was open when the clear fluid in the jar shot out of it and went a foot high!! I also cleared the 3 tiny holes in the head cap (3 in the diagram above). I'd never noticed they were there before and 2 were plugged. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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    Alan I've finally fixed mine after tearing it right down. The main problem, and I think this is yours, was that there was an air leak between the nozzle (4) and the body (6). This came about because my head cap (3) was not tight enough due to something in the threads. I always have just tightened it to finger tightness but after using a small wrench and applying some extra pressure it gradually stopped "pulsing" and the bubbles disappeared. I think too my O-ring maybe need replacing. http:// I hope this solves your issues. I sure learned a lot about how these things work today so it wasn't a waste of time. Frank
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    Hi Alan I've just spent several hours today struggling with a similar problem with this very same brush. I've had mine for over 20 years and had no problems until fairly recently. Today I could only get intermittent spray but mostly just air. I stripped it and gave it the most thorough cleaning ever and did get some debris out. I had recently bought a cleaning kit that came with 5 long thin brushes of different diameters that let me get to places I never had before. Just minutes ago I reassembled it and hooked it up with a jar of solvent but still no luck. In fact, there is a steady stream of bubbles emanating from the pickup tube in the jar!! I'm at my wits end and hoping someone can help. Hope I haven't hijacked your thread but I think we're dealing with the same problem. Can you tell me if you see bubbles in the jar? Frank
  11. albergman
    Thanks Steve ... glad you like them. Merchant Navy??? What what?? I grew up (40's and 50's) only seeing the LNER locomotives and kids of that era probably saw little of the other 3 main lines unless they lived near where other companies passed. We didn't travel much in those days with the war going on and Dad away for years. As a result I actually never knew there was anything BUT LNER till much later in life and I've just never found any other company's engines as attractive as Gresley's designs. Don't hate me ... that's just me. Regardless ... there'll be no more engines from me. Already starting to think about my next car. I see there's been very little activity in your loco shed for a while. Hope all that motion hasn't overwhelmed you. It is daunting and I agree that you should keep it down to as few pieces as possible. The worst part about making it all is that when you've got it all figured out and fitted together ... you have to go and make the other side!!
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    Thanks AliGauld. Very kind remarks. As an old Fifer I remember this engine well. I hope to get back to her soon and apply the finishing touches. Well, I'm afraid you're both wrong on both engines! They're obviously right here on my cabinet gathering dust. To be honest though 4472 is back in my "top shed" having her motion re-worked. Thanks for looking in. Frank
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    You've done a fine job there Clive. Agree that it looked out of place and maybe Spanish? ... as a Canadian (now) I'm not really qualified to judge its origins. A bit of moss maybe and Mother Nature to weather it and it will look right at home. I've put 60009 aside for a while and decided to do some upgrades to 4472 and might even finish it this time. Frank
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    Woohoo!! That is amazing Clive! I cant believe how natural she looks in the picture and you blended my tracks (borrowed from my Scotsman) perfectly. As to lining her out I print my own decals. The boiler bands are the old water slide style but I recently switched over to adhesive vinyl for the rest. Water slides just have no real adhesion and have to be coated with layers of lacquer. Paint adhesion is so much better on (matte) vinyl too. Frank
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    Hmmm I already replied to this but seems to have gotten lost. Anyway, no need to apologize Clive ... attendance is not compulsory. Thanks for looking in and approving. I really am enjoying building this engine that I'm so fond off. I've been following your own refurbishment of your garden railway (commented there a few days ago). My engines are close to your scale and it would be nice to see them on your metals one day but that won't be happening with the mess the world is in. Photoshop maybe? Cheers Frank
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    Sorry you had your arm twisted there Dennis! Steve is a paid enthusiast and he's becoming quite expensive.
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    Curb your enthusiasm young man!! Thanks for that Steve. I'm really pleased with the way she's coming along too. Hope you two can get back at the red one soon.
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    Maybe I'd better read this Hairy Potter stuff to understand what this banter means! I do hope you find a way to motivate young BBS to keep going. Tell her "Uncle" Frank in Canada is counting on her. There aren't many of us loco scratchbuilders around any more and we need to keep the hobby alive. Frank
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    What a lovely project Clive. Just the thing to keep you from getting bored in these trying times. Frank
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    I didn't think I'd post any more pictures till I was finished but that could still be a while so here's a bit more progress. Let's see ... got all my decals designed and printed on my inkjet printer. Could write a book on the troubles I had with that part of the project but I'll spare you that sad episode. Almost all are applied and many clear coats later I finally rubbed the finish down with 2000 wet sandpaper and buffed the engine with a Tamiya polishing compound which is wonderful. I didn't want a showroom finish but maybe "fresh from an overhaul" look. Today I was able to re-attach the platform that holds all the wheels and motion ... hopefully for the last time. The tender still needs finishing touches but is very close to done. The front bogie is sitting loose here and I'll wait till I get my custom track made for "Number 9" to fit it. Also want to make the two seats for the crew. Many small touches still to finish too ... headboard, lanterns, whistle, cab windows etc so you can see it still has a way to go. Thanks for looking in. Frank
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    Very atmospheric! You've captured a lot in such a small environment. Well done.
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    Lovely project and one I'm particularly fond of. Not familiar with the kit so can I ask if you had to assemble that tubular chassis and how it is done? Will be following this build. Frank
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    Thanks for the tip Dennis because I didn't know that. I was never a kit builder so I have little experience with decals or painting. Thanks S/S. I guess compared to the Scotsman then yes, this went fast. Just over a year now and I don't work very hard at it. How lucky you were to be able to see all six A4's in one place. What vision someone had to think of such an event and pulling it off.
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    Hey there fans ... yes, all four of you. What the heck ... .we're supposed to avoid crowds anyway in this new, dangerous world. Still plugging away at the A4 and sort of in the home stretch now. Tender is finished building and all the bits are attached. Found that the wheels just wouldn't align and sit properly on my test track so I ended up making another framework and refitting everything. I destroyed most of my castings for the axle boxes and springs in the process so I had to mold new ones ... altogether a very sideways move. However, everything is sitting properly on the rails at last. I recently got back at the engine itself and have been finalizing all the details for it ... made another new set of handrails (well, the attachment pieces). Today I airbrushed a coat of the final green onto the engine and tender. It's matte paint (my mistake) but I'll now apply all my decals onto it then spray gloss clear coat on so she'll have a nice finish. The iconic "swooshy" decal around the smokebox was tricky but after plastering the nose with masking tape I managed to draw a suitable replica of the parabolic curve on that. Peeled it off, stuck it to a flat sheet of metal, photographed it and took that into my photo editor program where I could colour it to the required orange/black stripe. Piece of cake and only too a couple of DAYS!!! So, here we are ... I stuck a handrail, the steam pipe and the bare nameplate on just for a quick photo shoot. The "body" of the engine is sitting loose on her chassis and there are bits of motion hanging loose so don't get too worked up. Lots of bits are completed and waiting to be attached soon. This will likely be the last pictures of the build as I'll probably post the completed "Union of South Africa" in the finished vehicles section. Hope to see you there soon. Thanks for watching. Frank
  25. albergman
    Thanks CF4U. I'd already made one for my Scotsman so it was easy to figure out. Overly simplified as it's a very small piece. Next project today was to make a pair of safety doors for the tender. I imagine these are employed to keep the staff from falling through the space between the engine cab and the tender. Decided to make these from brass. Long time ago I bought a brass ornament at a recycle shop as it had some thickness to it and I thought it might come in handy someday ... today was that day! I sawed out some thick bits to shape into hinges then drilled a tiny hole in them. Soldered them to a brass sheet the size of the door and filed everything down to size. Secured a piece of brass pipe to the tender side to form a hinge and dropped a length of wire through. Repeated the process to make another for the other side. Sorry for the crap photos. Better ones coming later.
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