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4101 Dubs Crane part 6

sleeper

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Hi everyone,

I've been at it again although nothing much seems to change, I painted the inside of the cab where it would be difficult to access when the back and roof were on. I've added the buffer beams and square buffers, cab roof, water tank filler cap. the shaft and flywheel are to drive the crane turntable, this is driven by a cylinder and con rod situated in the right corner of the cab (see previous entry). In one photo I found online it looked like coal hadspilled out onto the cab floor coming from the left hand tank, I assumed that the left tank was actually a coal bunker, the capacity of which is listed as 4cwt.

I formed the outside cylinders by my usual tube in tube method starting with 2mm brass tube at the core, this will take a 1mm piston rod IF I manage to make up a workable con rod with single cross head, don't hold your breath on that one though.

anyway here's a few more pictures.

 

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These two pictures more or less show the additions from front and back

 

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The above picture shows the drive shaft and flywheel used to turn the crane when engaged. I had intended the crane to pivot but applied superglue in the wrong place and locked it up solid

 

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The coal bunker ready for some real coal ( obtained from Didcot Shed) once the painting's done

 

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And finally a picture of the two cylinders with a length of angle attached to make a flat area for stronger attachment to the underside.

 

Well that's a bit more to be going on with; the engine's in the paint shop now so I post the photos when it's painted.

 

cheers for now

 

Roly

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  • RMweb Gold
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Morning Roly,

 

Sorry I missed this entry last night.

 

I think this is the best part of the build when you start to add detail to model-thus giving it character.  There's a lot of detail going into this build and it will pay dividends in the end.

 

Keep the posts coming. Great work.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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Hi Mark,

Yeah I only finished this entry about 10.30pm UK time last night that's probably why you didn't see it. I agree with you, when the detail starts going in and again when doing the little paintwork items is always the most rewarding, the model starts to come to life.

The drive shaft that rotates the crane has a brass flywheel, this was the section cut out of the chimney to reduce it's height I thought it might serve a purpose and kept it, I didn't think it would be quite this soon. The end inside the cab is a handwheel from a cab detailing etch from Mainly Trains and the con rod from another etch of hand brakes or reversers or something, the con rod pivots on a bit of 0.45 brass wire, the shaft is 1.0mm brass wire. I made the tank filler from a blank punched out of 0.5mm plastic card with a hole punch, this was mounted on top of a short length of 3mm plastic tube, the handle is a paper staple bent up and trimmed, two 0.5mm holes were drilled and I fixed it with superglue.

The cab handrails were rather tricky as they-re mounted in the edge of the rear panel of the cab. This was only 1.00mm thick, 1.5mm wide and 1.5mm deep, I used a 0.5mm drill at an angle because the drill chuck made it impossible to drill straight down.

The rod had to then be bent before sticking it in the bottom and when I fixed the cab roof had to be threaded through pre-drilled holes in the roof, then trimmed and filed flush.

Just a few of the intricacies of this build which could have gone in the main page but I thought too much detail might be a bit boring for someone reading through.

Mark thanks for your continuous support with my projects it makes it so much more worthwhile. I welcome anyone's comments, criticisms, or suggestions, so don't be shy.  

 

cheers 

Roly 

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Thanks Roly,

 

You've got an eye for detail and display some excellent modelling skills.  I've certainly picked up a few tips along the way from your blog entries.

 

At the end of the day you know yourself what you're putting into a model and this isn't your run of the mill prototype either.

 

I know for sure I'm going to enjoy seeing the crane arm go on and the loco receive its paint.  As I mentioned before there's a lot of detail in this model so take your time and give it a lovely finish. One thing that may be worth considering are these '3D' rivet transfers from DCC Supplies as I guess the prototype was adorned with plenty of the things! ;)  Here's the link:

 

http://www.dccsupplies.com/shop/index.php?cPath=272_579_583

 

Industrials don't float everyones boat but they have distinct characters and deserve to be modelled. 

 

I'm in the process of putting the parts together to have a go at scratch building one of these industrials on a Hornby Pug chassis. It won't be an exact replica but as long as it goes someway to getting a feel for the prototype is what counts in my eyes.

 

.http://www.manning-wardle.moonfruit.com/#

 

Look forwards to the next installment.

 

All the best,

 

Mark

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