Giles Posted February 9, 2019 Author Share Posted February 9, 2019 25 minutes ago, NRS91 said: Nice work as usual Giles. As well as being a huge Scammell enthusiast I also have an interest in vehicles designed by Laurie Bond (blame my dads collection) which leads to me wondering where you got the Berkeley T60 model from? Ah..... you can find the Berkeley's on an Ebay (international) search. Theyre not cheap, but they are very nice. I got one as I had three - although only one ever got on the road.... I ran it for a while both in the Valleys and in London when I was a student. Great fun..... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRS91 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Giles said: Ah..... you can find the Berkeley's on an Ebay (international) search. Theyre not cheap, but they are very nice. I got one as I had three - although only one ever got on the road.... I ran it for a while both in the Valleys and in London when I was a student. Great fun..... Yes they are brilliant fun! It used to be my job to lift the back end around to get it square to the kerb when dad parked! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 That is some very classy chassis work being built there Giles, the r/c work is no mean feat either - well done. Regards 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 9, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 9, 2019 6 hours ago, Giles said: Ah..... you can find the Berkeley's on an Ebay (international) search. Theyre not cheap, but they are very nice. I got one as I had three - although only one ever got on the road.... I ran it for a while both in the Valleys and in London when I was a student. Great fun..... 3 hours ago, NRS91 said: Yes they are brilliant fun! It used to be my job to lift the back end around to get it square to the kerb when dad parked! I was contemplating buying one a few years ago. A heavily modified 4 wheeler with Mini mechanicals. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold GWR57xx Posted February 27, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 27, 2019 There I was enjoying the music and the choreography, anticipating the climax followed by a bow from the crane when it just ended prematurely... Great stuff, but I can only give you 9/10 . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Next up is a little resin-bodied Morris J type van (not an Oxford model). I shall try the little gear motor as shown, but it may prove too fast - it's about 240rpm...... 2019-03-12_05-22-14 by giles favell, on Flickr The other issue with this is the front axle, which needs to be significantly smaller than the lorries I've done in the past. To this end i've done it slightly differently, and CNC'd the stub axle and axle components from 1mm brass using my Stepcraft mill. Slow, but very successful. I used a 0.8mm D cutter, but next time I will split the process into drilling and then profiling with a larger cutter so I can go faster. 2019-03-12_05-18-21 by giles favell, on Flickr 7 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Looking very good Giles, lovely shade of green for the J van as well as the masterful intricate engineering. Best 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warspite Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Hi Giles If it's not Oxford, what is the origin of this beautiful Morris model J van. Would love to get hold of one. Looking forward to seeing it in action. Stephen 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Here you are Stephen. >>> https://www.bing.com/search?q=1%3A43+scale+morris+J+van&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=1%3A43+scale+morris+j+van&sc=2-23&sk=&cvid=5F6851D234F14FFD80927954724CC50A Best 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Thanks Gents - It is indeed an Autocult model - and very nice too! I paid about £50 for it - shopping around internationally on Ebay. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Giles Posted March 28, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) This little van is completed, and works beautifully. It has actually been one of the most difficult conversions I've done, simply because its all resin glued in one piece, and I hade to cut bits off rather than work with a separate chassis. It's very small, but quite delightful (I've also corrected the door handles so they're vertical as they should be for sliding doors!) 2019-03-23_05-22-58 by giles favell, on Flickr Edited March 28, 2019 by Giles 10 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 What a masterful feat of miniature engineering. You, sir, are a genius. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Fantastic as usual. Can't wait to see the little blue 2 seater done. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack P Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I love the music! Absolutely fantastic modelling too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 I've had a further play with the Stepcraft mill and persuaded it to do something other than profiling. Because I used a 0.8mm dia cutter, I was very caution about feed rates and cutting depth - so this took over an hour! The finished piece is 6.6mm dia, and the nuts are 0.9mm AD. 2019-04-16_06-03-51 by giles favell, on Flickr 5 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 That is excellent, Giles. Is the machine driven by hand, or by computer? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 My goodness... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Its computer driven Dave, so there's some software to learn.... This is it, though without the spindle (the drilling motor) fitted in this shot. Mine is one of the smallest, cutting up to A3. Most people use them for wood carving and sign making - but they're better than that.... Stepcraft 420 by giles favell, on Flickr 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Video of mine in action cutting frames for the little 0-14 steam crane https://youtu.be/I_4pXIxrkFs 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Giles, " ruddy 'ell " gobsmacked... Simon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdb82 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Wow! Now that really is super fine detail, which could lead to all kinds of possibilities, and future strain on my bank balance! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulleid101 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 I want one.....brilliant modelling ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherplanet Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 And you claim a Blacksmith approach! Amazing and inspiring, thanks for sharing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Thank you Gents.... i'm very fortunate in the tools I've acquired over time! I must say this has taken some persistence. I finally managed to work out how to do it 'properly' from an stl 3D model, but it broke yet another tool within the first second, so I guess doing it the long way is better.... I also had problems doing this job in Nickel Silver, and for some reason that was breaking cutters left right and centre. So I have gone back to brass with a 0.8mm cutter going slowly. This is the first 'production' one, and it took 50 minutes cutting time, but came out really nicely. CNC cylinder end cover by giles favell, on Flickr 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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