tim4948 Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) so how about an O gauge version next ??? Tempting but I currently don't have a big enough table to work on for that - at the moment. Edited July 21, 2016 by tim4948 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) The shells have now been painted so I took the opportunity to pose them on top of the trolley on the track on the rear of Boche Buster ready to be loaded into the barrel. The shells are 2 different colours as I couldn't decide which looked better, also black denotes that its an armour piercing shell, buff (yellow) denotes that it's a high explosive shell. I have also made the rod that they would use to push the shell into the barrel once it had been pushed as far as it could along the trolley. Footage shows about 20 men holding this rod and do 2 or 3 running pushes at the shell to get it loaded! Now it just needs to be painted. Also the postman delivered the final missing piece today just before I went to work and that was the name plates from Narrow Planet. Here is a picture of them, they'll be fitted later today. Edited August 1, 2016 by tim4948 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I think this is one model where the word "awesome" would not be inappropriate or overused. Definite prizewinner / showstopper there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Holt Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Hi Tim. I'm not surprised it took a team of 20 plus to hand ram the shells - not only did they weigh the best part of a ton each, but they had to be rammed hard enough for the drive band (fitted round the shell near the base) to engage with the barrel rifling. The propellant charge would be much easier as it was in quarter sections in silk bags and could be manhandled. On naval mountings, guns this size had hydraulic powered chain rammers to do the job mechanically. Obviously, after ramming the shell, the stroke of the rammer had to be reduced to ram the charges in behind. If the operator forgot to operate the stroke reduction foot pedal, quite a mess of squashed/split cordite bags ensued! Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 The rod for pushing the shells in has now been painted And the name plates have been put on. Pictures of the completed Boche Buster will be posted after my clubs open day which is tomorrow (see post #70 for details of the open day) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 As promised here are some pictures of H.M.G. Boche-Buster on Northwick at my clubs open day. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessy1692 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Excellent work, looks fantastic does this Cheers for posting James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 That is......massive. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 Now that Boche Buster has been completed, I have decided to make a start on the next project, a GWR Crocodile F. The first step was to use the silhouette portrait cutter to cut out the sides of the wagon - each side will be 2 layers of 0.25mm thick plasticard so 4 were cut out. Here's a picture of the first 2 ready to be laminated together. Once the 2 layers had been laminated it was then time to apply he top and bottom flanges again using 0.25mm plasticard. The second side was then done in the same way. It was then onto the floors to join the 2 sides together, this was done using 1mm plasticard. The next step will be to make the bogies and to start to add the details. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 The BR plate bogies from cambrian models have now been made and fitted to the crocodile, here's a picture of it on the rails for the first time. Next job was to fit the cross supports at the ends of the well and fit the buffer beams all made from 1mm plasicard. Next bits are to fit the wooden floor in the well and the buffers along with the rest of the smaller details. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Tim, did the Sillhouette cut the little holes in the solebar for you? Mine would struggle to actually peirce 20thou. Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 Tim, did the Sillhouette cut the little holes in the solebar for you? Mine would struggle to actually peirce 20thou. Jon Hi John Each of the solebars are made up from 2 layers of 10thou which are then laminated together to give a total thickness of 20thou. With the 20thou I have found that the cutter will score it and you have to finish off the cuts with a scalpel blade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 More work has been done to the crocodile, the first job beings on cut ou the small strips of plasticard that will go on the inside edge of the solebars. This was done using 0.25mm plasticard and cut out using the silhouette cutter, here they are before sticking them on. And after. The wooden floor was then added - if I build another one of these it would be easier to put the wooden floor in before fixing both of the sides on, the buffers were also added. The strengthening flanges that go on the inside of the solebars were then added. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Hi John Each of the solebars are made up from 2 layers of 10thou which are then laminated together to give a total thickness of 20thou. With the 20thou I have found that the cutter will score it and you have to finish off the cuts with a scalpel blade. Odd numbers of layers is better 3,5 etc. This way it is less likely to warp. Very nice work, I like these unusual wagons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 I have had a riveting time doing the rivets on the crocodile, I used the same process as I did on boche buster. Here are some pictures to show them, the model has also had a coat of primer as this helps to show the rivets better. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 The crocodile wagon has had its transfers applied and has had its first outing on the tracks, here are some pictures of it on Northwick. As this wagon is destined to run on Northwick it still need to be weathered which will be the next job. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 The crocodile wagon has now been weathered so here are some pictures of it on Northwick. It was then joined by its GWR twin which has been built the same way as the BR one. Here are the two next to each other. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 Now that the crocodile F's have been completed it was then time to contemplate what to do next. On and around the table that I do most of my building I have got quite a few wagon kits that I have built and painted but I have then left them to one side and moved onto something else, so I have decided to get on and start applying the transfers to them and finish them off. Here are the first ones to be completed. GWR Mink D, unsure of the kit manufacturer of this one. 3x GWR cattle vans - a Dapol one in the middle flanked by cooper craft ones either side. Ratio GWR Macaw G 4x GWR vans diagram no's V4 8'6.5" tall, V4 7'6.5" tall, V5, V4 8'6.5" tall - all cooper craft kits More wagons to follow once they're finished 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 A slight delay since the last post due to me being away but more wagons have been completed with their transfers which include. A pair of k's GWR coral kits A scratch built GWR tourn A pair of cambrian GWR chaired sleeper wagons A cambrian GWR hand crane A brass kit from dragon models of a GWR drinking water wagon Yet more to follow once the transfers are on. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 I've now pretty much finished doing the transfers on the wagons so should now have enough room on the table to get back to building! Here are some more pictures of the ones I've finished. A Falcon Brassworks LMS 40t brake van An unknown brass kit of a LMS beer van A chivers fine lines kit of a LMS 6 wheeled fish van A ratio SR ferry van A scratch built SR conflat D A chivers fine lines kit of a SR Tunney A Caledonian railway vent van A pair of cambrian kits of cambrian railway open wagons A white metal kit of a Lancashire and Yorkshire railway butter van And finally a parkside dundas kit of a BR pipe wagon 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Hi Tim, I knew it.... As soon as I did the 18'' buffer for the LMS 40ton brake van last month someone will have build one, okay the buffer was also seen on other wagons like bogie hoppers and bogie bolsters but it is one that hasn't been available till now. See Lanarkshire Models B050. Nice work on the wagons especially the Bosh Buster and the Crocodile. All the best, Dave Franks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) So having built some of the bigger items of rolling stock (boche buster, crocodile) I was looking for something different to build when I was given a kit for a wickham type 27 trolley and trailer to build for another member at my local club. The kit is made by a company called n brass locos, here's a link: http://www.nbrasslocos.co.uk/ooloco.html I decided to tackle the trailer first as it looked the less complicated of the two. Here is the progress so far, the first step was to bend the various bits for the basic under frame this was fiddly as the flat pieces need to be formed into U shaped channels but once done the pieces slotted together nicely and were then soldered into position. Next step was to solder the bushes into place and then fit the wheels (these are n gauge wheels that have had their axels cut in half - they are supplied with the kit). The brakes were then fitted Edited September 14, 2016 by tim4948 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 The top of the trailer was formed and was then soldered to the chassis, the end lifting bars were also added. This has pretty much completed the trailer so it was time to move onto the trolley itself, as you can see in the picture below there are a lot of very small parts on the fret - this could be fun. The first thing to do was to make up the chassis in the same way as the trailer, here is the progress so far. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4948 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) More progress has been made with the wickham with the first job being to build the 2 ends, here's a picture of them The next bit was to roll the roof so that it could be used to help align the ends on the chassis and make sure that everything is square. Next up was the interior the framework for the engine and the dials was added along with the clutch pedal (way too fiddly as its 2 prices the biggest measuring about 3mm) for the driver, the framework for the front set of seats was then added. The seat bases were then added along with the brake leaver, gear lever and throttle lever. A closer view of the leavers Next up was to fit the wheels and brake gear on the chassis Not too much further to go until this is ready for painting, this is quite a time consuming kit to build just because of the small size of the parts and trying to find them when the ping out of the tweezers! Edited September 16, 2016 by tim4948 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) More progress has been made with the wickham with the first job being to build the 2 ends, here's a picture of them image.jpegimage.jpeg The next bit was to roll the roof so that it could be used to help align the ends on the chassis and make sure that everything is square. image.jpeg Next up was the interior the framework for the engine and the dials was added along with the clutch pedal (way too fiddly as its 2 prices the biggest measuring about 3mm) for the driver, the framework for the front set of seats was then added. image.jpeg The seat bases were then added along with the brake leaver, gear lever and throttle lever. image.jpeg A closer view of the leavers image.jpeg Next up was to fit the wheels and brake gear on the chassis image.jpeg Not too much further to go until this is ready for painting, this is quite a time consuming kit to build just because of the small size of the parts and trying to find them when the ping out of the tweezers! Been there, done that - and I'm not in a hurry to repeat the experience !! (....and I was trying motorise it too). Regards, John isherwood. Edited September 16, 2016 by cctransuk 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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