12-31-2016, 09:34 AM
With the holidays over I had the time to put into my first challenge. I started on the air tanks and did some more work to the firebox.
The Air tanks are cut from some brass tubing with the ends filled in with squadron putty. When it's all dry the ends will be sanded down to the correct profile. the mounts are cut from strip styrene, the straps will be added latter.
As for the fire box , the safety valves were added along with the bell and whistle. I cut the plugs for the inspection holes from plastic sprues and glued them into the holes in the lagging near the top of the firebox. I still need to fill and sand parts of the firebox to get them smooth. This is a slow process that takes several applications and passes with fine sandpaper.
A single boiler band was added and a filler plate with rivet detail was fitted behind the last driver to help hide the models frame. I used my riveting press for this part of the job.
The Air tanks are cut from some brass tubing with the ends filled in with squadron putty. When it's all dry the ends will be sanded down to the correct profile. the mounts are cut from strip styrene, the straps will be added latter.
As for the fire box , the safety valves were added along with the bell and whistle. I cut the plugs for the inspection holes from plastic sprues and glued them into the holes in the lagging near the top of the firebox. I still need to fill and sand parts of the firebox to get them smooth. This is a slow process that takes several applications and passes with fine sandpaper.
A single boiler band was added and a filler plate with rivet detail was fitted behind the last driver to help hide the models frame. I used my riveting press for this part of the job.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew