7mm Mickoo's Commercial Workbench

Pencarrow

Western Thunderer
Got the paint on it over the last couple of days, get the lining on so should be finished by the weekend

Quick phone snap hence poor quality and difference in green. Top one is nearest

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Those two shots are a smashing example of how perception of a colour can vary considerably depending upon lighting etc. IMO it does make heated arguments about the quest for one true colour shade based on photographic evidence a bit problematic.

Superb build and paint job.
 

warren haywood

Western Thunderer
Those two shots are a smashing example of how perception of a colour can vary considerably depending upon lighting etc. IMO it does make heated arguments about the quest for one true colour shade based on photographic evidence a bit problematic.

Superb build and paint job.

Chris, and the real answer is there is no such a thing as ‘correct’ colour.
 

Alan

Western Thunderer
Something I've been saying for years, not only lighting makes a difference, but everyone's perception of colour is slightly different.
 

Dan Randall

Western Thunderer
You must be well chuffed Mick (no pun intended!). All that frustration and hard work was certainly worth it in the end (and what a cracking paint job from Warren). :thumbs:


Regards

Dan
 

mickoo

Western Thunderer
You must be well chuffed Mick (no pun intended!). All that frustration and hard work was certainly worth it in the end (and what a cracking paint job from Warren). :thumbs:


Regards

Dan
She does look a pretty girl, that's for sure.

I tend not to like gloss finishes, they show every false bend or ripple in the underlying metal work, that's why I try to polish them as best I can....to show any imperfections on curved surfaces before it gets to paint.....looks like I kept C'tain cock up (CCU) and crew at bay this time :thumbs:

It'll be nice to see in the flesh and Steve Fay is bringing part of his Devon diorama along to Bristol, so I'll bung it on there for some photos.
 

Dan Randall

Western Thunderer
I meant to take a look at the finished County at last Sunday's Bristol show, but completely forgot about it.... :(

It does look magnificent though! :thumbs:


Regards

Dan
 

mickoo

Western Thunderer
Okay, having virtually pushed the W1 over the line and refreshed my B1 project there's now time (and clear head) for another commission, this time a Finney7 Princess Coronation.

I have to confess these high stepping ladies get the juices flowing (being a LMR man at my core) and I'm really looking forward to the build. I've actually got two, though the second one is a much longer term project and will be more detailed for my own collection, as such it'll probably take a couple of years behind the scenes and won't be required to be a running model, it would be nice but that's not the driving force behind my model, it's something for me and my father who spent his youth trainspotting at Crewe.

This one however is destined to be 46251 'City of Nottingham' during 1961 in BR maroon and Whilst I wont do blow by blow, part a fits to part b it will be picture heavy. There's a couple of reasons for that, one, WT is picture driven, two, the build photos help others who are building or thinking of building one in the future, three, the client can see progress, as can any future prospective clients.

So starting with the tender, what do we get in the box, the usual castings....a lot of white metal :eek: really scary stuff, suppose that's one way to cure a phobia! There's also three nice sheets of gleaming brass, now why does it never stay like that?

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There's a choice of tender types for your buck and a quick look at the etches doesn't seem to show up anything too frightening to deal with.

I've had a jolly good clear up of the work bench after the W1, sorted all the little tubs of bits and bobs, squared away the tools so first thing in the morning it'll be chocks away and tally ho, bandits at 4 'o'clock high.
 

mickoo

Western Thunderer
Okay, time for a little break for luncheon (pukka pie and wedges :thumbs:) and a small update.

Taking Peters comments on board about soldering irons and corrosive fluxes I decided to try without them, well less of them, so far it seems to be working out okay.

So far it's basically following the yellow brick road and nothing different from any other build, but we like pictures here.

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I've had a long disgruntled relation ship with the 5/32" axles and their inbuilt inability to be readily stripped down, however there's a little note in the tender instructions that makes life so much easier. It's the addition of 12BA nuts and screw to retain the axles, rather than the fold over tab which is soldered into place. They are a bit of a fiddle to get lined up, hold in place and secure, but nothing overtly difficult and it's a nice idea I'll use again.

Mind, being the CAD hacker that I am, I'm already thinking of trying to make things a little easier when developing something like this in the future. It'd be so much easier if you had a doubled plate folded round which you tapped 12 or 14BA than trying to solder nuts on one face to a flat surface.

The only sticking point now is the rear one and it's fixed bushes and I am thinking of making up a little carrier plate from some scrap etch that screws to that nice big flat stay at the rear. That'll be this afternoons side track before it becomes too late once the brakes go on.

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I've cut away the outside plate so that the rear wheels can be slid off the axles, this plate is near invisible on the inside of the rear tender frames, it's basically there to hold the two lower transverse plates in position. I didn't cut the front away as that axle and wheels can simply be lifted in and out.

It's a bit of a fiddle getting the rear one in place as the linkage for the scoop passes through here, but with a little Viking profanity and some wriggling it all goes together. Rather well actually given that the linkage is one fret that joins four different parts together, all assembled and fitted individually. You only need one hole or part out by 0.5 mm and you're in a world of pain, but not here, it all fits nicely.
 
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