Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
I would say it's the lighting making the punched rivets look like they are hollows.
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I would say it's the lighting making the punched rivets look like they are hollows.
adrian
Flying Squad
As Dave mentions - it could well be the lighting and the reflection from the glass underneath. It's just from the posted photo these rivets on the sole bar look recessed to me rather than pushed out. One of those optical illusion tricks
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
Is that 1/48th mate ?
Col.
Col.
Scale7JB
Western Thunderer
Scale7JB
Western Thunderer
After many many many many hours faffing with the roof it's finally done!
I used the non-patented Rob Pulham and Pete Insole method of painting tissue onto the plasticard and wooden roofs. I thought the tissue I had used would be fine enough but it wasn't, so a little sanding down needed to be done. It's not perfect, but it's perfectly acceptable I think.
A splash more paint, glazing, spacing out the buffer housings and CPL corridor connectors and I can finally put it to bed. At least it will be presentable for the Albury show parcels train.
JB.
I used the non-patented Rob Pulham and Pete Insole method of painting tissue onto the plasticard and wooden roofs. I thought the tissue I had used would be fine enough but it wasn't, so a little sanding down needed to be done. It's not perfect, but it's perfectly acceptable I think.
A splash more paint, glazing, spacing out the buffer housings and CPL corridor connectors and I can finally put it to bed. At least it will be presentable for the Albury show parcels train.
JB.
Steph Dale
Western Thunderer
I don't believe so: ITW quote cure at 'room temperature', with data provided for cure at 24 deg.C (so a bit more than the 20deg.C room temperature is usually taken at). 16hrs for full cure, with data provided for mechanical properties after 7 days.
So, if you've heated it or roughly handled within 16 hrs or your adhesive is out of date (or processing/handling error such as dirt, grease etc.), that may explain why the joint has failed. The axle must have taken some welly or the adhesive failed completely for it to come apart like that though!
Product data sheet is here, if you want a look yourself: http://www.devcon-producten.nl/Devcon-TDS/2ton_epoxy.pdf
Steph
Steph Dale
Western Thunderer
We all have days like that. I'm having one today!
Steph
oldravendale
Western Thunderer
You are not alone..... I had a similar failure - I can't remember which loco it was and the Devcon cured overnight so in my case it was probably a problem with the mixing or grease/oil on the axle. It's only happened once, so another incident is probably well overdue. Just in case I now keep a spare axle in stock.
Brian
Brian