simond
Western Thunderer
Back to the O13. There were no brake yokes, hangers or shoes, so I’m finding a way to provide some.
The shoes are 3DP, the yokes are made from flattened copper wire, made by passing several times through the rolling bars, and then annealed, and stretching to straighten. It came out about 0.6 x 1.2, on reflection starting with a slightly smaller wire might have been better, but I’m quite pleased.
The hangers are simply 0.7 NS wire soldered to the chassis. The shoes are slipped over them and superglued in place. I’ll trim the hangers in due course.
The gas tank is 3DP, with integral straps and nuts. I’ll pop a bit of guitar string in the vac cylinder to represent the armoured hose.
The roof is part done. Ventilators (3DP to replace very mediocre cast w/m) and twin rainstrips to add, along with cantrail gutters.
Roof handrails will be the last thing to add.
Does anyone have any information regarding the interior layout? I’m guessing there were benches and a brake hand wheel in the compartment. Maybe a desk?
I need to make some decent window bars. The photo in the book shows squares rather like weldmesh, much harder work than simple bars!
atb
Simon
The shoes are 3DP, the yokes are made from flattened copper wire, made by passing several times through the rolling bars, and then annealed, and stretching to straighten. It came out about 0.6 x 1.2, on reflection starting with a slightly smaller wire might have been better, but I’m quite pleased.
The hangers are simply 0.7 NS wire soldered to the chassis. The shoes are slipped over them and superglued in place. I’ll trim the hangers in due course.
The gas tank is 3DP, with integral straps and nuts. I’ll pop a bit of guitar string in the vac cylinder to represent the armoured hose.
The roof is part done. Ventilators (3DP to replace very mediocre cast w/m) and twin rainstrips to add, along with cantrail gutters.
Roof handrails will be the last thing to add.
Does anyone have any information regarding the interior layout? I’m guessing there were benches and a brake hand wheel in the compartment. Maybe a desk?
I need to make some decent window bars. The photo in the book shows squares rather like weldmesh, much harder work than simple bars!
atb
Simon
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paulc
Western Thunderer
Hi Simon , could you use something like a fly wire mesh for the window bars ? I guess it depends on the size of the squares .
simond
Western Thunderer
Thanks Paul,
the issue will be the size of the holes and the size of the wires. And buying the stuff. They probably don’t sell it in 4” squares!
I have a cunning plan involving a 3D printer, some thick black cotton and some superglue….