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feanor

Ayup.

Progress of Heinkel 51s Build will be reported here.
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Heinkel51 · Posted: Tue 07 Apr 2009 03:08 am Post subject:

My offering will be a BR Mogul 2-6-0.

Heinkel51 · Posted: Mon 29 Jun 2009 14:20 pm Post subject:

Well lets begin, with the obligatory sprue shots. My offering is a Dapol issue Mogul.

I commenced with stage one as per the instructions

My first step was to prepaint in Hu21 the components.

Some steel on the rims

And then complete the sub assembly.

The kit has some flash but more annoyingly an abundance of ejector pin marks

feanor · Posted: Mon 29 Jun 2009 14:22 pm Post subject:

Ayup Pete...

Great to see you back !

Sorry i have neglected you as GB leader, but i saw your post of the other day, and i wasn't sure if you were gonna start.

Anyways, Glad to see you started, and i can tell you, Ejector marks are making me Crazy too !

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TimJ · Posted: Mon 29 Jun 2009 20:08 pm Post subject:

Nice work so far.
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Heinkel51 · Posted: Tue 07 Jul 2009 14:28 pm Post subject:

Well stage 2

I'm not sure what they call all those bits that connect the wheels on steam trains but I did think of a few new adjectives. However by the end of the night I succeded, though alas my wheels do not turn.

The next step should have been stage 3

However I opted for something simpler and commenced on the Boiler. Here I decided also to replace the moulded on rails with more realistic units. So I started with cutting out the sections where the brackets for the rails were.

Then used the gaps as guide to drill holes for the new brackets.

Next was to remove all the moulded rail detail. Some more cleaning up work still required.

Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Tue 07 Jul 2009 14:50 pm Post subject:

This 'Steamy-Thing' building malarkey looks like it might be difficult!

Good to see you back on board Peter!

All the best
Sgt.S
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T16S · Posted: Tue 07 Jul 2009 22:45 pm Post subject:

Yep Sarge,
I reckon it's half Black Magic and half Necromancy!
Stu

daniel7891 · Posted: Wed 08 Jul 2009 08:38 am Post subject:

Coming along nicely. The loco's do look to be a challenging build
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feanor · Posted: Mon 13 Jul 2009 08:23 am Post subject:

Ayup Pete...

Nice progress. I hope you don't feel like you've fallen out of the Loop mate !

From your destructions, i see you get a picture of what the drive train should look like. I wish the Stars had one, or was clearer. I wonder why Dapol felt the need to change the original format to their own.

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feanor · Posted: Fri 07 Aug 2009 06:20 am Post subject:

Ayup Pete...

Any more Progress mate?
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Heinkel51 · Posted: Sat 22 Aug 2009 12:30 pm Post subject:

Hi Guy’s, sorry about the slow progress, my modeling is very much in small fits and starts.

Well the Mogul is back on the work bench.

From a local model boat shop (called Floataboat) I acquired some rail stanchions.

Suitably installed in the predrilled holes.

Then some brass rod bent around some dowel and the rails done.

Basic assembly of Coal tender completed.

Now sitting there with another coat of Hu21 waitng to dry.

feanor · Posted: Sat 22 Aug 2009 13:25 pm Post subject:

Ayup Pete...

Outstanding work with the Handrails...

It's coming along well mate.
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Heinkel51 · Posted: Mon 24 Aug 2009 11:11 am Post subject:

Ahhhh I've misplaced my instruction sheet

Heinkel51 · Posted: Sat 24 Oct 2009 14:22 pm Post subject:

Instructions found

Main components now ready for assembly

And turning my attention to the tender. I was wondering how to do the orange striping. So out with the Tamiya tape and using the same procedure as for canopy framing.

Some Hu18

More to follow