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phil b. · Yellow Star Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 113

sarge, i posted a question about the arch pipes on a rail forum i'm a member of. the replies say that they are probably the steam injector pipes.
fwiw, the pipes are just pipes, and i personally would plate them over, in the same way as water pipes and electric cables are plastered over in houses.
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feanor · Posted: Fri 07 Aug 2009 06:18 am Post subject:

Ayup Sarge...

Any Movement on you Rail Tank?
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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Fri 07 Aug 2009 13:33 pm Post subject:

I've just finished the build on my Do.217J-1 and have it jigged up right now.....Once it's dried and ready for spraying up, I'll clear my desk for more work on my train. Sorry it's taking so long, by my standards I'm actually building quite fast at the moment!

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feanor · Posted: Fri 07 Aug 2009 14:56 pm Post subject:

Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Fri 07 Aug 2009 15:06 pm Post subject:

It's progressed a little since my last post, but not massively.....I'm at the point of adding the armour plate. I've got a shiny new pin vice, so the next step will be to cut the plates from plastic card, drill about a million 0.5mm holes around the perimiter of each and then plug them with bits of stretched sprue. These will then be cut and sanded back to represent rivets.

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feanor · Posted: Fri 07 Aug 2009 15:30 pm Post subject:

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feanor · Posted: Fri 07 Aug 2009 19:49 pm Post subject:

Ayup Andy...

Why not just take a .5 mm piece of rod, cut it up into TINY bits, and then stick them on...
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Brews · Posted: Sat 08 Aug 2009 01:52 am Post subject:

A more in-scale way of representing rivets would be to use decals.
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feanor · Posted: Sat 08 Aug 2009 06:02 am Post subject:

Ayup Brews...

But wouldn't be very 3D, eh?
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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Sat 08 Aug 2009 20:14 pm Post subject:

As feanor says, too flat.....I'm tempted to try the simpler route he suggests, but I just got the pin-vice!

Anyway.....The Dornier is at rest for a while, as I've got to paint figures and that requires summoning up the will to do it (I hate the boring little crotch fondlers that kit companies provide as standard!

), so I will be getting back to my loco tonight. I'll probably be faffing around for a while, but expect some more progress pictures shortly.

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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Sat 08 Aug 2009 23:09 pm Post subject:

Tank Engine?

I'm adding the armour plate.....Still undecided about rivets, I may need a recount!

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jhl1908 · Posted: Sat 08 Aug 2009 23:43 pm Post subject:

looking good so far, Sgt. S.
But I think you need some, rather large rivets.

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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Sun 09 Aug 2009 00:51 am Post subject:

I quite agree.....Exactly how I will be adding them remains to be seen.

I have finished the bulk of the armoured shell and given the model a quick undercoat to see how it looks:

Once I'm happy with the appearance, I'll add the armoured cab, before finishing off with rivets, some replacement pipework (or ducting for same) and various other details.

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Ratch · Posted: Sun 09 Aug 2009 12:53 pm Post subject:

I think the armour plate should be secured with hexagonal nuts

Looking good Andy

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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Tue 11 Aug 2009 00:38 am Post subject:

I will probably be sticking to rivets TBH.....I've come to a temporary halt for want of suitable microstrip, so it's off to the LMS for me tomorrow.

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Ratch · Posted: Tue 11 Aug 2009 09:33 am Post subject:

I know it's too late now

but I'm sure I read somewhere about rivets being impressed from the rear side of the plastic with an automatic centre punch

This gives a constant and repeatable punch creating regular pimples on the outside

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feanor · Posted: Tue 11 Aug 2009 09:58 am Post subject:

Ayup Ratch...

I'm sure you can get a Hexagonal punch for such things in varying sizes...
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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Tue 11 Aug 2009 21:21 pm Post subject:

Here is where I'm at right now:

I've had to fix the cab roof in place which will probably make painting the interior a bit tricky.....I might have to resort to figures to hide it.

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PS - I forgot to get some more Microstrip!

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jhl1908 · Posted: Wed 12 Aug 2009 00:21 am Post subject:

You got a mean looking choo choo, Sgt.S.

What about a flak gun on the tender?

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