Dan Vadas
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Duanelaker in Concord Stagecoach by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Model Trailways - 1:12 scale - circa 1862 "Cobb & Co"
Hmm, let's see Mark .....
1964 Holden panel van - 192 Cu In, Triple Stromberg carbs, 35/75 cam, worked head etc :
1965 Holden Premier, 214 cub in, triple dual-throat Weber carbs, 40/80 cam, 12-port head, tuned headers, 4-speed gearbox, etc
1977 A9X Holden Torana, 5 litre V8, dual Weber carbs, big cam, worked heads, tuned headers, etc. I had two more similar ones to this - the last one had a 340 cu in V8 and a 9" Ford rear axle, full-on suspension, 15" x 10" wheels and a heap of other goodies. It would have left Peter Brock's Bathurst 1000 winning car for dead - top speed of over 170mph.
SWB Bedford van, with a thumping 454 cu in Chevy. Stock unit had a 1.2 litre 4 cylinder engine :
LWB Bedford with a 5 litre Holden V8 - 400 + hp. Also had a fully chromed Jag rear end :
You could say I was a bit of a racer in my youth .
Eddie - stagecoach's back wheel diameter is 130mm.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Duanelaker in Concord Stagecoach by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Model Trailways - 1:12 scale - circa 1862 "Cobb & Co"
Some of you may have been wondering how long it would take for me to crack and start Kit Bashing - right about NOW .
While visiting the Scale Model Horsedrawn Vehicle site I saw a build where the guy had made WORKING door locks. Not to be outdone I thought I'd give it a go . The other guy is building in a larger scale (1:8), so I've simplified my method. The design is entirely my own, a bit of "trial and error" included .
Here's a pic of the working parts that I built initially. From the left - the main shaft, the cam pin, the cam, and the tongue :
My first test was a failure - the tongue needed a slot instead of the semi-circular cutout. I'd actually thought of the slot as I was falling asleep last night, but by this morning I'd forgotten about it
Here is the mk2 tongue, and the cam silver soldered to the shaft :
My "test bench" where I checked that the assembly had enough "throw" - perfect :
The assembly fitted into the door. I still need to make some "locators" to hold the tongue in line, as well as escutcheon plates to hold the shaft in position :
More will follow tomorrow. Stay tuned .
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Duanelaker in Concord Stagecoach by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Model Trailways - 1:12 scale - circa 1862 "Cobb & Co"
Very nice Mike .
I've sheeted both sides and also made the two doors. Ready for paint :
The door in place, the gaps are much neater than they look here as I've only roughly supported it for the pic. The hinges are fitted after painting :
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Duanelaker in Concord Stagecoach by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Model Trailways - 1:12 scale - circa 1862 "Cobb & Co"
The Bodywork starts.
There is a jig included in the kit that makes assembly quite simple. As with everything else that's laser cut in this kit it is very accurate. Here's a pic of the start of the assembly :
The first frame completed and faired. I made both frames in an easy day :
A frame off the jig :
The two frames and one lot of external panels primed and ready to assemble :
Cheers, Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Duanelaker in Concord Stagecoach by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Model Trailways - 1:12 scale - circa 1862 "Cobb & Co"
Not any more John . 1st coat of Primer :
Cheers< Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Duanelaker in Concord Stagecoach by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Model Trailways - 1:12 scale - circa 1862 "Cobb & Co"
A pretty good day's work - I've completed all the Running Gear on which the front axle is attached :
This is how the assembly will fit relative to the frame :
Cheers, Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Flat Bed Wagon by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There's also a Beer Wagon in progress at the moment . I've made 2.5 metres of highly detailed rails (in two pieces for easier transport) which will hold the lot.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Flat Bed Wagon by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There's also a Beer Wagon in progress at the moment . I've made 2.5 metres of highly detailed rails (in two pieces for easier transport) which will hold the lot.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Canute in Flat Bed Wagon by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There's also a Beer Wagon in progress at the moment . I've made 2.5 metres of highly detailed rails (in two pieces for easier transport) which will hold the lot.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Landrotten Highlander in Flat Bed Wagon by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There's also a Beer Wagon in progress at the moment . I've made 2.5 metres of highly detailed rails (in two pieces for easier transport) which will hold the lot.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from mtaylor in Flat Bed Wagon by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There's also a Beer Wagon in progress at the moment . I've made 2.5 metres of highly detailed rails (in two pieces for easier transport) which will hold the lot.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from CDW in Flat Bed Wagon by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
Thanks Ken. "Garden Railway" ??? It's a bit smaller than that - 1:25, which I think is "1" Gauge or a bit bigger .
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from CDW in Flat Bed Wagon by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
STILL WAITING for my Locomotive kit , I decided to enhance the wagon with a load of logs. I downloaded some pictures of real logs and modified the sizes in Paint.net to suit the wagon. These took me quite a while to make, but it's filled in the time :
I made them in four size diameters :
To save on paper and ink I only made the middle logs 20mm long :
I also made up some lashing chains and tensioners :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from thibaultron in Flat Bed Wagon by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There's also a Beer Wagon in progress at the moment . I've made 2.5 metres of highly detailed rails (in two pieces for easier transport) which will hold the lot.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Duanelaker in Flat Bed Wagon by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
The suspension in stages of construction :
The paper parts in this pic are the springs. I made my own from softened 0.5mm brass wire :
One of the finished suspensions :
Danny
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Dan Vadas reacted to amateur in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
At first I thought you slightly misaligned the rivets on the tender.
so I checkedthe internet.
Should have known: not Danny's idea, but misaligned by the original builders
The model is as impressive as the original.
I think you could stage the model insuch a way, that it will be difficult to see the differencebetween model and original: Low point of view, nice background.
Jan
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Dan Vadas reacted to vulcanbomber in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
Awesome, magnificent, amazing, stunning, astounding, spectacular, impressive, fantastic, remarkable.....
.... or maybe I should just say - WOW!!!!!
Can't wait to see her on mounted on the rails.
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Dan Vadas reacted to Canute in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
Beautiful job on the roadbed and rails. Superb detailing.
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Dan Vadas reacted to popeye the sailor in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
that is insanely gorgeous! the train is one thing Dan.......but the tracks! so.......your not totally done........but you can see the light at the end of the tunnel!
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Dan Vadas reacted to mtaylor in Tanker Wagon by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
Just fantastic, Danny. I still surprised at the amount of detail in these models.
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Dan Vadas reacted to popeye the sailor in Tanker Wagon by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
ohhhhhhh....the train itself wasn't good enough! you have to go and create this beauty too!!! this is just too cool! awesome job Danny.......totally amazing! 👍
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from paulsutcliffe in Flat Bed Wagon by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
I mentioned earlier in this build log that I would need to modify the trucks to suit the standard gauge rail of the rest of this train. Now that the loco is finished I could work out the correct height. It looks a bit weird, but all is as it should be :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Blackreed in Tanker Wagon by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
The ends of the tank body are convex, so I made up my usual extra filler pieces. There is also virtually no internal framing, so once again I scratch-built it :
Lots of rivets on this one - over 1,400 of them which took 2 1/2 days to glue on :
The final pics :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Edwardkenway in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
I've made the rails on which the whole train will be mounted. I used some ballast and "grass" from Woodland Scenics. The rest is two add-on laser cut paper kits from Modelik, very detailed and complete with plates and bolts :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from FriedClams in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
I've made the rails on which the whole train will be mounted. I used some ballast and "grass" from Woodland Scenics. The rest is two add-on laser cut paper kits from Modelik, very detailed and complete with plates and bolts :
Danny
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