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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There was a mistake with the kit much earlier in the build, which means that the cab/boiler/bunker won't go on properly. The section below is 1.5mm too deep (I cut it right ) so I had to remove it using a combination of scalpel and Isocol and fixed the problem :
It took me a couple of days to fit the sand pipes, all 24 of them. I still need to do the very bottoms of them, which I'll do a bit later in the build :
I made up some brackets to anchor the pipes above the wheels and keep them in position :
A couple more views of the pipes :
The last major sub-assemblies are the two water tanks alongside the boilers. Here's one of them during assembly of the framework :
After skinning the water tanks there came the job of gluing on the rivets - all 1,840 of them. I've had problems with the rivets coming off on the cab and coal bunker due to the clear coat on the kit, but I think I found the solution after a bit of experimenting. Isopropyl Alcohol removes the clear coat without harming the printed finish :
Some lifting lugs. I'm going to re-do the four I did earlier on the coal bunker to match these as the others look too thin (0.3mm as compared to 0.5mm wire and a different shade of red as well) :
One of the tanks sitting in place. More work needs doing to it before I can do the final fitting :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from lmagna in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There was a mistake with the kit much earlier in the build, which means that the cab/boiler/bunker won't go on properly. The section below is 1.5mm too deep (I cut it right ) so I had to remove it using a combination of scalpel and Isocol and fixed the problem :
It took me a couple of days to fit the sand pipes, all 24 of them. I still need to do the very bottoms of them, which I'll do a bit later in the build :
I made up some brackets to anchor the pipes above the wheels and keep them in position :
A couple more views of the pipes :
The last major sub-assemblies are the two water tanks alongside the boilers. Here's one of them during assembly of the framework :
After skinning the water tanks there came the job of gluing on the rivets - all 1,840 of them. I've had problems with the rivets coming off on the cab and coal bunker due to the clear coat on the kit, but I think I found the solution after a bit of experimenting. Isopropyl Alcohol removes the clear coat without harming the printed finish :
Some lifting lugs. I'm going to re-do the four I did earlier on the coal bunker to match these as the others look too thin (0.3mm as compared to 0.5mm wire and a different shade of red as well) :
One of the tanks sitting in place. More work needs doing to it before I can do the final fitting :
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
There was a mistake with the kit much earlier in the build, which means that the cab/boiler/bunker won't go on properly. The section below is 1.5mm too deep (I cut it right ) so I had to remove it using a combination of scalpel and Isocol and fixed the problem :
It took me a couple of days to fit the sand pipes, all 24 of them. I still need to do the very bottoms of them, which I'll do a bit later in the build :
I made up some brackets to anchor the pipes above the wheels and keep them in position :
A couple more views of the pipes :
The last major sub-assemblies are the two water tanks alongside the boilers. Here's one of them during assembly of the framework :
After skinning the water tanks there came the job of gluing on the rivets - all 1,840 of them. I've had problems with the rivets coming off on the cab and coal bunker due to the clear coat on the kit, but I think I found the solution after a bit of experimenting. Isopropyl Alcohol removes the clear coat without harming the printed finish :
Some lifting lugs. I'm going to re-do the four I did earlier on the coal bunker to match these as the others look too thin (0.3mm as compared to 0.5mm wire and a different shade of red as well) :
One of the tanks sitting in place. More work needs doing to it before I can do the final fitting :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from yvesvidal in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There was a mistake with the kit much earlier in the build, which means that the cab/boiler/bunker won't go on properly. The section below is 1.5mm too deep (I cut it right ) so I had to remove it using a combination of scalpel and Isocol and fixed the problem :
It took me a couple of days to fit the sand pipes, all 24 of them. I still need to do the very bottoms of them, which I'll do a bit later in the build :
I made up some brackets to anchor the pipes above the wheels and keep them in position :
A couple more views of the pipes :
The last major sub-assemblies are the two water tanks alongside the boilers. Here's one of them during assembly of the framework :
After skinning the water tanks there came the job of gluing on the rivets - all 1,840 of them. I've had problems with the rivets coming off on the cab and coal bunker due to the clear coat on the kit, but I think I found the solution after a bit of experimenting. Isopropyl Alcohol removes the clear coat without harming the printed finish :
Some lifting lugs. I'm going to re-do the four I did earlier on the coal bunker to match these as the others look too thin (0.3mm as compared to 0.5mm wire and a different shade of red as well) :
One of the tanks sitting in place. More work needs doing to it before I can do the final fitting :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from coxswain in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There was a mistake with the kit much earlier in the build, which means that the cab/boiler/bunker won't go on properly. The section below is 1.5mm too deep (I cut it right ) so I had to remove it using a combination of scalpel and Isocol and fixed the problem :
It took me a couple of days to fit the sand pipes, all 24 of them. I still need to do the very bottoms of them, which I'll do a bit later in the build :
I made up some brackets to anchor the pipes above the wheels and keep them in position :
A couple more views of the pipes :
The last major sub-assemblies are the two water tanks alongside the boilers. Here's one of them during assembly of the framework :
After skinning the water tanks there came the job of gluing on the rivets - all 1,840 of them. I've had problems with the rivets coming off on the cab and coal bunker due to the clear coat on the kit, but I think I found the solution after a bit of experimenting. Isopropyl Alcohol removes the clear coat without harming the printed finish :
Some lifting lugs. I'm going to re-do the four I did earlier on the coal bunker to match these as the others look too thin (0.3mm as compared to 0.5mm wire and a different shade of red as well) :
One of the tanks sitting in place. More work needs doing to it before I can do the final fitting :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from pjofc4 in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There was a mistake with the kit much earlier in the build, which means that the cab/boiler/bunker won't go on properly. The section below is 1.5mm too deep (I cut it right ) so I had to remove it using a combination of scalpel and Isocol and fixed the problem :
It took me a couple of days to fit the sand pipes, all 24 of them. I still need to do the very bottoms of them, which I'll do a bit later in the build :
I made up some brackets to anchor the pipes above the wheels and keep them in position :
A couple more views of the pipes :
The last major sub-assemblies are the two water tanks alongside the boilers. Here's one of them during assembly of the framework :
After skinning the water tanks there came the job of gluing on the rivets - all 1,840 of them. I've had problems with the rivets coming off on the cab and coal bunker due to the clear coat on the kit, but I think I found the solution after a bit of experimenting. Isopropyl Alcohol removes the clear coat without harming the printed finish :
Some lifting lugs. I'm going to re-do the four I did earlier on the coal bunker to match these as the others look too thin (0.3mm as compared to 0.5mm wire and a different shade of red as well) :
One of the tanks sitting in place. More work needs doing to it before I can do the final fitting :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Landrotten Highlander in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There was a mistake with the kit much earlier in the build, which means that the cab/boiler/bunker won't go on properly. The section below is 1.5mm too deep (I cut it right ) so I had to remove it using a combination of scalpel and Isocol and fixed the problem :
It took me a couple of days to fit the sand pipes, all 24 of them. I still need to do the very bottoms of them, which I'll do a bit later in the build :
I made up some brackets to anchor the pipes above the wheels and keep them in position :
A couple more views of the pipes :
The last major sub-assemblies are the two water tanks alongside the boilers. Here's one of them during assembly of the framework :
After skinning the water tanks there came the job of gluing on the rivets - all 1,840 of them. I've had problems with the rivets coming off on the cab and coal bunker due to the clear coat on the kit, but I think I found the solution after a bit of experimenting. Isopropyl Alcohol removes the clear coat without harming the printed finish :
Some lifting lugs. I'm going to re-do the four I did earlier on the coal bunker to match these as the others look too thin (0.3mm as compared to 0.5mm wire and a different shade of red as well) :
One of the tanks sitting in place. More work needs doing to it before I can do the final fitting :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from gjdale in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There was a mistake with the kit much earlier in the build, which means that the cab/boiler/bunker won't go on properly. The section below is 1.5mm too deep (I cut it right ) so I had to remove it using a combination of scalpel and Isocol and fixed the problem :
It took me a couple of days to fit the sand pipes, all 24 of them. I still need to do the very bottoms of them, which I'll do a bit later in the build :
I made up some brackets to anchor the pipes above the wheels and keep them in position :
A couple more views of the pipes :
The last major sub-assemblies are the two water tanks alongside the boilers. Here's one of them during assembly of the framework :
After skinning the water tanks there came the job of gluing on the rivets - all 1,840 of them. I've had problems with the rivets coming off on the cab and coal bunker due to the clear coat on the kit, but I think I found the solution after a bit of experimenting. Isopropyl Alcohol removes the clear coat without harming the printed finish :
Some lifting lugs. I'm going to re-do the four I did earlier on the coal bunker to match these as the others look too thin (0.3mm as compared to 0.5mm wire and a different shade of red as well) :
One of the tanks sitting in place. More work needs doing to it before I can do the final fitting :
Danny
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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
some very nice work .......even though you found a snaff-fu. you have the knack for mak'in 'er right
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from mtaylor in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There was a mistake with the kit much earlier in the build, which means that the cab/boiler/bunker won't go on properly. The section below is 1.5mm too deep (I cut it right ) so I had to remove it using a combination of scalpel and Isocol and fixed the problem :
It took me a couple of days to fit the sand pipes, all 24 of them. I still need to do the very bottoms of them, which I'll do a bit later in the build :
I made up some brackets to anchor the pipes above the wheels and keep them in position :
A couple more views of the pipes :
The last major sub-assemblies are the two water tanks alongside the boilers. Here's one of them during assembly of the framework :
After skinning the water tanks there came the job of gluing on the rivets - all 1,840 of them. I've had problems with the rivets coming off on the cab and coal bunker due to the clear coat on the kit, but I think I found the solution after a bit of experimenting. Isopropyl Alcohol removes the clear coat without harming the printed finish :
Some lifting lugs. I'm going to re-do the four I did earlier on the coal bunker to match these as the others look too thin (0.3mm as compared to 0.5mm wire and a different shade of red as well) :
One of the tanks sitting in place. More work needs doing to it before I can do the final fitting :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from thibaultron in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There was a mistake with the kit much earlier in the build, which means that the cab/boiler/bunker won't go on properly. The section below is 1.5mm too deep (I cut it right ) so I had to remove it using a combination of scalpel and Isocol and fixed the problem :
It took me a couple of days to fit the sand pipes, all 24 of them. I still need to do the very bottoms of them, which I'll do a bit later in the build :
I made up some brackets to anchor the pipes above the wheels and keep them in position :
A couple more views of the pipes :
The last major sub-assemblies are the two water tanks alongside the boilers. Here's one of them during assembly of the framework :
After skinning the water tanks there came the job of gluing on the rivets - all 1,840 of them. I've had problems with the rivets coming off on the cab and coal bunker due to the clear coat on the kit, but I think I found the solution after a bit of experimenting. Isopropyl Alcohol removes the clear coat without harming the printed finish :
Some lifting lugs. I'm going to re-do the four I did earlier on the coal bunker to match these as the others look too thin (0.3mm as compared to 0.5mm wire and a different shade of red as well) :
One of the tanks sitting in place. More work needs doing to it before I can do the final fitting :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Moab in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There was a mistake with the kit much earlier in the build, which means that the cab/boiler/bunker won't go on properly. The section below is 1.5mm too deep (I cut it right ) so I had to remove it using a combination of scalpel and Isocol and fixed the problem :
It took me a couple of days to fit the sand pipes, all 24 of them. I still need to do the very bottoms of them, which I'll do a bit later in the build :
I made up some brackets to anchor the pipes above the wheels and keep them in position :
A couple more views of the pipes :
The last major sub-assemblies are the two water tanks alongside the boilers. Here's one of them during assembly of the framework :
After skinning the water tanks there came the job of gluing on the rivets - all 1,840 of them. I've had problems with the rivets coming off on the cab and coal bunker due to the clear coat on the kit, but I think I found the solution after a bit of experimenting. Isopropyl Alcohol removes the clear coat without harming the printed finish :
Some lifting lugs. I'm going to re-do the four I did earlier on the coal bunker to match these as the others look too thin (0.3mm as compared to 0.5mm wire and a different shade of red as well) :
One of the tanks sitting in place. More work needs doing to it before I can do the final fitting :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
There was a mistake with the kit much earlier in the build, which means that the cab/boiler/bunker won't go on properly. The section below is 1.5mm too deep (I cut it right ) so I had to remove it using a combination of scalpel and Isocol and fixed the problem :
It took me a couple of days to fit the sand pipes, all 24 of them. I still need to do the very bottoms of them, which I'll do a bit later in the build :
I made up some brackets to anchor the pipes above the wheels and keep them in position :
A couple more views of the pipes :
The last major sub-assemblies are the two water tanks alongside the boilers. Here's one of them during assembly of the framework :
After skinning the water tanks there came the job of gluing on the rivets - all 1,840 of them. I've had problems with the rivets coming off on the cab and coal bunker due to the clear coat on the kit, but I think I found the solution after a bit of experimenting. Isopropyl Alcohol removes the clear coat without harming the printed finish :
Some lifting lugs. I'm going to re-do the four I did earlier on the coal bunker to match these as the others look too thin (0.3mm as compared to 0.5mm wire and a different shade of red as well) :
One of the tanks sitting in place. More work needs doing to it before I can do the final fitting :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
The roof is lined on the inside as well. I pre-formed it before gluing it on. There are 8 air vents in the top section :
The coal bunker has now been fitted to the cab, and the cab roof as well. It sounds easy when you say it quickly :
Next job will be to fit the entire boiler/cab/coal bunker unit to the chassis.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
Thanks for the comments guys, and also to all those who "Liked" my posts .
I've done all the cab detailing that I'm going to do. A few of these parts will be a bit difficult to see when the cab is completed, but the pics are proof that they are in there .
This triple valve is made from brass tubing and styrene rod. The handwheels are laser-cut paper :
Two scratchbuilt switch panels :
Now I could fit the sides. The fit was perfect :
Some final pics of the cab interior before things get harder to see :
Danny
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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
look'in superb Danny........quite a bit of progress since I last looked in!
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Dan Vadas reacted to Captain Slog in Borodino by Captain Slog - Dom Bumagi - 1:200 - CARD
Hi all,
Thanks for all the likes and to Chris for the nice words.
I thought I would chip away at some of the remaining smaller deck components including a few skylights and companionways. I had already started prepping for the PE portholes before I remembered to take a photo.
The 0.2mm and soldered handrails, g1, g2 & g3 for skylights No. 80 and 82. These took an inordinate amount of time to complete.
Photo showing the above assembled.
As usual nothing glued in place yet but shown in their locations for effect.
Bow skylight No.80
Stern skylights No.82
Skylights and companionways.
Well that’s all for this break. Probably a couple of months before back again.
Cheers
Slog
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Dan Vadas reacted to Captain Slog in Borodino by Captain Slog - Dom Bumagi - 1:200 - CARD
Hi Danny,
Thanks for the info, I may use that method for the funnels. Unfortunately the bent ladder is supposed to be curved. For some reason the Port and Starboard ladders are different but I messed up the ‘curve’…in hindsight I should have matched the straight ladder but right now going to leave as is.
The 6” turrets are more or less done.
The parts for a rear sliding armoured hatch ready for attaching.
Rear observation cupola.
Front observation cupolas. These could have been neater.
The turret rings…bizarrely I could only find 5 strips so had to make the 6th from scrap and will paint to match.
Turrets all skinned up.
Finished(ish) turrets.
A few shots shown in place.
I still have the ladders and top hand rails to do but will set them aside for the time being and work on some other bits and pieces.
Cheers
Slog
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from lmagna in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
Oh ........ dear . Now THAT is nice - way beyond my pay grade . The thing is I'm building in paper because I don't want to paint, or as little as possible anyway .
Thanks Pav.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
I've just spent about 4 hours cutting and fitting four windows. I've sandwiched some 0.25mm clear acrylic between the outer frame and the wall by cutting the hole in the lamination piece 0.5mm larger than the skin piece. They turned out perfect :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
Thanks Caroline .
Now I could fit the two forward sections of the boilers together. The join is behind one of the black "real" joining strips. They lined up perfectly :
The next step will be the start of the cabin.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
Getting the crank mechanisms to actually work took some thought, as the kit makes no provision for this - it's simply all glued together.
I made every joint moveable (too many actually - the valve control mechanism is separate from the drive cranks and didn't really need doing) by punching and pinning every one. Most joints are held together with paper "nuts" which are the only parts of the joints that are glued. Here is the slide for the upper shaft which also needs to pivot :
Some close-ups of all the right-hand side crank mechanisms :
With everything now in place the crank movement has really improved. It will get close to perfect once the drive wheels actually touch down - at the moment they are in mid-air as they don't have a flange like the other wheels.
I've started making the boilers. More progress updates will follow as I have something to show.
Cheers, Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
Thank you all for the Likes and comments. These are one thing that is keeping me going with this build - another is that I'm thoroughly enjoying it .
The two compressed air tanks. The ends are slightly domed. I cut some scrap paper roughly to shape to prevent any crushing later. The skin is only glued along it's edge :
I've fitted all the main wheels and finished the brake mechanism for them. The brake shoes needed a little sanding to bed them in properly :
To hold the wheels into the tube axles I mushroomed the ends of some tight fitting styrene rod with a small soldering iron and filed them as flat as possible :
The drive axle needs to be a solid fit as the two wheels have to turn in synchronisation. The crank pins are offset by 90 degrees from each other so that one wheel is vertical while the other is horizontal. This keeps the drive going without any stopping. To make sure they don't slip on the axle I made a keyway for each and also used CA glue to hold them to the axle :
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
The roof is lined on the inside as well. I pre-formed it before gluing it on. There are 8 air vents in the top section :
The coal bunker has now been fitted to the cab, and the cab roof as well. It sounds easy when you say it quickly :
Next job will be to fit the entire boiler/cab/coal bunker unit to the chassis.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Moab in 2-6-6-4 "Bulgar" Steam Locomotive by Dan Vadas - Modelik - 1:25 - CARD - FINISHED
Thanks for the comments guys, and also to all those who "Liked" my posts .
I've done all the cab detailing that I'm going to do. A few of these parts will be a bit difficult to see when the cab is completed, but the pics are proof that they are in there .
This triple valve is made from brass tubing and styrene rod. The handwheels are laser-cut paper :
Two scratchbuilt switch panels :
Now I could fit the sides. The fit was perfect :
Some final pics of the cab interior before things get harder to see :
Danny
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