Addendum

Addendum

I had a thought whilst laying in the bath..... Shirring Elastic just the job for the ropes

3 hours 55 minutes

Sliding hinge mechanism

Today was spent fabricating the hinge mechanism for the winding gear cover, updating my aviation database and shopping, First I had to make a double hinge support block to attach the winding gear cover to the jib block support frame, two 1.18mm holes are drilled though the support block for the pivot rods.

Next two channels are cemented to the underside of the winding gear cover to allow horizontal movement of the support block when the jib is raised. Finally a length of rod was glued though the upper hole in the block to engage in the channel.

A little trimming of the lower rod is needed and I am very pleased with the way the action works.

Well that is all I propose to do this year so to all have a very happy new year.

Manufacture of the winding gear cover

 Let’s discuss the manufacture of the cover over the winding gear, the cover has to move with the rear pulley as the jib is raised, this involves small hinge block on the rear end.

First a paper template was cut to check the fit and overall size as I have no scale plans I have to work shapes and sizes from the limited photos I have of the real thing.

Next a temporary brace was glued to the underside to stiffen the cover whilst I made and test fitted the hinge blocks

The final design was subbed to Patterson & Osborne in Newcastle upon Tyne for construction and as you can see the final article fits reasonably well although I do have reservations on the material they used!

Block and pulleys

Well that’s the block and pulleys as you can see I went for the Lego rod stoppers thinned down as the prototype block has 3 sheaves, I’ll let it harden overnight before I trim to its final shape

  

Thank you technical Lego

Thank you technical Lego rod stoppers you have made the pulleys easy. CaptBeetroot suggested press studs I will raid the sewing box to see if there are any suitable for the hooks.

 Having made a start on the main double hook this morning formed around a jig made from Vero board and Vero pins. Just need a few hours for the solvent to set before I fashion the block.

Bah! Humbug!

Bah! Humbug! that Christmas over with back to serious stuff after watching endless repeats on the telly. A small amount off progress mainly on the jib rope support frame, unfortunately there are little photos of the layout on the internet, unless any readers have any? I am now thinking how I can fabricate all the pulleys required for the various blocks on the jib.

I have no idea where my stuff is now

This afternoon I manage to do a little trimming and sanding before our guests arrive from ‘up north’ a quick blast with the Halfords white primer and all the warts are showing! Still early days I did however find the clear tape cartridge for my Dymo label printer, 3 copies of the jib lettering ‘just like that’.

Notice I had to tidy my work bench I have no idea where my stuff is now apparently its in the correct place, silly me I though that was on the work bench..

I can't see the wood from the trees.

Got my insurance £100 cheaper than the renewal price ‘Tidy’ now back to the serious stuff tomorrow will be the last day of my build as we are having guests down for Christmas I am being evicted from my build room! Some more detailing this time on the left side an a little progress on the cab. Lots of sanding on the engine room roof a coat of white primer tomorrow I think then I can see the wood from the trees.

‘Evergreen’ plastic strip

I started working on detailing the right side of the crane this morning using some of the bargain ‘Evergreen’ plastic strip from Hobbycraft. Also experimented with the jib lettering from my Dymo 5500 label printer the final lettering will be printed onto transparent material not much else happening now I have to sort out my car insurance. Who said you can get a quote in less than 2 minutes!

High Level chassis for the Hornby/Dapol LYR Pug

It’s a High Level chassis for the Hornby/Dapol LYR Pug etched in nickel silver powered by a Mashina 1024 can motor, same motor as fitted to my railcar. No points for that round sorry, but you do get 5 points for the Lego gear!  I bought a body and cylinder assembly from East Kent models altogether its cheaper than Hornby Pugs on EBay.

Upper deck position

Having checked the position of the  on the chassis my best guess is this.

 Some work needed now on fabricating the dummy motors and other fitting for the sides of the upper deck, I still have some work on the jib-runner currently in two halves.  

 

Joy of joy my New Year project arrived in the post today can you guess what it will be?   

Construction of the jib

A couple of days into the construction of the jib a few hiccoughs around the cab area so it was stripped out and new photos of the cab obtained via the good old internet, I only spend around an hour after work so progress is slow but enjoyable.

Size matters

Jib fabricating started there is quite a difference in size also a lack of descent photographs on the web, but hey I’ll plod on and try to model a reasonable reproduction. BTW I have ordered the parts for my next project watch this space!

Hornby 75 ton rail crane

Indeed it has this afternoon was spent bashing the old Hornby 75 ton rail crane into a rebuilt diesel powered beast comparing the jib with my working drawings I feel it is too short and far to skinny unfortunately a new jib will need to be fabricated. 

 

know when you advance in years you become wiser

You know when you advance in years you become wiser, Due to the inclement weather I think it may be conducive to put the baseboard on hold until the spring it’s bloody cold on the veranda this time of year I use it as my walk-in refrigerator beer coke etc. all well chilled. Ok saying all that I think the 75 Ton steam crane may make an appearance. Now where was I? oh yes a couple of household tasks to complete for the boss.

A start on the terminus section

 Today I started to transfer my thoughts on my proposed terminus section to a sheet of MDF measuring 4ft x 1ft. But I did make discovery regarding the “Railmatch” white primer that turned out to be a mislabelled bottle of satin varnish! Bummer I bought a bottle to finalise the railcar I guess there will not be a market for an opened pot on eBay.

 

A little harsh

Looking again for a kit whose moulds were made 52 years ago and not having built a plastic model for around half that time I thing I am being a little harsh with myself. I think some light weathering of the body will make a difference. Now I must read up on weathering techniques.

I’ll ponder of it’s future

Well it’s not to my liking but I will have to live with it my next project I may go back to enamel paint Phoenix seem to have reasonable reputation. Those bug splats on the windscreen were hard to do, I’ll ponder of it’s future it could get a new body we will see. The old one will be used in some form of diorama on my layout.

 

Not happy “Railmatch” paint

 

I am not happy “Railmatch” acrylic paint, my yellow warning panel is still tacky and soft after almost 3 days drying in the build room at 20 Celsius the fits light coat seemed ok it was the second coat after the BR green was sprayed and the masking removed that is causing the trouble.
If on my return home tonight it’s still the same I will have to remove it back to the base coat and try again.

 

Just look at the creep on the green and the amount sucked up on to the cotton Bud!





 

Almost there

That just about it for this weekend a bit of shopping to get the decals and I think it will be job done on the whole I’m please with the result there are areas for improvement, considering this is the first model for over 20 years not bad.. Now what the next project?

“you know one you buy one you get one free”

A little more progress this morning airbrushed the roof and removed the masking, on the whole I’m not too displeased some bleeding on the warning panel I guess “Murphy” had his part to play in that.

I’m waiting for a quote from Safestyle UK “you know one you buy one you get one free” to see if they can fit the windows. But in hindsight I think I’ll use the supplied glazing although it’s a little opaque around the front corners.

Now I have all the fiddly bits to paint and touch up the bleeds.

Almost one month into the project

Almost one month into the project and I have over come some interesting challenges.

Yesterday I came across this item in the internet http://www.airfixrailways.co.uk/Railbus.htm it gave me a warm glow 1961 I was still at high school that over ½ a century!

Enough of nostalgia back to 2012 first item on the agenda was to spray the whole model with “Railmatch” white primer, that turned into a major disaster I tested the mix on a scrap bit of sprue, you know when you have the feeling something is not quite right? It wasn’t the paint looked like milk and after an hour was still tacky and transparent! It still feels rubbery a bit like PVA wood glue. Plan “B” involved a can of Halford’s white primer that did the trick but what a pong windows open and it was 1 degree C outside. Yellow warning panel was the first bit of real colour added.

 

 

Next the under frame was painted matt black and dark grey for the floor seats picked out in Matt blue. A light dry brush of rust on the under frame after the engine and exhaust was painted.

With the body make inside a couple of coats of BR loco green again from the “Railmatch” range this time it sprayed reasonable well I must admit I think the mix was a little to thick. Thank goodness for empty toilet tissue tubes!

Next job mask the body and spray the roof hopefully that can be achieved before the trip to “Sainsbury’s”.

Not much going on

Slow progress the railbus is at the same stage as it was in my last blog; however I have made up an adaptor for my compressor so I can use my airbrush, another skill I will have to revisit, I have put my thoughts on my track plan into AnyRail and this is the first draft. [Comments please]

Each square represents 3 inches

Lazy Sunday

Nothing much to report apart from painting the underside of the chassis, Marc spent a good few hours shunting the ‘bus up and down the test track so its had a bit of a run in both

directions.

Marcs Blog

Today we went to school to see the model train show, I liked the small trains best granddad said they were N gauge. I went with Granddad and Uncle Steven he took pictures of the trains. Granddad bought a chip thing for his railbus. After lunch we fitted it to the railbus and we tested it on a bit of track, but when I drove it first a red light was not working but granddad fixed it. I had a good day with Uncle Steven and Granddad here is a small video and some picture from Uncle Steven. My favourite train was the one with Thomas on the back.

Marc 24 November 2012