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Workshop Wednesday

Discussion in 'General' started by yardmaster, Nov 15, 2017.

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  1. frisco1522

    frisco1522 Staff Member Staff Member

    Work continues slowly on the 4162. Getting closer, but still quite a bit of detail to be added. The pilot and deck are just sitting on there for the photos and not really that cockeyed. At least its starting to look like a 4100.
     
    frisco1522, Jan 27, 2020
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  2. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Don -
    Nice! The 4100's were major league looking Mikes!
    K
     
    meteor910, Jan 27, 2020
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  3. modeltruckshop

    modeltruckshop Member

    Looks terrific Don!
     
    modeltruckshop, Jan 27, 2020
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  4. frisco1522

    frisco1522 Staff Member Staff Member

    Just for the shock value, the boiler on this engine is a taken apart and reassembled PFM/Toby 1500. Has to have one course shortened. The running gear is a PFM USRA Light Mikado with the 1500 cylinders and pilot. Custom casting valve gear hanger. Altering the boiler meant that new air tanks to be installed.
    Lot of work, but progressing.
     
    frisco1522, Jan 27, 2020
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  5. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member Staff Member

    Don.
    That thing looks like a brute! Man I would love to have some of your soldiering skills.
    Can or do you preheat things before adding pieces?
     
    gjslsffan, Jan 27, 2020
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  6. frisco1522

    frisco1522 Staff Member Staff Member

    No. I make sure that I can make a good mechanical joint, super clean, flux and maybe tin the casting going on, then attach it using either a soldering gun, a 40W iron or resistance unit to make the solder joint. As you can see, I haven't cleaned up the joints yet. I'll clean them up and then finish cleaning with 400 grit aluminum oxide in the micro blaster.
    I try to make each attached part soldered on well enough that I can pick up the model by the soldered on piece. Over the years, I've had very few parts come off.
     
    frisco1522, Jan 27, 2020
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  7. Coonskin

    Coonskin Member

    Late to this party, but I've had no internet for over a week. The ISP just got it fixed late yesterday.

    Learned a lot while offline. I learned that it can be much more of a time sink than we even realize. Once our service went down I've been involved in hands-on hobbies, and I'm amazed at how much I've accomplished. Among my accomplishments is this minor fleet of cars I decaled and are now ready for Dullcoat/weathering:

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    I'm going to attempt to start limiting my time spent sittin' and dumbin' on the 'net. I'm liking making hands-on progress.

    All fer now!

    Andre
     
    Coonskin, Jan 28, 2020
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  8. modeltruckshop

    modeltruckshop Member

    Looks good Andre. Start setting the oven timer when you log in! HA
     
    modeltruckshop, Jan 28, 2020
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  9. Joe Lovett

    Joe Lovett Member

    For those of us who were born before 1980 how did we grow up without a cell phone. It was a lot quieter then. LOL

    Joe
     
    Joe Lovett, Jan 29, 2020
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  10. rjthomas909

    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Happy Workshop Wednesday All,

    After returning from travel last week, I started on re-making the sections for the Lightning Creek Mine branch and adding a new section to extend Weir City to include a brickyard. You may recall that my layout is made from "waffles" or torsion boxes. These take a while to assemble, but are very strong and are reasonably light for a layout that gets moved around and stored. I have a 1" pink foam top on each to allow for some land forming.

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    These are coming along, with most of the parts cut out and two mostly assembled:



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    Yes, the response I usually get is: "Wow, that's a lot of clamps!"

    The upper section will be the brickyard and does not have a center web, as it will be an end section. The closer one is 1/2 of the mine branch and includes the center spine as it may have connections at either end. It still needs the "waffle" cut out that spans the bottom of the section. This center web gives additional strength if neighbors create torque.

    I hope to get the other section, legs, and pink foam top on all of these by next week. See you then!

    -Bob T.
     
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    rjthomas909, Jan 29, 2020
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  11. modeltruckshop

    modeltruckshop Member

    Looks great Bob. I love seeing the progress.
     
    modeltruckshop, Jan 29, 2020
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  12. rjthomas909

    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Thanks Steve. I was hoping to see photos of that GP-15 on here tonight. The pictures you posted on MRH are great.

    -Bob T.
     
    rjthomas909, Jan 29, 2020
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  13. modeltruckshop

    modeltruckshop Member

    Almost done with my snow scene. My ezline arrived today so I will get that on over the weekend. Then it should be pretty much done. woo hoo. Thanks Bob Thomas for the GP-15, I just got the paint finished up on it too.
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    Vance helping as usual no matter the temperature.
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    modeltruckshop, Jan 29, 2020
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  14. modeltruckshop

    modeltruckshop Member

    Finished this up for my dad's layout also. It's a Broadway Limited car he scored for $5. Cant go wrong with that.
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    modeltruckshop, Jan 29, 2020
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  15. modeltruckshop

    modeltruckshop Member

    Thanks Bob, it was the MRH facebook banner this week too. Pretty good sign for this site when 3 of the last 4 weeks have been Frisco.org models!
     
    modeltruckshop, Jan 29, 2020
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  16. rjthomas909

    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Awe. Some.
     
    rjthomas909, Jan 29, 2020
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  17. rjthomas909

    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Steve, congrats on the MRH banner. Don’t tell anybody HERE, but that MoPac F7 photo last week might have come from a Frisco.org member.
     
    rjthomas909, Jan 29, 2020
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  18. modeltruckshop

    modeltruckshop Member

    HA our secret!
     
    modeltruckshop, Jan 29, 2020
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  19. Coonskin

    Coonskin Member

    Great pics, y'all.

    Steve:

    Brrrr... it looks c-c-cold in those pics... then I saw that they were outside and it WAS cold!! Good job!

    Andre
     
    Coonskin, Jan 29, 2020
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  20. modeltruckshop

    modeltruckshop Member

    Thanks Andre
     
    modeltruckshop, Jan 29, 2020
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