4mm Jan's 4mm WB: Crane-ium

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Lyndhurstman

Lyndhurstman

Western Thunderer
PIPE Ends
Stick that in your PIPE. After several months, the PIPE is finally finished. it’s taken a while. It was a definite struggle towards the end. I seem to have more enjoyment in finding solutions than finishing stages. I’m pleased with how it’s turned out, though. The HMRS Pressfix transfers bring it to life, I think.

The last things to be done were adding some chemically-blackened Roxey couplings and replacing some door springs that had got broken since I fitted them.
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Cheers

Jan
 
jonte

jonte

Western Thunderer
I always associate pipe tobacco smoke with football grounds of the sixties. Such a heady mix.

Another characterful piece off the production line, Jan.

You should have a plate on each with your signature; collectors items of the future :thumbs:

Jon
 
Lyndhurstman

Lyndhurstman

Western Thunderer
jonte said:
I always associate pipe tobacco smoke with football grounds of the sixties. Such a heady mix.

Another characterful piece off the production line, Jan.

You should have a plate on each with your signature; collectors items of the future :thumbs:

Jon
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Hi @jonte
Thank you. I do like a PIPE (non-smoking), but strangely this is the only one in my fleet.
I have been following the conversation on adding a makers plate to my stock; I daresay most of this will end up on eBay post my demise. The urge to be remembered; a strange force, vanity... Sadly, there's not a lot of room in some of these undersides, but it's something to think about...


Thanks again for your kindness

Cheers

Jan
 
AJC

AJC

Western Thunderer
Matt.S. said:
that looks like a much better moulding than the poorly registered N version - great to see something else rolling off your bench!
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The body of the 4mm Parkside Pipe is one of their best. The chassis is much less good. That's one of the reasons that, although I like the prototype and they make for an attractive wagon, I only have two...

Adam
 
Lyndhurstman

Lyndhurstman

Western Thunderer
Matt.S. said:
that looks like a much better moulding than the poorly registered N version - great to see something else rolling off your bench!
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Hi @Matt.S.
Thank you. It’s a nicely turned out kit. It’s a pity that the N version isn’t up to much. These were pretty useful wagons, it seems; versatile and ubiquitous.

I’ve moved on to the next candidate; a SHOCK HYBAR. This one had a deal of flash, and lots of sprue remnants. And was put together with polystyrene cement, which made disassembly a challenge.
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It’s since been coated in Kling Strip to see if I can get back to the base plastic.

Thanks again

Cheers

Jan
 

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Lyndhurstman

Lyndhurstman

Western Thunderer
Magpie Mind
It’s been a while. I’m in something of a Pick It Up And Put It Down Again phase at the moment. It’s been just over three weeks since I retired, and the shock of the removal of that core of my being for the last 49 years has been a strange one, to say the least. I am - slowly - managing to come to terms with it.

Along with catching up on my reading (the TBR pile continues to grow, despite my best efforts…), and thanks to a friends donation of some bits, I’ve been messing about with an ex-Triang R127 crane. This will be the ex-Exmouth 6.5T example. This was unusual I’m having its jack feet kept (this was in the majority a 10T feature). The Trisng model needs the jack locators on the four corners of the running plate removed. I’ve also removed the cast posts that mounted the couplings. This was a trial… that’s all I’m going to say… I’ve drilled a tapped the jack posts 12BA in the hope I can add some threads to represent the jack shafts themselves.
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The resin weight - a lovely casting from Johnathan Hall - required the plastic version to be carefully trimmed off…
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… and the new shapes built up from Plastruct angle and bits of plasticard for the infill panels. The prototype is here
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…after this, I decided to rework the indicator arc; the RTR version is a token, and thick. A bit of basic TD defined the arc, and a guesstimate gave me the radius….
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… this has been fettled from nickel silver (for strength):
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I’ve done two, as I have the basis of another that I hope to make into a 10T version.

Cheers

Jan
 
Lyndhurstman

Lyndhurstman

Western Thunderer
Arc Eye
Recuperating after a there-and-back-again to Portsmouth, my energy levels are somewhat low (the satnav took me on a worryingly winding - albeit picturesque - journey from Lyndhurst (no relation) in the New Forest to the A303 at Willoughby Hedge). So I’ve not done much to the crane today, bar firing the indicator arc.I’ve secured it using three 0.3 pins and some Loctite, so I’m hoping if it does get knocked, it won’t break off. I turned the white filler plug (the hole for part of the operating on the model) on my Unimat.
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It looks better in undercoat
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Cheers

Jan
 
Lyndhurstman

Lyndhurstman

Western Thunderer
jonte said:
Happy Retirement!

Here’s to adjusting, Jan :thumbs:

Jon
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Hello @jonte
Thank you. It’s taking some work. Not least in the cash flow department. Anyone want any kits built? I hope it’s all good with you and yours.
AdeMoore said:
Happy Retirement Jan, you’ll soon wonder how you ever had time to go to work! So I’ve heard! I’m not there yet.
Crane is looking Bob on by the way.
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Hi @AdeMoore
Thank you. It does seem to be a bit like that. I’ve never been very good at relaxing, which doesn’t bode well!
Thank you for your kindness regarding the crane. I’ve now realised the pivot points should be inboard of the jib, so I was a bit over-optimistic spraying it grey!

Cheers, both

Jan
 
Lyndhurstman

Lyndhurstman

Western Thunderer
Jibberish
I’ve decided I can’t live with the unprototypical jib arrangement (inside the frames, rather than our) so it’s been an evening of razor-sawing the thing (carefully!) apart.. My backofafagpacket calculations make the assembly 4 mm to narrow over the width.

I also need to find some suitable gears for the drums…

I also got a tip for really useful drawing don’t by John Emerson in the BRM Annual for 2008 that shows the hawser routing. And eBay came up trumps (don’t tell my partner I paid £5.00 for effectively half a side of A4 :rolleyes:).

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Cheers

Jan
 
jonte

jonte

Western Thunderer
Lyndhurstman said:
Jibberish
I’ve decided I can’t live with the unprototypical jib arrangement (inside the frames, rather than our) so it’s been an evening of razor-sawing the thing (carefully!) apart.. My backofafagpacket calculations make the assembly 4 mm to narrow over the width.

I also need to find some suitable gears for the drums…

I also got a tip for really useful drawing don’t by John Emerson in the BRM Annual for 2008 that shows the hawser routing. And eBay came up trumps (don’t tell my partner I paid £5.00 for effectively half a side of A4 :rolleyes:).



Cheers

Jan
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Mum’s the word, Jan ;)
 
Lyndhurstman

Lyndhurstman

Western Thunderer
File Under Phew
So this is a before and after. I’m worried that I’ve made the final assembly ultra-flimsy, but we’ll see; the top of the jib has a couple of plates that might help to maintain the structure.

I managed to use the piercing saw up close, and finished off with files. The remains of the diagonal strengtheners on the top and bottom were sliced off using my new favourite toy; a DSPIAE PT-DK knife. As someone who suffers from joint pain and cramping, I find the triangular handle very comfortable, and it’s also a nice weight and balance.
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I’m going to see about the wheels and gears next; the last might have to wait until RailWells….

Cheers

Jan
 
Lyndhurstman

Lyndhurstman

Western Thunderer
Pull Up To The Bumper…
..post :)

Much ado on the huffing. From two fragile bits of plastic, to something shapely…

First off were the the dozen pulley wheels (maybe idler sheeves, but I’m not au fait wid da lingo..) courtesy of Jonathan Hall; 12 wheels, 36 etched bits, and a complete tidy of the Tiny Train Room to track down a pesky pinger…. it was on the desk all the time….
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… and a trial fit…
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…. then it was the turn of the jib. The prototype has square ends at the base, so I filed some bespoke additionals to fit the rounded Triang ends, temporarily gluing a sacrificial cross-member to give stability to the whole.
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The top plate was then added, as well as the two strengtheners at the hook end (5 thou, superglued..) below the double pulley mounts..
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… after that, a bit of a happy find in Stores resulted in adding the bottom rib of the channel section (strangely absent on the original model) and the curved underplate..
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… the section is a bit thicker, but I’m not going to worry myself about it…
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Then it was on to the diagonal strengtheners… I measured these from photographs as being 3” angle section, but I didn’t have any 1 mm, but plenty of 1.6 mm… So a couple of jigs later…
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… on the right is the jig to hold the 1.6 mm angle to file down one face to 1 mm. On the left is the jig to hold the 1 mm to file the other side down to 1 mm, giving this…
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After that, it was out with the Plasticweld and a sharp knife blade…
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…and finally…
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If you’ve lasted this far, well done!

Cheers

Jan
 
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