I have been doing a lot of catching up, and I went out to the shop today to get back to work on the air loco, but I have to finish this little swap loco first. it is 36mm scale so 45mm track works out to 15 inch gauge. So instead of opening the box with the air loco, I set to work on a test for a wood framed leather seat instead.
The original loco was a broader gauge and the seats were wood framed wicker.
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the leather is from a high end ladies leather skirt that needed some repairs and I picked it up for a couple of dollars at a thrift store. the leather is not quite as thin as 'Kid Leather' gloves but is quite thin.
I glued the leather over some 3/16th foam rubber and then trimmed it around with a number 11 exacto blade.
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I had not resolved the seat in any solid fashion but wanted to see how it might develop.
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I drilled through the leather and foam and wooden back board with a .037" drill them using a jewelers hammer put in some brass escutcheon pins, then nipped off the protruding ends on the backside.
In order to get the buttons all the same depth I put a small piece of steel into the chuck on the mill drill and set the heats all to a zero mart on the dial gauge clamped to the quill.
then flipped it over and re-nipped the protruding ends.
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now to sort out the frame for the cushion, at first I thought about a bead of half-round I tried 2 different sizes, but did not like either so opted for a full frame of maple.
It is not quite right proportionally, but adequate for the test I shall now set about making the two sets of back and bottom cushions.
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The loco is fully sprung and the gears are set up in a yoke so that the motor rides up with the axle. the overall length is 10 inches x 4.5 inches wide and with the canopy will be 9 inches high.
The chronicle of the build so far is here, http://www.7-8ths.info/index.php?topic=16681817.0 (http://www.7-8ths.info/index.php?topic=16681817.0)
I will get back to the air loco soon though.
Michael
Cool stuff! You're taking full advantage of the larger scale to do some really neat details. Dallas
Whoa...very cool. Love the divesity of skills and the quality of craftsmanship involved.
Marc
Excellent!
I'm tired of those pictures and all the compliments. Please post more pictures so we can offer better compliments. -- ssuR
Sweet! Nice job on the seat cushion!
Thanks everyone for all the kind compliments. I know that you are all keen observers of detail and are not shy about your thoughts, so I will follow Russ' advice, here is a further progress report.
So continuing on with the seats I started to make the frames for both seats that way they would be the same, I cut some maple sections on the table saw then used a small razor saw to cut them to length then used my trusty antique framing shear (Lion Trimmer) that I won at an auction 30 years ago... its a long story.
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half way through gluing up the frames I realized that the seats were a different size than the backs.. heck I was on a roll. I decided to stop and rethink this whole framed seat thing and started over again with some new solid Jellutong wood as a solid base. I glued some more foam onto it and for some reason made a dado in the bottom side.
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Marked out the leather on the back side and started gluing the leather to the wood backing by just spreading the glue onto the leather with a toothpick.
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folded it over and then hammered in the brass pins just enough to come through
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Set up a jig that I could then push the pins home with the mill drill as before on the test, but I backed off the depth a little.
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I liked the look of the seat going right across instead of being framed and besides the seat would have looked weird with a frame around it even though the back looked ok. To keep some consistency I decided to make the backs full width as well and started to glue them up the same way.
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I'm pleased with the way the corners have worked out.
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I just need to finish putting in the pins now and make some support stops on the side frames, now for the backs.
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That's all for now.
Michael
Perfect. -- Russ
Russ thanks very much. It is interesting that we do our most intense work when we are doing it for somebody else who doesn't know that it is for them. But it is extremely rewarding in a gut way.
Here is a little more progress.
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The funny looking loco in the background is Montague's Carriage it is 45mm gauge and scaled to 1/8th scale. One of these days I will also get back to my little Macton Gn15 layout and the card buildings.
Michael
The new seat cushions are an improvement and look great!
I love that little critter in the background, the "Montague's Carriage"! Lots of character there.
Beautiful work!
This is just a pleasure to watch take shape. The upholstery looks just right.
Hi, Mike -
This is yet another masterpiece from your talented hands!
I'm wondering about the bolts sticking out of the sides.
Hopefully, these will be covered, or at least shortened.
Somebody (Montague?) might snag their coat walking by those.
Carlo
Quote from: michael mott on August 08, 2011, 06:20:51 PM
The funny looking loco in the background is Montague's Carriage it is 45mm gauge and scaled to 1/8th scale. One of these days I will also get back to my little Macton Gn15 layout and the card buildings.
Michael
In addition to all the lovely craftsmanship, that crazy little loco is just plain fun! ;D
-- Dallas
That loco is too cool!
M
Thanks all for the kind words, I made a little more progress today, I made a small bridge plate to connect the floor sections. The hex nuts are placeholders till I get some square ones made.
I am also checking the proportions of the canopy.
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Michael
Superb.
There's some serious all-around, multi-media craftsmanship going on here.....
Beautiful work, Michael
That actually looks like it would be pretty comfortable.
a little more progress the pipework is now soldered together, and a new design for the canvas canopy because the other designs were not satisfactory. The new canopy called for grommets so I had to make them.
they are .081 overall diameter.
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The lacing is a brown Coban cotton thread
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that is all so far.
Michael
Excellent!
Such a simple solution too! ;)
-Marty
Wow, you are definitely making the most out of modeling in the larger scale ... great stuff. -- Dallas
Satisfactory. -- Russ
Amazing! I feel better now seeing someone more detail crazy than me.
Looking good! How'd you make the tiny grommets?
Thats just mind blowing. Did you use regular canvas for the roof?
Thats a superbly clean modelled effort. Working large scale does have its advantages. Its starting to look like an excellent collectors piece. Thanks for the continued updates.
Cheers,
Dan
Thanks everyone for the support.
regarding how I made the grommets, just put some .081" brass rod in the lathe then turned down a shoulder to .060" x .030" then drilled a hole with the smallest centre drill .050" just deep enough to let the chamfer reach the end face, then switched parting tools and parted it off leaving a .010" flange. they did get a bet tedious and next time I will use these
http://www.eyeletoutlet.com/round-eyelets.html (http://www.eyeletoutlet.com/round-eyelets.html) which I found out about afterwards. These will be great for sails on model boats as well. they have them in 1/8th and 1/16th
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cheers Michael
As usual, your dedication and skill have blown me away! On the eyelet website, does 1/16th inch refer to the size of hole required for the eyelet, or something else?
Bill Martinsen
Hi Bill
I was told that the 1/16 refers to the overall diameter of the eyelet, I am hoping to order some so when I get some I will post a drawing of the actual size. with all the relevant dimensions.
regards Michael
A short update
The temporary lacing was removed so that the tubular frame could be pickled primed and painted. This is a brand new loco so no weathering, all new "spit an' polish" as the expression goes.
The frame was primed with Pollyscale zinc chromate then painted with Tamiya black X1.
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The maple side panels were stained with Varathane natural oak. waiting for the final varnish.
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Instead of the FOWLER nameplate I will make one up for the model using this method
Which is to take some .002" shim-stock and anneal it, then emboss the text on the backside in mirror text. the easy way is to print off the text in reverse then practice with a sharpened 9H pencil the pencil is best because it is also a lubricant (graphite)
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regards michael
That turned out rather well. -- Russ
I can really imagine myself dosing off on that chair. It looks so comfortable.
Michael - that embossing process in fantastic. I took the liberty of posting a link over on our SMHDV forum for the members to come and have a look. By the way, love your work ;D
Cheers - Gus
! EVISSERPMI
Thanks for the kind words.
I finished the loco and sent it off to the recipient of the swap project. I could have done more but I needed to finish it.
some last shots showing the battery area and the switch which is in the brake handles.
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the brake handles are Ebony.
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The transfer of the battery power to the Ebony handles is via some copper srtips on the insides of the seat sides.
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The loco will move forward or backward depending on the positions of the levers on each side, when both levers are forward or back then the loco is off. move one of the levers in the opposite direction and the loco moves. this short video shows what I am trying to explain. The handles were an earlier version that I was not happy with. so replaced them with curved Ebony ones.
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A final shot, this model is now on its way to a foreign land, and I am moving on to this years project.
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regards Michael
Really, really beautiful work!
And this year's model is stunning as well!
... And that is the best you can do? Ho-hum. Quite satisfactory nonetheless.
What's the next project?
Russ
Thanks all,
Russ sometimes we just fall short of the mark, I know I could have done better, I just needed to finish up. It is good to know that keen eyes are vigilant, it keeps us on our toes.
Next project is this
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and here is a short video if the rear axle sprocket.
http://vimeo.com/32691248 (http://vimeo.com/32691248)
Michael
That is very nice work indeed. I keep noticing that the base with the curved corners and the strip of metal around the edge bears a resemblance to an iphone...plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.