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Alco 2-6-2T in 16mm

Started by LesTindall, May 22, 2015, 09:11:28 AM

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finescalerr

#30
November 20, 2015, 11:40:15 AM
Beautiful. -- Russ

Barney

#31
November 20, 2015, 02:14:58 PM
Very very nice -looks lived in !
Barney

billmart

#32
November 20, 2015, 04:45:43 PM
Les -

Love the way you built the reverser rack.  I'm going to steal that idea.

Bill Martinsen

Ray Dunakin

#33
November 20, 2015, 07:35:53 PM
Excellent! I really like your idea for creating the teeth on the reverser. Very clever!
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Bill Gill

#34
November 21, 2015, 05:54:35 AM
Les, I'm lost, can you give a bit more detail about the reverser rack construction?

LesTindall

#35
November 21, 2015, 10:26:08 AM
OK Bill,
I use styrene "L" (or angle) strip ( in this case 1.5mm angle), gluing a very short length to a base of styrene. Another piece is then glued on in front of that and so on.  (It would look like a series of "L"s giving LLLLLLLLL). This gives constant height and spacing.   When the needed length is reached just cut/sand to the right width.   I hope that makes sense!
Les     

Chuck Doan

#36
November 22, 2015, 12:46:39 PM
NIce to see more progress!
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Bill Gill

#37
December 02, 2015, 02:43:00 PM
OK Bill,
I use styrene "L" (or angle) strip ( in this case 1.5mm angle), gluing a very short length to a base of styrene. Another piece is then glued on in front of that and so on.  (It would look like a series of "L"s giving LLLLLLLLL). This gives constant height and spacing.   When the needed length is reached just cut/sand to the right width.   I hope that makes sense!
Les 

Thanks Les, I was making it more complicated than necessary. That helps understanding it a lot, though the technique probably wouldn't work for HO scale.

LesTindall

#38
December 31, 2015, 05:16:09 AM
Finished (after 9 months work). Enjoyed working in this BIG scale.
Les

LesTindall

#39
December 31, 2015, 05:18:39 AM
Couple more pics.  The plates came from a company called Narrow Planet here in the Uk. They offer a wide range of scales and styles.
Les

Ray Dunakin

#40
December 31, 2015, 07:34:27 AM
Wow, that is incredible! It looks like you could fire it up and put it to work!
Visit my website to see pics of the rugged and rocky In-ko-pah Railroad!

Ray Dunakin's World

Bill Gill

#41
December 31, 2015, 08:19:38 AM
Les, That's just beautiful all around!

finescalerr

#42
December 31, 2015, 11:33:25 AM
Most satisfactory!

Incidentally, the final photo (3/4 front from above) has too much contrast and that makes the paint look too light and rust too vivid. Such an outstanding model demands an equally outstanding photo.

Russ

JohnTolcher

#43
December 31, 2015, 03:45:07 PM
Lovely!

Cheers John
Cheers
John in Australia

lab-dad

#44
December 31, 2015, 05:14:08 PM
Most excellent!
Ill have to check out that narrow planet.
Marty
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