1:16 scale Aultman-Taylor Traction engine.

[Scratchman]

Gordon Birrell

[finescalerr]

Are you missing a rivet at the inside upper left, where the radius meets the vertical? -- Russ

[Barney]

Great stuff with mind blowing rivets - what make are the rivets Im Sure I have read it somewhere  but can not find the article
Barney

[Hauk]

Are you missing a rivet at the inside upper left, where the radius meets the vertical? -- Russ

You're a cruel man, Russ. Go stand you know where!

[Scratchman]

Russ... a missing rivet is best to replace before painting, you can't add a rivet after painting without making a mess. Barney The small rivets on the water tanks are Grandt Line .043 diameter round rivets #154  ( Grandt Line castings are not available). Tichy Train Group has most  of Grandt Line casting and more. The conical head rivets on the boiler are .070 Tichy Train Group #8268. For the stay bolts I sanded off the round top of a .070  Ticth Train Group round rivets #8078.
Gordon Birrell
 

[Peter_T1958]

Hi Gordon
That's scratch building at its best. I am also impressed by your endurance. I don't know how you did the rivets and bolts ether or I forgot it, sorry!
But here an alternative to save costs (I did it some years ago on a First World War tank): 



Some sort of knocked up pliers with tiny holes to hold the plastic rods. A slight touch with the flame of a lighter...that's all! Yes it looks rather crude but it works!

[fspg2]

@ Russ, I didn't know you were one of the rivet counters 

[finescalerr]

Frithjof, go stand in the corner. -- ssuR

[Bernhard]

That is really impressive. And I also admire your perseverance.

Bernhard

[Barney]

Gordon thanks for the info on Rivets
Barney

[Barney]

Russ you need a large bucket to stand in a large dose is required - Go to the corner now !!

[finescalerr]

Good grief, I wasn't counting. Otherwise I'd have known Gordon installed only 728 rivets. -- ssuR

[Ray Dunakin]

Nice work, Gordon!