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However, you really only need to make a new drawbar and pull the tender closer if there really is a problem. It's just a piece of brass with two holes. Make a new one with the holes 2mm closer.As for the tender wobbling, try 4 things.1. Add a washer to the drawbar screw in the tender and lock the drawbar down so it does not pivot. The pivot will now all be at the coal bunker.2. Add a washer to the tender truck retaining screw. I have 2 Shays and did it 2 ways. The first has a metal washer "Goldilocks just right" so there is very very little wobble in the truck but it still freely pivots.3. But the other Shay (my best one), I added an extra washer to the screw to take OUT the pivot of the truck. The truck is now rigid and when a pivot is needed in curves, the entire tender pivots (after all, it's only one truck).4. Lastly, you can bend the drawbar to move the rear tender pilot higher and the front lower.These changes should help.
Did some "redneck engineering" to vent my anycubic photon into our old furnace flue ..
Is the church scratchbuilt or does it have kit components?
Great to have you back @davidgray1974 - your talents have been missed. Great to see the layout again and I'm loving the tomcat.
Blair Line kit.
David,Great job on the Skyraider and Tomcat. The F-14 Tomcat is my favorite aircraft. The church looks really good! The curled shingles is a nice touch. The coal mine in background with the open windows and rusty roof panels is also very well done.Scott
David .. the F14 is just as I remember it from my tour on USS Nimitz from 1981-1984 ... Love the bones .. It's sad that the only ones still flying are in the Iranian Air Force. oh, and don't forget to watch Final Countdown .. It's on netflix