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Re: Killashandra - Irish Nn3
« Reply #645 on: April 26, 2020, 11:13:59 AM »
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Quote from: DKS on April 23, 2020, 07:56:31 PM



Yes! GET IT?

THOMAS MANN THE TANK ENGINE!!
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Re: Killashandra - Irish Nn3
« Reply #646 on: April 26, 2020, 12:37:24 PM »
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Could you PM me with your mailing address? Theres some scenic elements for your Irish Nn3 layout that I want to send.
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Re: Killashandra - Irish Nn3
« Reply #647 on: April 26, 2020, 01:35:39 PM »
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Quote from: Dave V on April 23, 2020, 08:58:20 PM
And Ed.

If the sheep show up, Ed won't be far behind...no pun intended...well, maybe it was...

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Re: Killashandra - Irish Nn3
« Reply #648 on: April 29, 2020, 10:51:53 PM »
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So I’m building this nifty etched brass Plymouth that @Chris333 designed many moons ago, which sits atop a PowerMax chassis.

This is really only the second etched kit that I’ve built, but the construction has gone well enough.

I started yesterday afternoon, and have been working on it throughout today as well.

I also decided that I needed to install a working headlight, and DKS decided for me that I needed to make it so that the body can be removed from the chassis without having to unsolder any wires.

The cab has already been built as well, but I cannot permanently install it since it is also the access point for the screws which hold it onto the chassis.

This is as far as I got yesterday:
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Here’s the headlight. It is exactly 1 scale foot in diameter and sits 1.5 scale feet tall. It is lit with an 0201 LED.
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Here’s the interior of the hood. I packed it full of pure lead. In front, behind the radiator, sits a piece that I filed to perfectly fit the shape of the hood, and to that I glued a simple rectangle of lead when I found a had enough clearance between the first piece and the gears. You can also see the LED wires which were secured with packing tape into a slot between the two main slabs of led on the top of the hood.
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Here’s the chassis with the completed wiring. The 10k-ohm resistor will later be disguised as an electrical cabinet inside the cab. I would have used a smaller one if one had been immediately available, but this one was on hand so I just went with it.
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This one speaks for itself...
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Re: Killashandra - Irish Nn3
« Reply #649 on: April 30, 2020, 12:10:58 AM »
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« Last Edit: April 30, 2020, 03:13:36 AM by Chris333 »
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Re: Killashandra - Irish Nn3
« Reply #650 on: April 30, 2020, 09:23:13 AM »
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A work of art.
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Re: Killashandra - Irish Nn3
« Reply #651 on: April 30, 2020, 12:17:26 PM »
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And with the addition of more weight in the cab, it is complete.

The bottom slab of lead is what holds the cab on. It’s just enough of a press-fit to keep the cab securely on the body, but not enough to where it would create any sort of difficulty when removing the cab.

All that’s left to do is paint.

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Re: Killashandra - Irish Nn3
« Reply #652 on: April 30, 2020, 07:00:32 PM »
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Don't they have one of these at Pine Creek?
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Re: Killashandra - Irish Nn3
« Reply #653 on: April 30, 2020, 11:55:58 PM »
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Quote from: dem34 on April 30, 2020, 07:00:32 PM
Don't they have one of these at Pine Creek?

There’s No.1 in the barn, which is a Plymouth, but it's lighter in tonnage that the type that the model represents. It’s a shame too, cause my first thought was to paint it to match No.1
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Re: Killashandra - Irish Nn3
« Reply #654 on: May 01, 2020, 12:27:12 AM »
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That tiny diesel is super-cute!  :)
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Re: Killashandra - Irish Nn3
« Reply #655 on: May 01, 2020, 10:47:06 AM »
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That's wicked cool...great job!

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Re: Killashandra - Irish Nn3
« Reply #656 on: May 05, 2020, 05:03:49 PM »
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I added an exhaust stack made from a short length of tubing that I thinned the walls of.

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Re: Killashandra - Irish Nn3
« Reply #657 on: December 09, 2020, 09:27:29 AM »
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Trying to get back on the horse again.

Decided the best way was to get some fresh rattle cans and Tamiya tape and get the Plymouth painted.

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The cab and hood are Tamiya “Racing Green” and the frame/running-boards are Vallejo “Panzer Grey”.
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Re: Killashandra - Irish Nn3
« Reply #658 on: December 09, 2020, 10:22:04 AM »
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Glad this project is still alive and well!
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Re: Killashandra - Irish Nn3
« Reply #659 on: December 09, 2020, 11:05:33 AM »
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Those little etched brass kits really paint up like the prototype.
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