Dave

Many thanks for the kind comments

Looking good, I think you needs shares in a filler manufacturer

Think you're doing a great job on this, looking great.....

Regards

Alan

Really great work on this Tony.

Carl

Carl/Geoff

Many thanks for the kind comments

This is going to look really good with all the work you have put in to it Tony

Al

Lovely work Tony

Looking great so far.

SUNDAY 02nd April – The Adler Locomotive Build & Tender

A very good afternoon to everyone. I hope that everyone has had a good week whatever you may have been up to.

As in previous weeks I thought I would start this week’s update by way of a little “On this Day” entry.

On This Day 02nd April

1873 Almost 14 years after the United States, British trains were fitted with toilets, but only for sleeping cars. Day carriages were fitted in 1881. Third class passengers weren’t able to 'spend a penny' until 1886.

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This week’s build has concentrated on the whole with further additions to the tender

PICTURES 1, 2 & 3

Lots of work and effort here to rub back all of that filler that I applied at the of last week’s build. What would have been good would have been having the interlocking tabs made slightly oversize so that these could be rubbed back rather than having to resort to filler to try and mask the issues of the short tabs leaving gaps.

PICTURE 4

We now have another 8 pre-cast pieces to add to the tender assemble.
These parts are actually rather well cast with very little clean up required. Again an inconsistency in the kit in that some parts are “perfect” and others need quite a bit of attention to tidy up.

PICTURE 5

4 of the precast parts will be glued into the area highlighted with the arrows in this picture. The parts are quite heavy and have to be self-supporting so consideration needs to be given to the type of glue used here.

Super Glue (CA) on its own I do not think suitable. Epoxy (I use Devcon 5 minute) is very good but prior to drying can become very fluid and difficult to control.

So my option is to use Timebond in the slots and Super Glue (CA) on the other touching areas. There is no direct weight applied to these areas on the finished tender so I think this combination of 2 adhesives should prove ok.

PICTURE 6

And once these 8 cast parts are in place this is how the lower half of the tender looks.

PICTURE 7

The next stage is the addition of 8 etch brass parts that represent the corner bracing. In this picture we can see the 4 parts that require some shaping before being applied.

PICTURE 8

Most modellers that use photo etch will at some point invest in a folding tool. I have had mine for some time now and it’s a model that was produced by Mission Models. It does for my needs very well.

PICTURE 9

And once all of the parts are shaped this is what they look like.

PICTURE 10

These corner pieces are then affixed to the lower tender corners. IN this case I have used Super Glue (CA) as I am gluing onto sealed wood that having been rubbed back is a nice shiny non porous finish ideal for CA

PICTURE 11

Here we can see what the upper part of the tender looks like now that it has received its very first coat of final colour.

The Humbrol Rail Match green is a nightmare to use as its almost transparent and needs around 5 coats at least to get the depth of colour required

PICTURE 12

I am gearing up for a major painting session in the next week or so. Having tried A Vallejo Brass paint, it just does not give the finish of “real metal” so as much as I was trying to avoid it I am going to have to be the Alclad polished Brass I use.

This means an Alclad white primer and micro filler on some of the wood parts, an alclad gloss black base coat followed by the Alclad polished brass colour itself.

So in preparation for that I am about to make the Large wheel covers for the Loco. One each side and these are made up of 2 brass and 1 wood section as can be seen in this picture.

PICTURE 13


“PROCEED WITH CARE”

Something I think well worth a mention is that if you are working with Brass etch or cast parts that require clean-up make sure you work “Clean and Tidy”.

As you can see in this picture some of the tabs that hold the etch parts into their fret are very fine and extremely sharp.

If you have pets or youngsters at home (or even if you walk around barefoot) the last thing you want is for one of these fine brass parts sticking into you or the paw of a pet. Or worse ending up in something edible and being digested by mistake.

They can cause some really serious issues so I always work on a paper kitchen towel and when done this is all folded up, taped up and binned.


And that completes my update for this week. Hope everyone has a good week and I will catch up again with you all very soon.

Andy

Many thanks. Its getting there slowly