dinsdag 31 mei 2016

maandag 30 mei 2016

More module work

The middle modulestill needed some work. The front valance had to be made, I cut it out of some rest material:


Spiked and glued to the module:


Fitting the width of 2 LED strips:


Cut out pieces which will carry these LED strips:




The result. This way the module takes 3 wood strips of 3 centimeters wide which each can hold up to 2 LED strips:


Later more!

donderdag 26 mei 2016

More work

I wasn't satisfied with the modified parts on the end of the bridge, so I re-modified them:


Cut them open, the first one broke in this attempt::


But, glue does wonders:


I had some left-over material from the previous cutting so I used these parts:


Both parts re-modified:


Time for painting. Mat black:



And iron colour:



I also painted the base of the machine housing:


The housing in progress:


Time for gluing the first side to the base. I cleaned the parts od paint so the glue will join better:



And glued together. Some elastic bands are used for fixating the parts:


Machine house almost ready:


My workspace for today:


The base of the machine house glued to the side of the bridge:


Testfitting the house:



And the second half of the bridge is glued to the base:


Later more!

dinsdag 24 mei 2016

Building goes on

First modification is the end plate. Has to go from 2-track to 1-track:


First cutting:


Second cutting:


New 3-part to 1 part:


Glued together:


Test fitted on the bridge:


Both modified end parts:


In the middle of the bridge there are 2 reinforcement sets. This is one set as in the kit:


One part ready for cutting:


First cut so that the middle part is out:


Then the middle part is cut:


So that we end up with a new 3-piece part glued together:


Testfitting for the width of the bridge:


Making a second piece:


And the new set is ready:


And test fitted on the bridge:


I'm satisfied, more to come!

Painting

Time to spray paint the parts. I use spraycans fronm Revell, no 8 black for base colour and no 91 iron for top colour.

Floor:



Sides

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All in base colour:


All in iron colour:


Later!

maandag 16 mei 2016

Starting the bridge; part 2

Hi all,

Well, the bridge is already on its way. Here some pictures.

Parts:


Base:



Base with turn plate:


Bearing of Delrin:



Instead of 2 parts it will get 1 (because it will be 1-track):


The parts that will build the connecting pieces between the bridge side halves:



Sorting out the side halves:



First halve. 2 pieces make 1 halve bridge side piece:


2 connected to the middle piece:


One side ready, one to go:


Connecting top rods:


And mounted:


Both sides ready:


Now work starts with the bridge floor. It has to be made smaller from 2-track to one track. So the cross pieces has to be shortened with a saw:


Using 2 restpieces to line up the new shortened piece:


2 modified with one original:


Set of 5 for one halve floor:


The Trumpeter saw I use for this modification:


Mounting the new pieces:


To one half floor:


 Almost ready:


And both pieces ready to mount:


The mounting piece:


Glued to one halve:


And the second piece, ready to be glued to the first:



And the mockup looks like this. I am satisfied!:




The end piers:




And a module mockup with the bridge:



Right side with the short bridge:


Middle where one of two Central valley bridges will come:


Left where the second Central Valley bridge will be:


Overview with closed and opened bridge:



And the idea drawn in:


More to come!