The Modelers Thread
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Rufus T. Firefly
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Not much to look at right now, but it's the starting point floor for the next car...
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The proverbial "clean slate".
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healey36 wrote:The proverbial "clean slate".
Errrrrrrrrr...........sort of, in part. There's an element of use up some scrap out of the scrap boxes,
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One tank made....
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Did you solder those copper bands in place, or use an adhesive of some sort? Nice work. The "cap" looks familiar, but I can't place it.
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healey36 wrote:Did you solder those copper bands in place, or use an adhesive of some sort? Nice work. The "cap" looks familiar, but I can't place it.
The bands are there with Goo & CA. Rest is wrapped around a form made from small 1/4 round and other wood.
"The "cap" " ==> take a stroll down the plumbing aisle,
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End framing for the tank:
Holes are for connecting rods to tie the ends together around the tank.
Holes are for connecting rods to tie the ends together around the tank.
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Looking good. How many tanks on a car? One or two?
Thinking about taking a crack and making a cardstock version of the Dorfan 425 station:
The dimensions of the original's base is just 4" x 8", so it's rather small. I'm going to make a few changes, primarily increasing the height a bit, then raising the entry-way height, and maybe compressing the window arrangement a bit. I want to try to keep the footprint about the same (I have a tendency to make everything too big).
Maybe two of them; one in original colors and another in the glitter-house format.
Thinking about taking a crack and making a cardstock version of the Dorfan 425 station:
The dimensions of the original's base is just 4" x 8", so it's rather small. I'm going to make a few changes, primarily increasing the height a bit, then raising the entry-way height, and maybe compressing the window arrangement a bit. I want to try to keep the footprint about the same (I have a tendency to make everything too big).
Maybe two of them; one in original colors and another in the glitter-house format.
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healey36 wrote:Looking good. How many tanks on a car? One or two?
Just the one.
Thinking about taking a crack and making a cardstock version of the Dorfan 425 station
Could be good fun!
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Marry the parts and tie them together......
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Bashed together a truck for under this car:
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I was wondering how the truck set-up was going to work...now I know. Should be nice.
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All together and done now:
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An 'A' for effort...that's pretty damn cool.
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Yeah, way cool! The detailing and weathering are impressive.
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