Heck!!! Now that is some seriously impressive scratchbuilding.[bow] Is it constructed primarily from brass? Thanks for sharing that photo Bob.
One of the things that attracted me to giving CISX 500 a go was its lack of detailed structure, well at least that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. [:-^]
Cheers, the Bear.[:)]
Bob,
That’s impressive! I thought it was the real thing until I saw the coupler pin.
Is that hand laid track?
Sorry Bear, not trying to steal the thread. One of my kids (who has never admitted it) managed to spill most of a bottle of styrene cement on my workbench several years ago. Instead of saying something or mopping it up, they put my Atlas turntable (which I had spent hours adding a pit to) overtop of the spill to hide it. When I picked the turntable up a few hours later it acted like a half cooked pancake. I set it on a flat surface and, amazingly, it survived!
Dave
All made from styrene except for the brass mesh on the brake deck.
Sorry, but I’m not believing you. Looks to me like a prototype car picture that you photo shopped a Kadee coupler onto. [:D]
(Excellent work. How long did that project take?)
Dave, I don’t mind at all, after all it is a rambling thread, though I would be disappointed if the thread ended up debating the price of fish in Outer Mongolia unless of course the fish was transported on one of these.
http://www.crrcgc.cc/g2903/s6047/t105251.aspx
Bear,
Interesting…here in the US, we call them T-nuts.
I used to use those to keep some Aluminum body panel parts on My Outlaw circle track race cars. It was easier and faster then rivets,when replacing damaged body panels.
Also a interesting build You have going.[Y]
Take Care! [:D]
Frank
I used many of them when I was building and flying RC airplanes and they were always refered to as Blind Nuts.
Thanks Frank. I see Old Thumper has already commented, but I used the term blind nut because it’s what Du-Bro, a US company based in Illinois, calls their product. I guess it’s just another case of different industries having different names for the same item.
http://www.dubro.com/
Cheers, the Bear. [:)]
LOL, Not to make a big thing out of nothing…but the correct term is T-nut…AKA blind nut, rivet nut and a couple others. Here in the Midwest, they are known as T-nut. In My 74 yrs. I don’t recall them being called anything else…not around here anyway!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-nut
Take Care! [:D]
Frank
Ahhh!! I would never doubt your integrity Frank but I certainly wouldn’t call it a rivet nut. This is a rivnut…
Cheers, the Bear.[swg]
Bear,
You’re going to love this LOL…a rivet nut aka blind nut, rivnut, etc.:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivet_nut
Take Care! [:-^]
Frank
You sir, are a REAL craftsman!!! Regards, Bobby
You’re a hard man Frank, but you may rest assured that when at w**k I use the correct Part Number or an approved alternative.[swg]
I’ve got to the stage of having completed the depressed centre body apart from the painting and decaling.
Bear,
Things are looking great. She’s going to be the Queen of the Rails – at least in terms of heft[(-D]
I am hopeful Mike.[:-^]
Taking the time to study the available photos of this car, it became obvious that the brake cylinders mounted on the trucks was a spotting feature and even though I’ve played fast and loose with the underside of the auxiliary cars, I would have to address this.
While I was happy with my first attempt, in the co
Great stuff, x8 soon!
Very well done[bow]
BTW, Frank’s close enough he may of heard of them, but locally we have a sort of oldies band called Captain Rat and the Blind Rivets.
Hi, Bear—
I just happened to stumble upon your latest post and couldn’t help thinking about your brake cylinder quandry.
Then I remembered seeing several sets of Stewart brake cylinders from their Blomberg trucks. I have several spare sets that I’d be glad to contribute to your project…
The mounting pin is 1.2mm.
If you think you can use them, say the word!
Regards, Ed
Gidday Ed, thank you very much for your generous offer.
Making my own brake cylinders may be taking scratch building to the nth degree but as I’d looked at various brake cylinders on my selection of diesels for inspiration and a pattern, none seemed to be quite what I was looking for. Plus I have, for better or worse, a rather large streak of cussedness so I need to prove a point more often than not.
The irony is, of course, that anyone who actually sees the finished car as a part of a consist is not going to realise that CISX 500 was a real car, and that it was scratch built, let alone that the brake cylinders were mounted on the trucks!![(-D]
Hi, Bear—
Re: The above quote, I can relate!
However, I can also relate to how quickly a redundant task can become very tedious… especially at “our” age! [:|]
Have fun with your “little” project. I admire your abilities and hope it inspires others.
regards, Ed
Very true Ed, and cussedness coupled with being a slow learner doesn’t help.[sigh][(-D]
Anyhow I got the opportunity to give the car a test run on a layout…
…now I’ve got to finish it.