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Posted: Sun May 21st, 2017 11:05 pm |
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Michael M
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For all you Tri-Ang lovers out there I took a Tri-Ang TT scale tank car and went at it with my Dremel rotary tool.
Sure hope the car wasn't some special collectors item.
Cut off everything but the journals, and split the frame to widen the gauge to 16.5mm.
Installing Hornby spoked wheels.
Photos to follow.
Took the Tri-Ang TT scale tank car apart. Cut the frame to widen it to 16.5mm gauge. Installing Hornby spoked wheels.
Good news and bad news:
Bad news: Used JB Weld (two-part epoxy) to glue the frames to a new styrene frame but it didn't hold.
Good news: JB Weld didn't hold, but needed to trim the frame a little so no problem in removing the metal frame from the styrene.
Trimmed the frame a little more and used E6000 to glue the metal frames to the styrene.
Now I have to wait for everything to dry.
____________________ Michael
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Nye, Inyo & Esmeralda Railroad
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Posted: Mon May 22nd, 2017 12:32 am |
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W C Greene
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Howdy Michael, did you use JB WELD 5 minute epoxy? If so then I can imagine it being crappy...don't know why. However, I like regular old JB WELD, the one that takes 24 hours to set & cure. I once used it to repair an engine block on my old MGB and it worked fine until some teen bastards stole the car and totaled it! I also have good results gluing styrene and metal together with medium thickness CA. You need to get everything nice and clean but that works for me.
Woodie
____________________ It doesn't matter if you win or lose, its' how you rig the game.
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Posted: Mon May 22nd, 2017 12:39 am |
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Posted: Mon May 22nd, 2017 11:12 am |
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Posted: Tue May 23rd, 2017 02:42 am |
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Michael M
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Ran across a photo on Pinterest of a inspection car powered by a 1" scale 4-6-2 Pacific that's propane fired. Certainly gotta rank as one of the most unusual types of 'critters' bashed together. Okay so you take a N scale steam loco and mount it on a short frame and have the motor power the wheels. Easy to do in 1/35 scale. Okay a prototype for everything!
____________________ Michael
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Nye, Inyo & Esmeralda Railroad
https://www.flickr.com/photos/183715370@N03/albums/72157710477887657/
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Posted: Thu May 25th, 2017 10:38 am |
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