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Mik's Challenge 2015 Bob C.

The MIK - Annual Build Challenge
#1

After careful consideration, the management of my RR (yet to be properly named) is in the need of a new piece of revenue equipment. It seems that Friar Fred has opened a Holy Water distillery on the line and a specialized ‘Holy Water’ car is in order.

The crew in the shops put their head together, had a few ‘Holy Waters’ themselves and the below paper towel (napkins are too lite duty for the shop area) idea was born.

http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/narrowgauge/Napkin_Plan.jpg

This will be the guys in the shop first attempt at engineering new rolling stock (otherwise said ‘Newbie’)

And the final product.

#2

Bob your on the rookie list

#3

Good use of a paper towel!

#4

Received my kit from Dave Taylor today. WOW! Nicely done, clean cut wood parts and an excellent assembly document with annotated photographs and clearly written text. Thank you Dave!!

Started gathering together some of the materials hidden in nooks and hidey holes in the shop waiting for some worthy cause.

Still need to gather the glues, paints etc. but this is a good start…

#5

Does family life know how to get in the way of hobby. Too long. I finally got started on the basic car and discovered that the hardboard piece was a bit too small for the frame, so I eliminated it and wen to conventional framing. Got the basic frame almost complete

(http://www.gscalejunkie.com/GeneralPics/NapkinBuild/Frame_2015-01-25_02.JPG)

I am working on setting the bolster and kingpin arrangement, will be using a brass insert with an 8-32 tapped screw hole, more pics to follow. Also working on the barrel ends for the barrels made from old bed frame casters. Had no idea what they would be when I dropped them in the junk box, but now they have a life. Ends are some 1/8 ABS plastic in the storage bin, scribed and ready to be rounded.

(http://www.gscalejunkie.com/GeneralPics/NapkinBuild/Barrel_Heads.JPG)

And to go on the barrel heads, I worked up the graphics.

Headed off to Hobby Lobby tomorrow afternoon on the way home to pick up some clear decal paper.

#6

I absolutely love the road data and numbers. I think I even saw a FFHW flat headed down the BNSF tracks just the other day.

pushing the weight limit aren’t we?

#7

Bob “IA3R#7” Cope said:

And to go on the barrel heads, I worked up the graphics.

Headed off to Hobby Lobby tomorrow afternoon on the way home to pick up some clear decal paper.

I hope you know that you are now obligated to attend the American Invasion in Ottawa so that can run on the IPP&W, which is owned by none other then said Friar. There are even some Holy Water factories on the IPP&W where that can be spotted on the sidings.

#8

Points lost!

  1. Work area is too neat

  2. No wounds on the cutting mat

  3. You left your purple pearl flop purse in the 1st picture

Extra credit earned though for the decal work!

:wink:

#9

@Ken - I would love to visit Fred’s for an Invasion. However, for me it is a 3 day drive - one way. And plane fare isn’t getting any cheaper, nor is UPS or FedEx to ship the toys. Compounded with I don’t possess a passport and the logic says I am staying home. However, it might be considered to ship it to Fred for ‘interchange’ service. Where there is a will there is a way.

And yes I know that there are others that probably travel near as far, but then, although SWMBO supports my hobby on most things, vacation is not one of them. We usually have differing ideas on what a vacation should be. She gets her vacation, I get to keep my trains…tradoffs…

@Rooster -

  1. Well sure the work area is too neat, it was before the ‘starter’s gun’ fired. It is easy to be neat when you aren’t doing anything. It ain’t so neat now, and headed for even busier.

2 YEP, there aren’t any scars…YET. I only recently purchased that in a yard sale for 2 bucks. I’ll bet you can’t beat that price unless ya stole it! Alas, there are those of us who know how to use tools without damaging everything around the tool.Remember Rooster, power tools can be dangerous…

  1. Some of us share our space with another, who occasionally leaves her stuff in inconvenient locations.
#10

Just a small amount of progress today. I did finish the center sill framing and bolster installation.

And I managed to do a preliminary layout for cutting the banding for the barrels. It is so nice to have a CAD program at home.

I still need to cut these out and do some test fitting, but I’ll take the progress I can get. I did get to Hobby Lobby and picked up the decal paper and some paint that I think will simulate the color of an oak barrel (with a little distressing involved).

#11

Very good wood working. I likes it. Nice also to learn that decal paper can be had at the local Hobby Lobby…did not know that til’ now. Thank you.

Dr Tom

#12

Well, lets try to keep on after the devastating news of Boomer’s departure. I had even chosen a paint color (left over from a grandchild project) in honor of Boomer and the Cibola RR.

I managed to figure out the alcohol and India ink staining method and got all the deck boards stained last evening after logging of chat and the forum.

And earlier this evening I managed to drill out and install the brass threaded inserts for the truck king pins. I picked this up from John B. and really like the method.

More to come…

#13

Perfect example of the India Ink staining technique. The brass inserts are a nice touch and clean workmanship. Nice.

Doc Tom

#14

Nice to see progress is being made.

That decal paper is neat but if you are using a ink jet printer be sure to give it a spray with a clear coat in case the decals get wet or the ink will run.

#15

Todd, planned on it. It is hard to get the decal off the paper with out getting them wet…:slight_smile: I am figuring about 3 light coats of a clear UV resistant matte medium, or some such.

#16

Bob,

I have used this decal paper pretty extensively in HO and in cars. All you need to do to seal them is a matte clear rattle can of paint. I do have and use the stuff that artists use to seal pencil sketches (is that what your referring to as matte medium). In my experience is that they work the same. BTW for doing gauges use gloss clear and it gives it a shiny glass look.

#17

Some more progress to report. I finished the more construction on the barrels, making square parts into round ones and scribing boards and grain for the heads. I added a single hole on the bottom side of one head for the spigot

Work also started on the spigots. A length of 1/16" diameter acrylic rod with a short piece of ABS tubing make the major part of the spigot with a piece of copper wire for the nozzle. I still need to find something appropriate for the handle. Trying to decide between a modern “Beer Tap Handle” and the more period correct wooden handle.

And a close up …

And just for Rooster to prove I do make a mess when I am building, here is a shot of the workbench (aka kitchen table).

Until next time…

#18

Nice work on the barrels and spigots. Always love to see how people combine random bits into a specific item.

#19

Looking great Bob. Boomer will be pleased.

#20

This looks like a setup to me. Nice work on the build Bob. Fred’s Holy Water is sure to help on a hot operations day.