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Re: 1.5 inch scale bobber caboose build
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 5:14 pm
by 10 Wheeler Rob
Some roof prgress, and a surprise inspection by the conductor.
Re: 1.5 inch scale bobber caboose build
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 3:09 pm
by 10 Wheeler Rob
Finished up the roof planking.
Rob
Re: 1.5 inch scale bobber caboose build
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 6:54 pm
by steamin10
Looks like it was ready for an inspection. Coming right along.
Re: 1.5 inch scale bobber caboose build
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 4:09 pm
by 10 Wheeler Rob
More progress. Roof, cat walks, doors, tool boxes.
Rob
Re: 1.5 inch scale bobber caboose build
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:03 pm
by 10 Wheeler Rob
Made polling pockets, corner brackets, lantern/flag holders and end bracing rods.
Rob
Re: 1.5 inch scale bobber caboose build
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 11:07 pm
by Pipescs
Looking very nice.
Most envious
Re: 1.5 inch scale bobber caboose build
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:28 pm
by 10 Wheeler Rob
Been making hand rails last couple of days, turning the wife's clothes hangers into nice little trinkets. It's 0.090" diameter steel wire, with a little hardness. The center supports were pinned with 0.040" diameter brads and than silver soldered.
Re: 1.5 inch scale bobber caboose build
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 6:05 am
by 10 Wheeler Rob
Made the light for the cupola.
Rob
Re: 1.5 inch scale bobber caboose build
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 8:46 am
by SilverSanJuan
Absolutely stunning work, Rob!
How did you flatten the ends of the handrails?
Todd
Re: 1.5 inch scale bobber caboose build
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 9:41 am
by 10 Wheeler Rob
The hand rails are .090" diameter steel coat hanger wire. I bent it to shape with aid of vice and small hammer. Vice jaws paded with some aluminum angle. I then trimmed the ends to length and fattend with a small ball peen hammer on the anvil of the vice. 4 or 5 hammer blows did the trick. Held the right angle end upside down against the sharp edge of the anvil. Then a little tweaking in the vice after to get the ends to lay flat and straight. I sanded the ends to a radious on the 1" belt sander after drilling the holes.
Rob
Re: 1.5 inch scale bobber caboose build
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 11:02 am
by SilverSanJuan
Thanks, Rob. I was curious as to whether you had heated them or not. I see that wasn't necessary.
Todd
Re: 1.5 inch scale bobber caboose build
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 11:28 am
by 10 Wheeler Rob
I tried heating and it didn't work as well. They cold formed just fine.
Rob