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07-24-2014, 01:53 AM
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Just a few, Elliott, taken from different angles...
This one was the assembly before painting :  Plan view :  And (a bit blurry) from the underside :  I have now started the construction of the otherside's drivetrain. Because the parts are all the same (but in a different position) I think pictures would just be repetative.
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07-24-2014, 12:22 PM
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Thanks for the additional pics. You really are a talented modeler. The pics just confirm it. Looking forward to the next update and pics when appropriate. Thanks for sharing!
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07-26-2014, 02:27 AM
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Thank you, but I don't consider myself that talented though. When I look at the work of some other people on this forum whom work without lasercut parts... those are the real talented ones.
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07-27-2014, 10:47 AM
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Finally the drivework is finished
  The next phase will be the kettle of course, I already made the boiler a while back to break the monotony of working on the drivework, but today I have installed the funnel :   
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07-27-2014, 10:50 AM
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Lookin' very nice!
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07-27-2014, 12:40 PM
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Thanks, RichO.
Meanwhile, I've done the dome (I have no idea what's underneath it on the real engine) ...   By far not perfect, but when glue dries I'll try make it a bit better : 
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07-27-2014, 01:18 PM
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Looking good. That's the steam dome. It's the highest point where the steam is gathered, and it's where its administered from a lever in the cabin to the two side cylinders (which drive the wheels). the other dome (which has not yet been attached) holds sand.
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07-31-2014, 09:05 AM
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As said earlier, the dome wasn't any way near perfect, so I decided to tinker a bit with it.
So, after looking at at it, and seeing how the quicklink of my Dremel was only a bit smaller than the support pipe of the dome, I wrapped some tape around it to fit the pipe :  The dome was placed snug on the Dremel :  Sommy putty added :  And after a few turns on coarse and later fine sanding paper this was the result :  Just a layer of white primer, and the dome is (to me at least) a lot better than before :  
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07-31-2014, 10:59 AM
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It does look better. Nice save!
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