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Re: Scratch building scale accessories, + weathering 10 years 6 months ago #24844

I just read through the topic, i guess you also have a background in static modelling? Very nice work! :y:


Not really, other than Matchbox plastic plane kits in the late 1970's :)

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Re: Scratch building scale accessories, + weathering 10 years 6 months ago #24846

Ah, those where the day's, they always ended up immitating the battle of England in the garden :y:

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Scratch building scale accessories, + weathering 10 years 5 months ago #25413

I can't believe it's been over a year since I last built anything like this... anyway, I got back in the mood & so started on a roughly 1:10 scale styrene, stylized (or, not entirely accurate) version of a Colchester "Bantam" lathe ...





Starting on the stand ...





Lathe bed parts ...






Bed assembled, motor/gearbox housings, belt cover ...





Bulk of chuck turned from DIY 18mm square bar ...





Couple of turned rings added, + chuck jaws ... I thought these looked very poor, so turned them down for a better match to about 1/2 the size ...





Shaped & sanded, 60, 240, 400 & 1000 grit ...





All the bits so far glued up, splash guard added ...





There's still an awful long way to go yet, but the basic structure is there.

:)

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Scratch building scale accessories, + weathering 10 years 5 months ago #25414

Really outstanding this!

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Scratch building scale accessories, + weathering 10 years 5 months ago #25420

:huh: Jonny I am not sure that you are a real human :blink:
Better than DAVID VINCENT. We haven't seen them but we have an on TB "les envahisseurs" :silly:
Have you the small finger straight?

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Scratch building scale accessories, + weathering 10 years 5 months ago #25445

Started on the detail bits:


Bed rails are bits of square dremmelled & sanded down:






Top tray parts ....





... & assembled:






Basic handwheel shaping (on the lathe, from 3mm sheet):






Some drilling, dremmelling, filing & sanding:






front skimmed down, spacer added on back:






Tailstock done:





All those bits fitted, along with power box, stop/start buttons, drawer handle, brake bar, ground bolt tabs, 2x info panels, cross slide drive teeth, power feed, guide rails & trim on top of the splash guard ... just a load of levers, cross slide, tool post & lamp to go ...





:)

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Scratch building scale accessories, + weathering 10 years 5 months ago #25447

:ohmy: :woohoo: :y: :y: :y: :y: :y: :y: :y: :y: :y: :y: :y: :y: :y: :y: :y:

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Scratch building scale accessories, + weathering 10 years 5 months ago #25458

amazing
but can you include a MM or CM ruler so that we can see actually how big they are.
You said 1/10 scale but there is nothing to compare it with

thanks
Hay Ewe

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Scratch building scale accessories, + weathering 10 years 5 months ago #25467

amazing
but can you include a MM or CM ruler so that we can see actually how big they are.
You said 1/10 scale but there is nothing to compare it with

thanks
Hay Ewe


Each of the squares on the cutting matt are 10mm (1cm) :)

Nice work JR :y:
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem mate :)

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Scratch building scale accessories, + weathering 10 years 5 months ago #25482

@ hay ewe - andy is correct, but I put a 6"/150mm ruler in too :)




Cross slide was redonkulously fiddly & time consuming...





Looking good so far - I cheated a bit with the control levers, obviously they're sewing pins ...





I still have to do the coolant pipework & anglepoise lamp... I tried the body 3 times in styrene but it just wasn't happening... doing it in aluminium brings it's own problems, but hopefully weight won't be one of them: hollowed out it weighs 3g.



:)
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