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Last Post 29 Jan 2010 08:03 AM by Pete Thornton. 34 Replies.

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27 Jan 2010 08:51 AM
Hi guys Mr Ron – I did not forget about the steps they are going to be brass. Been very busy lately will get to them this weekend I hope. Pete the boxcab was cut on a laser from a cad drawing that I did. Without the laser I would not have attempted to add that many rivets. Alan

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27 Jan 2010 02:51 PM
A beautiful small diesel you have made .................of course being a electric operation here , the electric boxcabs came to mind seeing the body ..................... maybe or

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28 Jan 2010 09:15 AM
the boxcab was cut on a laser from a cad drawing that I did. Without the laser I would not have attempted to add that many rivets Alan, We're in the same boat with EBT's M-1 Railcar. It has lots and lots of rivets: http://www.railfanusa.com/pics/mine/ebt2/081012_2.jpg

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28 Jan 2010 09:43 AM
Virgal, That is a marvelous model! I am especially impressed with your radiator assemblies. Can you tell us a little more about how you made them? I have a freelance narrow-gauge boxcab in construction. My radiators (below) are much cruder than yours. How'd you do it? I'll watch this thread with great interest. Keep up the good stuff. Dawg

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28 Jan 2010 11:42 AM
Gee Dawg I don't know your radiators look awfully nice also. How did you construct the mounts (legs)? Robert

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28 Jan 2010 12:42 PM
Gee dawg i do know your work is top notch. yes tell us about the mounts. alan

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28 Jan 2010 01:12 PM
Alan, My laser guy wants to know how big to make the holes for the Grandt Line rivets. (I was unable to find any specs on the 'net.) What size holes did you make?

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28 Jan 2010 02:32 PM
Pete, have you checked out Scale Hardware for really good small rivets and stuff? Larry

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28 Jan 2010 03:34 PM
This is Virgal's thread. I don't want to hijack it so I put some pix of how I made the feet here. Dawg

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29 Jan 2010 08:03 AM
have you checked out Scale Hardware for really good small rivets and stuff? Larry, Yes, I'm aware of them - I wasn't aware that the Grandt Line O scale rivets were 1.27" in 1:20.3 scale, or that they are $2.55 per 100 ! The shank of the rivets is 0.024" for the Scale Hardware metal ones, and 0.033" for the Grandt Line. Either will be a problem - we're experimenting with laser-cut hole sizes!

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