Build the Bismarck and Other Models or Partworks - SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build

Build the Bismarck and Other Models or Partworks
« SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build »

Welcome Guest. Please Login or Register.
Dec 24, 2009, 7:03pm

Build the Bismarck and Other Models or Partworks :: Partworks :: Flying Scotsman :: Build Diaries :: SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build

« Page 6 of 7 » Jump to page Go

Author

Topic: SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build (Read 2,556 times)

russ
Vice Admiral

member is offline

[avatar]

Joined: Apr 2007
Gender: Male

Posts: 327
Location: Derbyshire, England
Karma: 4

Re: SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build
« Reply #75 on Aug 20, 2009, 9:44pm »

where will the motor be situated on this model??? most modern ones are tender driven although i carnt see any gears on the tender wheels

Link to Post - Back to Top IP:

Logged

SkyFire
Admiral

member is offline

[avatar]

Bluenose - Sailing away to Key Largo

Joined: Dec 2007
Gender: Male

Posts: 2,504
Location: Canberra / Australia
Karma: 31

Re: SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build
« Reply #76 on Aug 21, 2009, 1:45am »

Boiler I should think, there is a cut out in the bottom of it.

Link to Post - Back to Top IP:

Logged

Forever in the shadows - Never to see the light of day - http://railvillage.proboards.com/ <> http://npmc.com.au/Bismarck/index.php Issues to go 17.

russ
Vice Admiral

member is offline

[avatar]

Joined: Apr 2007
Gender: Male

Posts: 327
Location: Derbyshire, England
Karma: 4

Re: SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build
« Reply #77 on Aug 21, 2009, 3:09pm »

Ahh good old classic meathod and a lot more efficient one no traction tires needed

Link to Post - Back to Top IP:

Logged

SkyFire
Admiral

member is offline

[avatar]

Bluenose - Sailing away to Key Largo

Joined: Dec 2007
Gender: Male

Posts: 2,504
Location: Canberra / Australia
Karma: 31

Re: SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build
« Reply #78 on Aug 22, 2009, 2:06am »

I hate traction tires!!!

Link to Post - Back to Top IP:

Logged

Forever in the shadows - Never to see the light of day - http://railvillage.proboards.com/ <> http://npmc.com.au/Bismarck/index.php Issues to go 17.

russ
Vice Admiral

member is offline

[avatar]

Joined: Apr 2007
Gender: Male

Posts: 327
Location: Derbyshire, England
Karma: 4

Re: SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build
« Reply #79 on Aug 22, 2009, 7:39pm »

Join the club to messy and costly

Link to Post - Back to Top IP:

Logged

SkyFire
Admiral

member is offline

[avatar]

Bluenose - Sailing away to Key Largo

Joined: Dec 2007
Gender: Male

Posts: 2,504
Location: Canberra / Australia
Karma: 31

Re: SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build
« Reply #80 on Sept 29, 2009, 1:39am »

Think they could have provided 2 wheels for the rear truck!!!!!!!!!

[image]

Link to Post - Back to Top IP:

Logged

Forever in the shadows - Never to see the light of day - http://railvillage.proboards.com/ <> http://npmc.com.au/Bismarck/index.php Issues to go 17.

popeye
Vice Admiral

member is offline

[avatar]

Joined: Oct 2007
Gender: Male

Posts: 292
Location: Brighton, East Sussex, UK
Karma: 12

Re: SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build
« Reply #81 on Sept 29, 2009, 11:54am »

Looking fantastic, shame its not live steam.

Link to Post - Back to Top IP:

Logged

gordon
S.I.N.K.

member is offline

Joined: May 2007
Gender: Male

Posts: 419
Location: Ellon Scotland
Karma: 30

Re: SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build
« Reply #82 on Sept 29, 2009, 12:35pm »

looking good there Sky, how are you intending to paint the model?

Link to Post - Back to Top IP:

Logged

SkyFire
Admiral

member is offline

[avatar]

Bluenose - Sailing away to Key Largo

Joined: Dec 2007
Gender: Male

Posts: 2,504
Location: Canberra / Australia
Karma: 31

Re: SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build
« Reply #83 on Sept 29, 2009, 3:49pm »

Painting, eeeeeeks hadn't thought that far ahead yet, umm I'll look into it when it says in the destructions about painting it. At least I hope they do have something about painting it.

Link to Post - Back to Top IP:

Logged

Forever in the shadows - Never to see the light of day - http://railvillage.proboards.com/ <> http://npmc.com.au/Bismarck/index.php Issues to go 17.

Achtung!!
Commander of the fleet

member is offline

[avatar]

Joined: Mar 2007
Gender: Male

Posts: 3,776
Location: Rochdale
Karma: 57

Re: SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build
« Reply #84 on Sept 29, 2009, 4:22pm »

Probably have to degrease all the brass.

Link to Post - Back to Top IP:

Logged

Are we there yet?

nm
Admiral

member is offline

Joined: Aug 2007
Gender: Male

Posts: 1,619
Karma: 19

Re: SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build
« Reply #85 on Sept 29, 2009, 6:39pm »

Achtung!

your last post was post number 22,500.

(This is Number 22,503.)

nm

« Last Edit: Sept 29, 2009, 6:40pm by nm »

Link to Post - Back to Top IP:

Logged

mike
Vice Admiral

member is offline

Joined: Aug 2007
Gender: Male

Posts: 433
Karma: 14

Re: SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build
« Reply #86 on Sept 29, 2009, 7:48pm »

Hi SKY Flying Scotsman is going to be a nice engine when its finished, Im on issue
90 now building the tender, but hachette is really stretching this build out.
mike

Link to Post - Back to Top IP:

Logged

SkyFire
Admiral

member is offline

[avatar]

Bluenose - Sailing away to Key Largo

Joined: Dec 2007
Gender: Male

Posts: 2,504
Location: Canberra / Australia
Karma: 31

Re: SkyFire's Flying Scotsman Build
« Reply #87 on Sept 30, 2009, 2:02am »

It is slowly turning into a nice build, I read that replacement parts for the chassis are coming though. Little way to go before I get to build the tender.

LoL nm

Link to Post - Back to Top IP: