tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65697240524507828002024-03-06T03:48:36.189+11:00VR YeaDamianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06936083534019383122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569724052450782800.post-61584691123488207222013-03-14T21:57:00.000+11:002013-03-14T21:57:47.741+11:00VR TrackI've been working on constructing 2 VR turnouts in HO Scale 5'3". A different approach was tried this time.<br />
The VR turnout were drawn off Mark Bau's web site - VR 600 feet turnout. In HO they are 380mm long. Though the blades of the turnout don't start for approx 40mm.<br />
The turnout plan is attached to a glass plate with watered down PVA (at least 50%), so I have a solid base to work with. PCB Boards are then glued onto the turnout plan also using watered down PVA. The PCB is glued to the plan between the timber sleepers.<br />
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Once the track is soldered to the PCB board, I mill down the PCB by about 0.80 of a mm, so the PCB Board is hidden in the ballast (see below).<br />
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<br />Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06936083534019383122noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569724052450782800.post-47128396398855312152012-10-10T22:16:00.000+11:002012-10-10T22:16:22.373+11:00Slow progress... but <div>
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Designing autocad drawings for a sprung SEM GY has taken a few months more than expected. But anyway Tony from Model Etch returned my A4 sheet recently and I am pleased with the results (a few minor changes for V2).<br />
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Work in progress is a HO P87 5'3" sprung SEM GY. P87 10 spoked VR wheels have been sourced and I'm currently making jigs for assembly. As I have the w-irons correctly spaced as per the prototype, the SEM Solebars are too thick to get all to line up correctly, so they had to be etched as well.<br />
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Also I<span style="font-family: inherit;"> have been weathering a couple of SEM QR wagons – at the
moment concentrating on the inside. The inside base coat is floquil concrete, then
Tamiya acrylic Paints various black, white and browns heavily diluted with Isocol. I borrowed the technique from </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px;">James McInerney</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> where he used a similiar technique on an austrains ELX on an Old VR Enthusiast forum. Still need to blend it all in with a heavily diluted spray of mud,earth or flesh.</span><br />
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Step 1. Make spacers in the lathe, so wheels stay in their the bogie housing correctly (about 1.3mm length).<br />
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Step 2. Remove about 0.7mm off each half axle, so you do not have to drill holes to bogie sideframes for axles.<br />
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Step 3. Move wheels out on the axle by 0.9mm<br />
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Step 4. Assemble wheels with back to back gauge (bottom left on image below). Put a few drops of loctite 609 on the gear when assembling, ensuring there is no loctite near the square phospher bronze housing mounts. The square phospher bronze housing mounts must be able to freely turn. Allow loctite to set.<br />
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