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Working on a Cat 583 Wreckmaster in Hulcher Livery. 100_1246 by Ken Wheeler, on Flickr"/> 100_1248 by Ken Wheeler, on Flickr"/> 100_1251 by Ken Wheeler, on Flickr"/> 100_1250 by Ken Wheeler, on Flickr"/>
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Impressive !
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Once again, great work Ken! We will watch as the work progresses. Mike
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Thanks Randy, Mike. Starting to paint components today. I have got a little re-arranging to do and just a couple of parts to make yet. Once I got started I added more features than I planned on.
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I had no idea you had these skills up your sleeve! This is really cool.
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Great work, and interesting project.
So, how do you make the connection between brass and diecast white metal (like the boom's plate, or the levers boxes), other than screws? Epoxy?
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Dex wrote:I had no idea you had these skills up your sleeve! This is really cool. Thanks Dex. I learned how to solder lead telephone cables at the phone company in the late 60's - 70's. i have been building custom models since 1994.
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Ironstef70 wrote:Great work, and interesting project.
So, how do you make the connection between brass and diecast white metal (like the boom's plate, or the levers boxes), other than screws? Epoxy?
S. I have tried soldering numerous times with no success. I try to pin everything and attach with epoxy,or attach with 0-80 or 0-90 brass screws, or steel button head screws. The tool box is attached with screws, the cage has pins that go into the deck with epoxy, and the control panels have brass pins in the bottom that go into the deck and attached with epoxy. The torch bottle bracket is attached with 0-80 button head screws. The same with the winch.
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Holy Moly! That is a beauty! Did you post a few pics of a compleated trainwreck Cat awhile back?
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JTL wrote:Holy Moly! That is a beauty! Did you post a few pics of a compleated trainwreck Cat awhile back? Thank you. Yes, those pictures were of Rod Cross's 572 Wreck-master.
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kcmtoys wrote:Ironstef70 wrote:Great work, and interesting project.
So, how do you make the connection between brass and diecast white metal (like the boom's plate, or the levers boxes), other than screws? Epoxy?
S. I have tried soldering numerous times with no success. I try to pin everything and attach with epoxy,or attach with 0-80 or 0-90 brass screws, or steel button head screws. The tool box is attached with screws, the cage has pins that go into the deck with epoxy, and the control panels have brass pins in the bottom that go into the deck and attached with epoxy. The torch bottle bracket is attached with 0-80 button head screws. The same with the winch. All right, that's also what I do. Soldering die cast metal won't do good and will just melt. It seems to have a fusion point that't in between brass and soldering lead. And I don't think lead can hold on die cast metal anyways. Looks awesome. Stephane
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I love the look of that Brass work!
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Thanks Ethan.
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The details on this are amazing, I wish I had the skills to pull off custom builds like this. I know it takes practice but I think anything I try ends up looking like a "Plonker" model. Flickr Photostream
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89cxsport wrote:The details on this are amazing, I wish I had the skills to pull off custom builds like this. I know it takes practice but I think anything I try ends up looking like a "Plonker" model. Ah, Plonker Models. Whatever happened to them? This is a fantastic creation - almost seems a shame to paint it all.
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Ironstef70 wrote:kcmtoys wrote:Ironstef70 wrote:Great work, and interesting project.
So, how do you make the connection between brass and diecast white metal (like the boom's plate, or the levers boxes), other than screws? Epoxy?
S. I have tried soldering numerous times with no success. I try to pin everything and attach with epoxy,or attach with 0-80 or 0-90 brass screws, or steel button head screws. The tool box is attached with screws, the cage has pins that go into the deck with epoxy, and the control panels have brass pins in the bottom that go into the deck and attached with epoxy. The torch bottle bracket is attached with 0-80 button head screws. The same with the winch. All right, that's also what I do. Soldering die cast metal won't do good and will just melt. It seems to have a fusion point that't in between brass and soldering lead. And I don't think lead can hold on die cast metal anyways. Looks awesome. Stephane Thank you. The first A.Smith I tried to solder, I burned a hole through the roof! The whole problem is white metal, lead, and zinc have a lower melt point than the brass. I have a resistance soldering unit that has adjustable heat, and even that is tricky on white metal. I have never been able to solder zinc to zinc either.
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Thanks 89cxsport and Jamiescotland, I often thought about leaving one bare metal. I have a 1/64 brass D8H that came unpainted, and it is still unpainted.
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Looking good Ken.
Robert
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