Logging Arches

[Ray Dunakin]

Looks great so far!

[finescalerr]

Taking shape. -- Russ

[chester]

Wonderful work Rick

[Frederic Testard]

It's very impressive, Rick, and a pleasure to follow the making process.

[5thwheel]

Looking good Rick. Won't be long before you're skidding logs.

[Barney]

Inspired and very impressed
Barney

[nalmeida]

Wonderful styrene work Rick. I have to get some sintra boards you guys talk about, seems interesting to some projects I have in mind, unfortunately I can't seem to find it in my country

[Ray Dunakin]

Sintra is an American brand name for PVC foam board. There may be something similar under a different brand name in your country.

[NORCALLOGGER]

Thanks all for the interest in this little project
I finally have some more progress to show.


I thought it might be a good idea to explain that I lay out each segment on card stock before transferring to styrene or Sintra sheet.  That way I can make all the mistakes and changes on the card and not mess up the styrene sheet.



Cutting out the .040 Styrene skins for the vertical arches, I have been using the E6000 glue to laminate to the Sintra.



Here is one of the vertical arches with some of the wrappers on and the holes drilled for the start of the wrapped cutouts.



A couple of shots of the vertical arches completed and attached to the angled arches and tracked wheel assemblies.  The card stock beam pattern is in place to give some perspective and to make sure the measurements are correct.  Notice that the brass has all been burnished with A-West's "Blacken It", things are moving along.




Thanks for following along.
Rick

[NORCALLOGGER]

Well the main beams are done nothing left but the Fairleads, hitches, cable guides, and paint/weathering.

[Ray Dunakin]

Looks beefy enough to handle real logs.

[eTraxx]

Going to pick up some E-6000 .. I've used epoxy to glue my Sintra but I would like something better

[finescalerr]

That certainly looks decent at this point. -- Russ

[Arno Boudoiron]

Nice shapes 

[NORCALLOGGER]

Very little progress lately but here are a couple of pictures.
Rick