Fn3 EBT steel flat # 108

[Geoff Ringle]

.... as there are a few how did you do the rivets , are they individual or stamped in ?

Gordon

Individual rivets.  I've made a variety of templates and use a hand held miniature variable speed drill.

Geoff

[SandiaPaul]

Where did you get the rivets?

Thanks,

Paul

[Geoff Ringle]

In general, the EBT used rather large rivets.  For the flats, most of the rivets are brass escushion pins with a .065 D head & .035 D shank.  Sorry, I can't find the supplier that I used.

For "real" miniature rivets with a more spherical head... here is one source that I have used... very nice and a lot of sizes: http://scalehardware.com

Geoff

[John McGuyer]

I particularly like that die you made for the stakes. You even put the dimples in them. That is one of those little things that sets a model apart.

Is that little drill the one Micro Mark advertises? How do you like it? I made a battery operated pin vise, but it just lacks the power to do the job.

John

[Geoff Ringle]

Yes, the drill was from Micro-mark, but I believe that it has been discontinued... too bad, as it one of my favorite tools for model making.  Small & maneuverable, it takes the place of a pin vice in most situations... the chuck holds bits down to .020 D or so.  The speed control is on the transformer, so the trigger is simply on/off.

Geoff

[Geoff Ringle]

I finally got around to finishing off the EBT flats by adding the steel strips that hold down the deck boards.   Tedious work, here is #73... Geoff

[Ray Dunakin]

Tedious work, but the results sure look good!

[RoughboyModelworks]

Beautiful work Geoff...

Paul

[finescalerr]

You have been a very busy lad. -- Russ

[marc_reusser]

Wow.  Beautiful work and finish.

Marc

[JohnP]

Very nice riveting. Your tooling skills are well developed; simple but effective. It would be nice to see more of your tooling ideas.

Overall, you have made the basic flat car a beautiful and elegant model.