A Ruth mining critter - built mainly from Plastic Card /Acrylic rod and Evergreen sections This one being my norm of one that has been modified through its life which includes a modified Model T Ford engine and gearbox an add on ignition system a slab type fuel tank (often fitted to diesel versions ) and larger radiator. Information from The American Industrial mining web site well worth a look full of interesting stuff
The wheels and the drive wheels are Acrylic rod with a plastic card flange -The seat I think could do with a bit of lowering -the Ford T engine is a nice little job from an ICM Kit it has been modified with a new timing case for the modified ignition and the front pulley is wider for 2 belts for the fan and a small compressor
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Seat to needs to be lower - don't want the driver to be to comfortable
Resin coupler fitted front and rear - nice castings from Avalon from the G scale range (formerly Pepper 7)
Barney
Some info on ignition improvements for T engines - Taken from an old Motor magazine bought from a Junk Shop /Auto jumble many years ago
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Have a nice day
Barney
Nice stuff, Barney. I'm definitely going to build one too!
Bernhard
What did you use to represent the radiator screening (if that's the right term)? Is it a commercial texture or did you scribe it? Also, just because I'm curious, could you have fabricated the motor yourself and achieved similar or better results? I suspect you could completely scratchbuild almost anything if you were in the mood ... with no loss of perfection. -- Russ
Radiator is basically as my DAC Drawing (DAC=CAD backwards )No CAD here just Paper and pencil !!- I will show the full procedure tomorrow as the first Rad Has now been scraped not happy with it - I have used the ICM Ford T engine because I don't think you could better it in any way measures up perfectly - The only thing I have to do is a change of front covers for the new ignition system
Barney
New Radiator main components - Evergreen strip/sections + centre 60thou plastic card
30 thou Evergreen rod laid on centre and glued - best left until completely dry before ends are trimmed off - then turned over to do other side
Note the cost of £2:10 on Evergreen pack must of bought it when I was a "young upstart"
Other side started
Barney
Aha! That final photo is big enough to show how you went about it and how neatly. Thanks. -- Russ
Radiator now ready for side frames /filler cap /overflow pipe and a few nuts /bolts
Had A second look at the chassis it required a few adjustments - so I rebuilt it - The radiator was to low and the rear drive (the lump of acrylic rod ) was to high now happy with it so its onward we go !
rear end with drive
Barney, tried looking up Avalon, just got some Toyota car models (full size!) or something about food. Do you have a web-site for them?
Les
Les all I get is some food marketing guide - I did inform them when I was at the last 7mm association show - but they looked at me as if I had fell out of a tree !!!!!
I have sent emails but got no reply - its such a shame because there range of castings is outstanding and the only way to get there goods is by looking them in the face !!!!! at a exhibition
Barney
Another cool project, and a great start!
Barny, one of your clean handicrafts.
I happened to find this nice model of a Ruth mining locomotive here: http://jimrusselltrains.blogspot.com/2015/02/gallery-of-mine-locomotive-and-mine.html (http://jimrusselltrains.blogspot.com/2015/02/gallery-of-mine-locomotive-and-mine.html) Besides, on this website you can find a lot of other beautiful models of mining locomotives.
Had a look at that web-site - its "right up your street" Barney, though the models seem too clean for mining operations, they need some rust and "grot".
Les
Thats a nice site -as you say plenty of info and ideas Thanks for seeing it
Barney
Hi Barney just the right size for a spud power unit great little model
cheers
In case nobody noticed, the scale people on Jim Russell's locos are "Figures by Carlo" and "Carlo" happens to be our forum member, Carlo Spirito. -- Russ
Quote from: Bernhard on March 16, 2021, 01:34:10 AM
I happened to find this nice model of a Ruth mining locomotive here: http://jimrusselltrains.blogspot.com/2015/02/gallery-of-mine-locomotive-and-mine.html (http://jimrusselltrains.blogspot.com/2015/02/gallery-of-mine-locomotive-and-mine.html) Besides, on this website you can find a lot of other beautiful models of mining locomotives.
Wow, nice work! That guy's got a lot of very impressive models. I love his replica of the man-car that was made by bolting a bunch of folding metal chairs to a wooden beam on wheels.
He also has a great (unpainted) model of a Stanley Steamer Mountain Wagon, a sort of railbus.