24 inch Engine Lathe in 1/16 (Finished!)

[finescalerr]

Adequate. -- Russ

[Malachi Constant]

The black and white colors scheme with a bit of silver is rather elegant, but I'm sure it will look even better once you've painted it a really vivid green.      -- Dallas

[lab-dad]

Thanks guys!
Dallas, wont be all green there will be some yeller and chains.
Sorry Unc, no place for antlers.
I wonder whete I can get some 1/16 antlers?.......
Mj

[Wesleybeks]

WOW. This is a thing of beauty.

[lab-dad]

Thanks Wes!

[Scratchman]

Marty, beautiful work as always. Looking forward to seeing it all come together.

Gordon Birrell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318580@N00/

[lab-dad]

Thanks Gordon!
Would be really neat to get all our (and Chuck's) 1/16 stuff together someday.
Of course the logistics would be a nightmare!

-Marty

[lab-dad]

No reason to have the change gears if I dont have the levers and the speed chart!
Nothing permanent just laying there, I need to be able to paint it all separately.



-Marty

[TRAINS1941]

Don't you think this is going a bit far??  Next you'll be telling us your making little parts for Chuck & Gordon on this small lathe!!!!!

Jerry

[lab-dad]

No sense having the change gears and such without the leadscrew.

Jerry,
Both gentlemen dont need my help in any way.
Mj

[finescalerr]

Smashing nice work, young Martin. -- Russ

[TRAINS1941]

A beautiful job.  Surely it will fit in with the other pieces.

Jerry

[Gordon Ferguson]

Just continue to enjoy this and your other builds ....... Fascinating

The last pictures are really great, it really looks the part.

[Malachi Constant]

Fabulous!  Plus a couple silly little nitty-gritty questions:

-- Did you make your own NBW's out of hex rod and round rod?
-- Did you make the little (dummy?) hinges on the bottom cabinet door from separate segments of rod ... or score the rod?

Cheers,
Dallas

[lab-dad]

Thanks guys!
Glad you are all enjoying the project.

Dallas,
The NBW's are store bought. I think they are Simpson.
Funny you should ask, I have been thinking with the limited sizes available i should just do my own.
On the hinges; I put the rod (.050") down with the PVC cleaner, then sliced them up, carefully.
After that I added another drop of the cleaner to lock them in.
I really wanted to make them operable but the big ass chunks of plastic I used for the bases scared me.
I was not sure about opening them up.
I could have done them in sheet styrene but really liked the flare at the bottom.
The sacrifices we make for our (limited) sanity.

-Marty