J39 64859 Bachmann/Dave Bradwell

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Re: J39 64859 Bachmann/Dave Bradwell

Postby PeteT » Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:09 pm

I haven't had a lot of modelling time recently, but have been faffing with a few couple of cab options. I've come to the conclusion - as Dave suggested - that thinning the cab and window edges makes a massive difference and will be enough. The front window I'll leave as is but glase from the outside, which will leave the need for an extra frame to go outside that glasing, but should be doable.

I don't think this photo really does it justice - difficult to tell the relief on black very easily, but shows the near side thinned and the far side not. I've since done both sides, so am in the process of fettling the cab/boiler/footplate interaction.

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In amongst I'm trying to feed some 0.1mm wire into a 0.3mm bore tube, which sounds like plenty of room but hasn't gone in yet! Into the 0.5mm tube was a breeze.I can sort the atomiser assembly etc in parallel with boiler bands and fittings though.
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Re: J39 64859 Bachmann/Dave Bradwell

Postby bécasse » Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:28 pm

PeteT wrote:In amongst I'm trying to feed some 0.1mm wire into a 0.3mm bore tube, which sounds like plenty of room but hasn't gone in yet! Into the 0.5mm tube was a breeze.I can sort the atomiser assembly etc in parallel with boiler bands and fittings though.


It probably needs lubrication, I would puff some powdered lock graphite on to my thumb and forefinger and then pull the 0,1mm ø wire between them to transfer the graphite on to the wire.

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Re: J39 64859 Bachmann/Dave Bradwell

Postby davebradwell » Wed Apr 07, 2021 10:12 pm

.....or there might just be a burr on the end of wire or inside tube!

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Re: J39 64859 Bachmann/Dave Bradwell

Postby Dave Holt » Wed Apr 07, 2021 11:17 pm

I'm sure Dave B is right. I'm using quite a bit of 0.5 mm O/D x 0.3 mm bore tube for the atomiser unit for the Scot at the moment and have found that whether it is cut by piercing saw or by rolling under a scalpel blade, it is necessary to de-burr the cut end by filing flat and using the tip of a pointed triangular scraper or 0.3 mm drill bit to clear the bore. Doing that, I am able to get 0.31 mm brass wire (also de-burred) into the bore without any problem, so your 0.1 mm should fly in.
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Re: J39 64859 Bachmann/Dave Bradwell

Postby PeteT » Fri Apr 09, 2021 1:58 pm

Thanks for the ideas - I was actually a step ahead of where I thought I was, the 0.3mm bore tube was fine, it was the 0.3/0.1mm tube which wasnt.

The smallest drill bits I have are 0.2mm, so deburring with that and running a pencil along the wire seems to have done the trick.

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Now to expand on the theme and make it look something like!
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Re: J39 64859 Bachmann/Dave Bradwell

Postby Dave Holt » Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:30 pm

Wow, Peter. I've never seen tube that fine. I thought the 0.5/0.3 mm was pushing it a bit. Where did you get it from?
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Re: J39 64859 Bachmann/Dave Bradwell

Postby PeteT » Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:58 am

Hi Dave, you can buy it loose - but I got it as part of a 0.3/0.5/0.7/0.9 pack which is from Albion alloys. I can't remember my source but the first google hit is here:
https://www.hmhobbies.co.uk/slide-fit-b ... lloys.html

or here for a 3 pack of just the 0.3/0.1mm:
https://www.themodelcentre.com/mbt03-al ... i-d-3-pack

They also do a set of the even numbers too down to 0.4/0.2mm, which I don't have but can see could have uses:
https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/produc ... even-tube/

Lovely work on your atomiser!

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Re: J39 64859 Bachmann/Dave Bradwell

Postby davebradwell » Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:00 am

Eileen's list it too - £2.10 per foot length.

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Re: J39 64859 Bachmann/Dave Bradwell

Postby PeteT » Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:59 am

Well that 2 year hiatus is quite embarrasing! I thought it was 1 year, but not that long...

Progress has been made again recently - the chassis all but finished, and the loco reassembled for a visit with the Glevum group to Barrow Road. Morgan has been making progress with his J39 too, and it was good to compare notes (as we have a few times during the gestation period)!

The chassis is built as per the instructions, the only additions I can recall are the ash pan grate lever on the RHS, which I scavenged from the tender etch, and drain valve on the LHS which I think came from Dave's casting set number 24 (but may have been 23 or 31).

The loco generally behaved ok - however it was slightly noisy, fell off a couple of times on curves, and ended not running well. Which sounds awful! However, I think it is down to 2 easy cures. The noise and running I think was down to interference between the end of the drive shaft and/or gearbox with the lead weight being too close - so that just needs trimming a bit. Secondly, Morgan had found he needed to trim a bit off the front footplace of the tender, and likewise this seemed to be colliding with the cab floor (and if the gearbox was fouling the weight this could have affected the way the rear axle was sitting and taken the weight off it.

So fingers crossed these two easy wins will do the trick and then onwards with the body detailing! Before anyone comments on the angle of the ejector pipe the front end is not located in its hole, as the deflection in the pipe needs tweaking slightly before this is ready for fitting.

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I also haven't yet fitted the exactoscale axle end caps, but am now happy to get these done.
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