Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 What's goin' on... Lately, I haven't spent much time at the workbench. Here's what's been done. When the back panel for the 359 was made I decided to add rivets for detail. Well, as you can see I've gotten a little carried away (so-to-say). The rivets are .030 made by Tichy Train Group. I used an .021 drill bit and the rivet shanks fit perfect. The next time I'll try using .025 or .020 rivets the .030's look a little big. At this time I'm out of ammo my LHS said they'll have more in by the end of next week. Thanks for looking!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinac359 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 That's a tremendous amount of work there! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyclaw Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Tremendous work....but AWESOME!!! Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studioman3 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Wow! they say patients is a virtue, looks more like a finely detailed 359 to me. Looks good, keep us posted Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpreadAxle Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Wow Scott. That looks like it took some serious concentration. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79FlatTopDriver Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 that makes my hands hurt just thinkin about it, but totally worth it. Great job Scott I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_A_R Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 That is enviable work. I would only suggest that because the Tichy parts are plastic, you could snip the bolt head from the stem and glue directly to the cab, and eliminate all that drilling. In smaller scales, I've seen people use dots of white glue to simulate rivets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 What's goin' on The Pete is finished!!! Drilling the holes for all the rivets was the easiest task done to this. Just very redundant. The more something is done the easier it gets!!! I like that these rivets have shanks on them. Putting a dab of glue on the surface for the head of a rivet is asking for trouble. For me also it will distort the detail of the rivet. I brushed on Tenex 7R in the inside of the cab to a row of rivets then installed the rivets. The the plastic starts to melt inside the holes leaving the surface of the cab/hood flawless and the head of the rivet is perfect!!! Thanks for looking!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Trailer Mechanic Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 What's goin' on... I forgot these... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Sweet! Are you cross-eyed yet? I know I get that way after working on 1/700 photo-etch railings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buba39 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 hell i am cross eyed just looking at it now thats calld detale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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