I agree,

What a way to use your retirement time, and with such skill.

Work just gets in the way doesn't it?

Bigkev

Retirement?
What is that?
This is my job now.
You have to stop watching telly and talking to the wife somehow.

Hi Zak,

Does that you mean that you are able to model 23 hours 50 minutes of the day?

On a bad day that is...............................

Bigkev

Now you are being silly, I do sleep sometimes, well not that much to be truthful.
Ok, so lets be realistic I do spend between 15-20 minutes with my wife. I am not that selfish. What more could she want - anymore would be overkill surely.

And I thought romance was dead!

Just in retirement!

I don't watch TV, nor do I talk to the wife yet there is still too little time for modelling.  That said I am mastering the fine art of gluing parts together while she talks at me; I tune it out, not sagely from time to time and say "yes" occasionally.

Stop work, the extra time expands exponentially or so it seems.
Well here it is, the tracks and under frame assembled, the weights are to try and keep it all square while it dries out.
Springs were some scrap thin wire wound around a thin piece of brass rod.

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Genius!

Can't wait to splosh the paint on to hide all those little errors.

It's plain to see just how much time, concentration and effort has gone into that.  Real WOW factor and even without the paint you've done a smashing job of capturing that clumsy industrial feel of heavy machinery from 100 years ago. 

Thanks Dave

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I must lead a very sad life - don't answer that.
Here is some more bits added, engine support and floor plate.

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Onto the engine, this is the 75hp, 4 cylinder version as opposed to the 120 hp, 6 cylinder version. With all the push rods and rockers external I think 4 will be enough.

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More done on the engine.

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