fledermaus
Master at Arms
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Dora 1/35
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fledermaus
Master at Arms
Hi my friends, its time for another update on Dora, the work on the main bodies continues with more modifications and adding some missing details.
On top of both sides are hatches missing, so using styrene and some left over photo eched
Pieces the hatches are constructed
This is the area for the hatches to be added
First I removed some bolt detail and filled the area with styrene to make it a flat surface
Again using styrene sheet I made the doors and glued PE hinges And a brass wire handle to each door
The finished hatch
Now the poles that goes on top of this area are drilled on the sides as seen in the pictures of the real Dora
And in place
Now the holes under the body must be copied to the other side of the carriage, this hold with screws the parts that join the two main bodies together.
After measuring the new location I started to drill the new holes
Here the holes are done and a dry fit of the part.
With this done I moved to the inside halves, replaced the hydraulic bottles and made the cut on the platforms, then started with the vertical flange detail, like in the outside I used .40x4mm wide strips.
After all the vertical flanges are glued I started with the horizontal ones
Each section is made with a piece of .40 styrene 8mm wide, then I made a 2mm line across and to the sides, finally a diagonal cut on the two corners and a cut across gets it done
With all the flange work done, I started to make the missing ribs and pipes at both ends of the inside halves. With the measurements done its starts
This are the parts for the front area
This are already drilled for the pipes to fit thought
The hole where the pipes connects to the body is marked and with a drill it is started, then sanded to shape, finally a piece of styrene is glued to the inside with the 4 holes for the
Pipes to connect.
Here the parts are in place ready for the pipes to be added
The back area is marked and the parts glued like in the front
The back and front received the brass pipes
That’s all for the moment, currently working on the extra valve bodies and hand wheels needed
For this areas, thanks for watching.
On top of both sides are hatches missing, so using styrene and some left over photo eched
Pieces the hatches are constructed
This is the area for the hatches to be added
First I removed some bolt detail and filled the area with styrene to make it a flat surface
Again using styrene sheet I made the doors and glued PE hinges And a brass wire handle to each door
The finished hatch
Now the poles that goes on top of this area are drilled on the sides as seen in the pictures of the real Dora
And in place
Now the holes under the body must be copied to the other side of the carriage, this hold with screws the parts that join the two main bodies together.
After measuring the new location I started to drill the new holes
Here the holes are done and a dry fit of the part.
With this done I moved to the inside halves, replaced the hydraulic bottles and made the cut on the platforms, then started with the vertical flange detail, like in the outside I used .40x4mm wide strips.
After all the vertical flanges are glued I started with the horizontal ones
Each section is made with a piece of .40 styrene 8mm wide, then I made a 2mm line across and to the sides, finally a diagonal cut on the two corners and a cut across gets it done
With all the flange work done, I started to make the missing ribs and pipes at both ends of the inside halves. With the measurements done its starts
This are the parts for the front area
This are already drilled for the pipes to fit thought
The hole where the pipes connects to the body is marked and with a drill it is started, then sanded to shape, finally a piece of styrene is glued to the inside with the 4 holes for the
Pipes to connect.
Here the parts are in place ready for the pipes to be added
The back area is marked and the parts glued like in the front
The back and front received the brass pipes
That’s all for the moment, currently working on the extra valve bodies and hand wheels needed
For this areas, thanks for watching.
Love it! The plumbing is just fantastic. 
phantom II
Master at Arms
Again, an amazing amount of precise detail 
Cheers, Christian B)
Cheers, Christian B)
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
Adding all that detail does take time, but in the end when you look at the finished model and see all the little things that are correct it is so worth it! :woohoo:
fledermaus
Master at Arms
thanks a lot to all , it takes long to do all his changes but like heavens eagle said in the end the model looks
more accurate and interesting and you get to admire all the work you put into it.
Abdin
, it takes long to do all his changes but like heavens eagle said in the end the model looks more accurate and interesting and you get to admire all the work you put into it.
Abdin
¡Maravilloso!
Saludos,
Saludos,
Sherman 18
Master at Arms
FANTASTIC!
fledermaus
Master at Arms
Hola Saul, gracias amigo
Thanks sherman glad you like it
Thanks sherman glad you like it
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
I've been following along and really enjoying this. Man, this is incredible work. Keep going man!
fledermaus
Master at Arms
James and Duke thanks for for following my work,still a lot to do
Working on it almost every day even if its for a couple of minutes
Working on it almost every day even if its for a couple of minutes
Progress is progress. Whether it be an hour,or a mere 15 minutes a day is still progress :drinks
fledermaus
Master at Arms
thanks Ed!
fledermaus
Master at Arms
thanks Jeeves!
fledermaus
Master at Arms
Hi to you all, here with another update on Dora, work on the main body halves continues
Now with the addition of the extra hand wheels and valves.
To make the extra parts I made a rubber mold of the valves from one of the sides
Here the mold is ready
The valves are ready
The same with the hand wheels
Here the extra parts are glued in place on both the inside and outside of each body half
Now the cat walks are constructed for each side, out and inside of the bodies
The inside cat walks
Comparison of the new and original parts
The same with the outside cat walks
Now I moved to the side ladders, this are 4 ladders one for each end of the main body’s halves
This are too big, out of scale
So using 1.5mm brass rods I started to make the ladders, here is the used rod, the original ladder and the replacement one.
The shape is corrected
All the needed parts are cut and bent to shape
The center reinforcement is soldered in place
Next the steps are cut and soldered
The finished new ladders
All the hand rails and ladders are finished for the main body halves
The supports for the main loading platform area need some correction, the two pillars on the back of the platform are supposed to be double and are a single piece.
I marked the area to be cut with masking tape, then drilled holes all around to make it easier to
Remove the plastic.
Side look of the part ready to be drilled and cut
The holes are done, then you have to remove some reinforcement plastic from the inside
With all the plastic removed it now looks like this
The two new legs now need some reinforcement pieces to hold it together
Starting from the bottom a piece of styrene the size of the area between the two legs
The piece in the middle is made with two squares the same size of the area with two ribs on the inside
The top is glued to the center parts
The upper square is installed
Finally the upper and lower squares received a rib on the middle area to finish the work
Now each side looks like this
Lots of work still to do thanks for watching
Abdin
Now with the addition of the extra hand wheels and valves.
To make the extra parts I made a rubber mold of the valves from one of the sides
Here the mold is ready
The valves are ready
The same with the hand wheels
Here the extra parts are glued in place on both the inside and outside of each body half
Now the cat walks are constructed for each side, out and inside of the bodies
The inside cat walks
Comparison of the new and original parts
The same with the outside cat walks
Now I moved to the side ladders, this are 4 ladders one for each end of the main body’s halves
This are too big, out of scale
So using 1.5mm brass rods I started to make the ladders, here is the used rod, the original ladder and the replacement one.
The shape is corrected
All the needed parts are cut and bent to shape
The center reinforcement is soldered in place
Next the steps are cut and soldered
The finished new ladders
All the hand rails and ladders are finished for the main body halves
The supports for the main loading platform area need some correction, the two pillars on the back of the platform are supposed to be double and are a single piece.
I marked the area to be cut with masking tape, then drilled holes all around to make it easier to
Remove the plastic.
Side look of the part ready to be drilled and cut
The holes are done, then you have to remove some reinforcement plastic from the inside
With all the plastic removed it now looks like this
The two new legs now need some reinforcement pieces to hold it together
Starting from the bottom a piece of styrene the size of the area between the two legs
The piece in the middle is made with two squares the same size of the area with two ribs on the inside
The top is glued to the center parts
The upper square is installed
Finally the upper and lower squares received a rib on the middle area to finish the work
Now each side looks like this
Lots of work still to do thanks for watching
Abdin
