Duke Maddog
Well-known member
I didn't miss it. I was just too stunned to reply! Man, I'm still having difficulty figuring out how that hinge system and everything works....
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Dora 1/35
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fledermaus
Master at Arms
Carlos, Bod thanks!
Carlos most of the parts are already painted in the base color, soon to start some weathering
Duke the hinges allowed the two rails to open to the sides so the elevator can disengage from the rails(while hanging from the cables)so it can be aligned with the ammo car door so the carts can enter to be loaded, this was needed when the gun was on a curve so it can align with the ammo car, once it was loaded the elevator is engaged to the rails, and the locking bar put back in place to keep the rails from opening as the elevator was working.
hope this helps!
Hi to all, more work on the elevators area on Dora has being done. This time the elevator motors are fixed.
First the pulleys are made, here are the half’s of the pulleys in and out sides
I started by removing the molded wheel on both halves
Here you can see the removed area, the inside must be completely flat for the replacement wheel to work
After removing the molded wheels I sanded all the molded on bolts on both sides
Here are the measurements for the new wheels, 8 disks of .80 x 15.5mm in diameter
And 4 .80 x 12.3mm disks
You just glue one of the smaller disks between two of the bigger disks to form a wheel
Side view of one of the new wheels
The shaft for the wheels is made with a piece of 1.7 x 14.1mm long styrene tube
To keep the right distance between the wheels I made 6 spacers with a 4mm diameter rod
.60mm wide
Here is the sequence of the parts, after making the .60 dia hole on each halve the rod is push through, a spacer first then a wheel another spacer etc.
The wheels in place
With that step done I removed the original hook on each pulley
The new hook is made with 1.6mm styrene sheet, the hook is 14mm long x 8.8mm wide
Here the drawing says 18mm long but I changed it to 14mm after checking the measurements
Comparison of the new and original hooks
The front part of the hook is sanded to an angle to make the hook look like this
After gluing the new hooks in place I used verlinden resin bolts to detail the sides of the pulleys
The last touch is the hook lock made with a .30 x 1.60 styrene strip 10mm long, when the strip is glued in place the excess is cut to fit
Here the finished pulley
Now I moved to the motor base, the base is cut so the pulley cables can pass through
It, the square hole is marked and cut 18mm from the sides and 3mm front and back
The hole is marked and cut
The motors are next, I started by cutting the center base on each motor
The area to be removed is marked using masking tape as a guide the area between the
Tapes is to be removed
It should look like this
Now the center of the motor is marked to make the hole for the pulleys shaft
A 4mm hole is made just in this side of the motor
The motor pulleys are constructed using 3 flat washers, 12.8mm x 5.6mm inside
A piece of 5.5mm x 13mm styrene tube and a piece of 4mm x 70mm long tube
This will be cut to the correct size when the pulleys are glued in place
The 3 washers are glued to the 5.6mm tube equally spaced
This is how it will be when the tube is passed through the motor
The tube with the washers goes in and the 4mm tube is pushed into the motor and through the washer’s tube
It should look like this
Side view
The motor and motor base ready to install
The cables will be installed when all the parts and the elevators are in place
Hope you like it more work coming soon
Thanks
Abdin
Carlos most of the parts are already painted in the base color, soon to start some weathering
Duke the hinges allowed the two rails to open to the sides so the elevator can disengage from the rails(while hanging from the cables)so it can be aligned with the ammo car door so the carts can enter to be loaded, this was needed when the gun was on a curve so it can align with the ammo car, once it was loaded the elevator is engaged to the rails, and the locking bar put back in place to keep the rails from opening as the elevator was working.
hope this helps!
Hi to all, more work on the elevators area on Dora has being done. This time the elevator motors are fixed.
First the pulleys are made, here are the half’s of the pulleys in and out sides
I started by removing the molded wheel on both halves
Here you can see the removed area, the inside must be completely flat for the replacement wheel to work
After removing the molded wheels I sanded all the molded on bolts on both sides
Here are the measurements for the new wheels, 8 disks of .80 x 15.5mm in diameter
And 4 .80 x 12.3mm disks
You just glue one of the smaller disks between two of the bigger disks to form a wheel
Side view of one of the new wheels
The shaft for the wheels is made with a piece of 1.7 x 14.1mm long styrene tube
To keep the right distance between the wheels I made 6 spacers with a 4mm diameter rod
.60mm wide
Here is the sequence of the parts, after making the .60 dia hole on each halve the rod is push through, a spacer first then a wheel another spacer etc.
The wheels in place
With that step done I removed the original hook on each pulley
The new hook is made with 1.6mm styrene sheet, the hook is 14mm long x 8.8mm wide
Here the drawing says 18mm long but I changed it to 14mm after checking the measurements
Comparison of the new and original hooks
The front part of the hook is sanded to an angle to make the hook look like this
After gluing the new hooks in place I used verlinden resin bolts to detail the sides of the pulleys
The last touch is the hook lock made with a .30 x 1.60 styrene strip 10mm long, when the strip is glued in place the excess is cut to fit
Here the finished pulley
Now I moved to the motor base, the base is cut so the pulley cables can pass through
It, the square hole is marked and cut 18mm from the sides and 3mm front and back
The hole is marked and cut
The motors are next, I started by cutting the center base on each motor
The area to be removed is marked using masking tape as a guide the area between the
Tapes is to be removed
It should look like this
Now the center of the motor is marked to make the hole for the pulleys shaft
A 4mm hole is made just in this side of the motor
The motor pulleys are constructed using 3 flat washers, 12.8mm x 5.6mm inside
A piece of 5.5mm x 13mm styrene tube and a piece of 4mm x 70mm long tube
This will be cut to the correct size when the pulleys are glued in place
The 3 washers are glued to the 5.6mm tube equally spaced
This is how it will be when the tube is passed through the motor
The tube with the washers goes in and the 4mm tube is pushed into the motor and through the washer’s tube
It should look like this
Side view
The motor and motor base ready to install
The cables will be installed when all the parts and the elevators are in place
Hope you like it more work coming soon
Thanks
Abdin
Your attention to detail is meticulous for any size model, but when considering the sheer size of this one, (Dora has to be the largest plastic scale model ever produced), it is phenomenal! My hat is off to you Abdin!
Bob
Bob
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Man, I don't know what to say. I was thinking that maybe you should add working motors in there so the elevators actually operate. You've already done everything you need to do to make them move.
I have completely run out of superlatives. I'm physically exhausted trying to think of new ones. This is too overwhelming for me. :salute
I have completely run out of superlatives. I'm physically exhausted trying to think of new ones. This is too overwhelming for me. :salute
Carlos, Bod thanks!
Carlos most of the parts are already painted in the base color, soon to start some weathering
Duke the hinges allowed the two rails to open to the sides so the elevator can disengage from the rails(while hanging from the cables)so it can be aligned with the ammo car door so the carts can enter to be loaded, this was needed when the gun was on a curve so it can align with the ammo car, once it was loaded the elevator is engaged to the rails, and the locking bar put back in place to keep the rails from opening as the elevator was working.
hope this helps!
Hi to all, more work on the elevators area on Dora has being done. This time the elevator motors are fixed.
First the pulleys are made, here are the half’s of the pulleys in and out sides
I started by removing the molded wheel on both halves
Here you can see the removed area, the inside must be completely flat for the replacement wheel to work
After removing the molded wheels I sanded all the molded on bolts on both sides
Here are the measurements for the new wheels, 8 disks of .80 x 15.5mm in diameter
And 4 .80 x 12.3mm disks
You just glue one of the smaller disks between two of the bigger disks to form a wheel
Side view of one of the new wheels
The shaft for the wheels is made with a piece of 1.7 x 14.1mm long styrene tube
To keep the right distance between the wheels I made 6 spacers with a 4mm diameter rod
.60mm wide
Here is the sequence of the parts, after making the .60 dia hole on each halve the rod is push through, a spacer first then a wheel another spacer etc.
The wheels in place
With that step done I removed the original hook on each pulley
The new hook is made with 1.6mm styrene sheet, the hook is 14mm long x 8.8mm wide
Here the drawing says 18mm long but I changed it to 14mm after checking the measurements
Comparison of the new and original hooks
The front part of the hook is sanded to an angle to make the hook look like this
After gluing the new hooks in place I used verlinden resin bolts to detail the sides of the pulleys
The last touch is the hook lock made with a .30 x 1.60 styrene strip 10mm long, when the strip is glued in place the excess is cut to fit
Here the finished pulley
Now I moved to the motor base, the base is cut so the pulley cables can pass through
It, the square hole is marked and cut 18mm from the sides and 3mm front and back
The hole is marked and cut
The motors are next, I started by cutting the center base on each motor
The area to be removed is marked using masking tape as a guide the area between the
Tapes is to be removed
It should look like this
Now the center of the motor is marked to make the hole for the pulleys shaft
A 4mm hole is made just in this side of the motor
The motor pulleys are constructed using 3 flat washers, 12.8mm x 5.6mm inside
A piece of 5.5mm x 13mm styrene tube and a piece of 4mm x 70mm long tube
This will be cut to the correct size when the pulleys are glued in place
The 3 washers are glued to the 5.6mm tube equally spaced
This is how it will be when the tube is passed through the motor
The tube with the washers goes in and the 4mm tube is pushed into the motor and through the washer’s tube
It should look like this
Side view
The motor and motor base ready to install
The cables will be installed when all the parts and the elevators are in place
Hope you like it more work coming soon
Thanks
Abdin
Love it all but especially the pully.
fledermaus
Master at Arms
HI! Time for another update, doing the lasts modifications to the back area of the main platform, this time I’m working on the elevators. This are modified to better look like the original ones.
First a correction note on the elevators pulleys, the hook lock was on the outside of the hook
But it actually goes on the inside. Thanks my friend for pointing it out!
The hook lock is shortened and moved to the inside of the hook
With that corrected I started to work on the elevators
On the original elevators there was enough space for a soldier to be on behind the cart.
As you can see the kits elevators are too short to accommodate a figure with the cart
I started by removing the squares on the sides of the platform support, this should be the
Wheels that runs along the elevator channels
Squares removed and the area sanded smooth
The wheels are made with 1.5 styrene with a ¼ diameter punch
Now it looks like this
Now time to fix the platforms, all the details are sanded off
The extension parts are made with .80 styrene sheet
You need four 14 x 40mm pieces for the tops
Eight 7 x 14mm pieces for the sides and
Four 7 x 40 pieces for the front
With this parts you add 14mm to each side of the elevator
Glue the 14 x 40 part to the top and the two 7 x 14 parts to the sides
Finish with the 7 x 40 on the front
Here you can see the difference now
28mm longer
The new rails for the carts are made with 1 x 4mm styrene strip and are
Now a single rail and not a channel as it comes in the kit
In this photo you can see the rails and are a single rail and not a channel
This are cut to 2.5mm wide
With the rails in place the floor is made with the forming mesh
The hand rails and the top are glued back
After studying the photos of the elevator area ”I think” these are wheels to aid in the
Side to side movement of the cart to align it with the munition car
To make the wheels I used a 4.8 x 1.55mm long styrene tube with a 2.38 x 2.45mm long
Styrene tube inside it
Cut 4 discs of the 4.8 tube, 1.55mm long
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Cut 4 2.38 x 2.45mm tubes and insert it inside of the 4.8mm tube
Using photo eched leftovers of 2.8mm wide make four -4 x 4 x 4mm u shape brackets to hold the wheels, the total length should be 12mm not 10.38 as in the drawing
It should look like this
Now this parts I believe are a brake system for the wheels, again using photo eched
Leftovers of 2.35 x 8mm long, bend one end at 3mm in u shape, this is the end
Where the cable connects
Glue one to each wheel, make sure it faces the other when placed side by side
This is my interpretation of the system, the long sloped part on top I think is some kind
Of Brake pedal as it looks connected to the cable on the middle
Glue a piece of 2mm styrene of 4 x 5mm in the middle of the front part of the elevator
And drill a .85 hole on the center.please note on the next 5 photos the upper part of
the elevator has not being modified yet
Next I glued two pieces of 6 x 18mm long channel to each side
Now the wheels are glued in place
A piece of 3 x 24mm long channel is used for the brake pedal, it is sanded at an angle
At 8mm in one end, a piece of .85 soldering wire is glued from one wheel to the other
The hand rails are glued back in place and a verlinden resin bolt is glued to each wheel
the wheels are modified by adding a .50 styrene disk 5/8 in diameter and a center
hole of 1.95mm
the disks are glued to the back of each wheel to make the lip that keeps it
on the track
then four matching holes are made to each wheel
it looks like this now
And the finished elevators, now with enough room for the figure
The mods on the elevators now made me change the main platform to match the
New shape of the rails and to accommodate the extra length of the carts, so that is next.
Thanks for looking!
Abdin
First a correction note on the elevators pulleys, the hook lock was on the outside of the hook
But it actually goes on the inside. Thanks my friend for pointing it out!
The hook lock is shortened and moved to the inside of the hook
With that corrected I started to work on the elevators
On the original elevators there was enough space for a soldier to be on behind the cart.
As you can see the kits elevators are too short to accommodate a figure with the cart
I started by removing the squares on the sides of the platform support, this should be the
Wheels that runs along the elevator channels
Squares removed and the area sanded smooth
The wheels are made with 1.5 styrene with a ¼ diameter punch
Now it looks like this
Now time to fix the platforms, all the details are sanded off
The extension parts are made with .80 styrene sheet
You need four 14 x 40mm pieces for the tops
Eight 7 x 14mm pieces for the sides and
Four 7 x 40 pieces for the front
With this parts you add 14mm to each side of the elevator
Glue the 14 x 40 part to the top and the two 7 x 14 parts to the sides
Finish with the 7 x 40 on the front
Here you can see the difference now
28mm longer
The new rails for the carts are made with 1 x 4mm styrene strip and are
Now a single rail and not a channel as it comes in the kit
In this photo you can see the rails and are a single rail and not a channel
This are cut to 2.5mm wide
With the rails in place the floor is made with the forming mesh
The hand rails and the top are glued back
After studying the photos of the elevator area ”I think” these are wheels to aid in the
Side to side movement of the cart to align it with the munition car
To make the wheels I used a 4.8 x 1.55mm long styrene tube with a 2.38 x 2.45mm long
Styrene tube inside it
Cut 4 discs of the 4.8 tube, 1.55mm long
Cut 4 2.38 x 2.45mm tubes and insert it inside of the 4.8mm tube
Using photo eched leftovers of 2.8mm wide make four -4 x 4 x 4mm u shape brackets to hold the wheels, the total length should be 12mm not 10.38 as in the drawing
It should look like this
Now this parts I believe are a brake system for the wheels, again using photo eched
Leftovers of 2.35 x 8mm long, bend one end at 3mm in u shape, this is the end
Where the cable connects
Glue one to each wheel, make sure it faces the other when placed side by side
This is my interpretation of the system, the long sloped part on top I think is some kind
Of Brake pedal as it looks connected to the cable on the middle
Glue a piece of 2mm styrene of 4 x 5mm in the middle of the front part of the elevator
And drill a .85 hole on the center.please note on the next 5 photos the upper part of
the elevator has not being modified yet
Next I glued two pieces of 6 x 18mm long channel to each side
Now the wheels are glued in place
A piece of 3 x 24mm long channel is used for the brake pedal, it is sanded at an angle
At 8mm in one end, a piece of .85 soldering wire is glued from one wheel to the other
The hand rails are glued back in place and a verlinden resin bolt is glued to each wheel
the wheels are modified by adding a .50 styrene disk 5/8 in diameter and a center
hole of 1.95mm
the disks are glued to the back of each wheel to make the lip that keeps it
on the track
then four matching holes are made to each wheel
it looks like this now
And the finished elevators, now with enough room for the figure
The mods on the elevators now made me change the main platform to match the
New shape of the rails and to accommodate the extra length of the carts, so that is next.
Thanks for looking!
Abdin
Amazing!!!!!
Bob
Bob
phantom II
Master at Arms
So many twist and turns in this build . Simply amazing
Cheers, Christian B)
Cheers, Christian B)
What they said...and more but I'm at a loss of words.
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
Excellent!
Duke Maddog
Well-known member
Like Moon Puppy, I'm totally at a loss for words.
fledermaus
Master at Arms
Guys thank you all, Im enyoing every step of this build. I have started to paint parts with the base color
And about to start the base + rails work, so still lots to do and post.
Thanks again!
Abdin
And about to start the base + rails work, so still lots to do and post.
Thanks again!
Abdin
fledermaus
Master at Arms
Well time for another update, the work on the main platform to accommodate the new elevators platforms is done, plus other work on different areas. Here is what I did.
This is the area that needs to be modified for the elevator to fit
This are the measurements for the area to be removed
The area is marked and cut
Dry fit to verify everything fits
After the cut is made, you need to remove this supports
It looks like this now
This wall needed to be sanded to make it thinner so it matches the platform
A piece of 40 x 8.45mm styrene is used to cover the gap
The area looks like this when finished
The elevator platform now fits perfectly
With that fixed I moved to the main platform, here you need to remove all
The extra rails that are all over the floor
Everything needs to be removed as all this extra rails are not on the real Dora
All the rails are removed
After removing the rails, the area is carefully sanded
Again using styrene strips 2.4 x 4mm the new single rails are made
The strips are cut to 2.5mm
The rails are glued using a ruler to keep it straight
With the first coat of paint
With that area finished I started to construct what I think are the elevators
Controls, after seeing a video and photos of it here is my interpretation
And this one was captured from a video
After calculating the approximate measurements I made the drawings
Using a piece square tube of 6.4mm cut two pieces of 25mm long
A piece of .50 styrene sheet is cut to 6.4 x 6.4 to match the tube
And glued to the top
I drilled a 1.6 mm hole and used one of the spare hand wheels from the kit
The pedestals are glued in the approximate location as seen on the photos
The trunnions received additional details, first the large boxes
After looking at some photos I added a missing strip to the base
To hold the box to the floor.
Here is the complete drawing of the box including the base strip
The ribs are removed and the .10 2.55 x 62.5mm strip added
The ribs are glued back
hexagonal styrene rod is used to make the bolts that secure it to the base
Another area that needs to be corrected is the hook on the trunnions
This are too small compared to the original ones
Here is the original hook
And the kits one…see any difference?
the drawings of the approximate size of the hook, a piece of 3mm styrene
5 x 15mm long is used, the base is .75 styrene sheet measuring 2 x 22 x 17 x 9mm
The hooks are glued to the bases and used acrylic putty to
fill the join
After sanding the putty a coat of grey primer and its ready to be glued in place
Here a comparison of the original with the new one
It looks like this now, a super improvement over the original
Next the chains for the lower floor of the trunnions are made
Using 30 links per inch small chain, I used a very thin copper
Wire to tie it to the support tubes
After a base coat of paint it can be better appreciated
The last addition to the trunnions are two platforms at
the end of the stairs, I first saw this on another Dora build
from 2007 and after looking through my reference I found two
photos that shows a platform on that area, so I did the same
design he used
Here are a couple of photos showing a platform
I used two pieces of .20 x 10 x 65mm long styrene sheet for the sides
One .20 of 10 x 33.5mm for the back and one .20 10 x 32mm for the center
All the parts are cut to size
A line is made at 18mm to make the diagonal cut
The bases are assembled
A dry fit test to make sure it aligns ok
The floor is made with .20 styrene sheet measuring
42.5 x 65mm, then a cut out of 20.5 x 23 deep is made
Leaving 10mm from one side and 12mm from the other
you need to do the other side like mirror as left
and right sides
The floors are glued to the bases and another dry fit
The sides reinforcements are made with 2.5 x3.2mm styrene strip
1 piece 65mm long and 3 small pieces of 7.5mm long
Finally forming mesh is used for the platform floor
The tools on the support pillars of the main platform are changed
I did not like what I did the first time so I completely removed
It and using .80 styrene I made the new wrenches
This is what I did the first time, just the tip of the tool
The molded tools are removed
The new ones are made measuring .80 x 19mm long
Styrene channel of 4.8mm is used for the securing latch
4 pieces of 2mm are cut
The new tools are glued in place
The model have received the first coat of paint and the rails are
Next to take some paint, still lots of work to do but getting there
Thanks for following!
Abdin
This is the area that needs to be modified for the elevator to fit
This are the measurements for the area to be removed
The area is marked and cut
Dry fit to verify everything fits
After the cut is made, you need to remove this supports
It looks like this now
This wall needed to be sanded to make it thinner so it matches the platform
A piece of 40 x 8.45mm styrene is used to cover the gap
The area looks like this when finished
The elevator platform now fits perfectly
With that fixed I moved to the main platform, here you need to remove all
The extra rails that are all over the floor
Everything needs to be removed as all this extra rails are not on the real Dora
All the rails are removed
After removing the rails, the area is carefully sanded
Again using styrene strips 2.4 x 4mm the new single rails are made
The strips are cut to 2.5mm
The rails are glued using a ruler to keep it straight
With the first coat of paint
With that area finished I started to construct what I think are the elevators
Controls, after seeing a video and photos of it here is my interpretation
And this one was captured from a video
After calculating the approximate measurements I made the drawings
Using a piece square tube of 6.4mm cut two pieces of 25mm long
A piece of .50 styrene sheet is cut to 6.4 x 6.4 to match the tube
And glued to the top
I drilled a 1.6 mm hole and used one of the spare hand wheels from the kit
The pedestals are glued in the approximate location as seen on the photos
The trunnions received additional details, first the large boxes
After looking at some photos I added a missing strip to the base
To hold the box to the floor.
Here is the complete drawing of the box including the base strip
The ribs are removed and the .10 2.55 x 62.5mm strip added
The ribs are glued back
hexagonal styrene rod is used to make the bolts that secure it to the base
Another area that needs to be corrected is the hook on the trunnions
This are too small compared to the original ones
Here is the original hook
And the kits one…see any difference?
the drawings of the approximate size of the hook, a piece of 3mm styrene
5 x 15mm long is used, the base is .75 styrene sheet measuring 2 x 22 x 17 x 9mm
The hooks are glued to the bases and used acrylic putty to
fill the join
After sanding the putty a coat of grey primer and its ready to be glued in place
Here a comparison of the original with the new one
It looks like this now, a super improvement over the original
Next the chains for the lower floor of the trunnions are made
Using 30 links per inch small chain, I used a very thin copper
Wire to tie it to the support tubes
After a base coat of paint it can be better appreciated
The last addition to the trunnions are two platforms at
the end of the stairs, I first saw this on another Dora build
from 2007 and after looking through my reference I found two
photos that shows a platform on that area, so I did the same
design he used
Here are a couple of photos showing a platform
I used two pieces of .20 x 10 x 65mm long styrene sheet for the sides
One .20 of 10 x 33.5mm for the back and one .20 10 x 32mm for the center
All the parts are cut to size
A line is made at 18mm to make the diagonal cut
The bases are assembled
A dry fit test to make sure it aligns ok
The floor is made with .20 styrene sheet measuring
42.5 x 65mm, then a cut out of 20.5 x 23 deep is made
Leaving 10mm from one side and 12mm from the other
you need to do the other side like mirror as left
and right sides
The floors are glued to the bases and another dry fit
The sides reinforcements are made with 2.5 x3.2mm styrene strip
1 piece 65mm long and 3 small pieces of 7.5mm long
Finally forming mesh is used for the platform floor
The tools on the support pillars of the main platform are changed
I did not like what I did the first time so I completely removed
It and using .80 styrene I made the new wrenches
This is what I did the first time, just the tip of the tool
The molded tools are removed
The new ones are made measuring .80 x 19mm long
Styrene channel of 4.8mm is used for the securing latch
4 pieces of 2mm are cut
The new tools are glued in place
The model have received the first coat of paint and the rails are
Next to take some paint, still lots of work to do but getting there
Thanks for following!
Abdin
phantom II
Master at Arms
Simply amazing Adbin . What a colossus build . I'm thinking the real thing could not have been much more work . :idonno
It would really be interesting to see the kit as is next to your much improved rendition .
Cheers, Christian B)
It would really be interesting to see the kit as is next to your much improved rendition .
Cheers, Christian B)
