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Re: Märklin BR 38
« Reply #75 on: January 26, 2021, 05:47:16 PM »
That is a lot of Zinc, nice filing there Jörg.  :thumb:

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Re: Märklin BR 38
« Reply #76 on: January 27, 2021, 08:26:03 AM »
Yes, he can start his own SA Metal... :peep:
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Re: Märklin BR 38
« Reply #77 on: February 01, 2021, 08:12:12 PM »
Quote from: BigEd on January 27, 2021, 08:26:03 AM
Yes, he can start his own SA Metal... :peep:
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Re: Märklin BR 38
« Reply #78 on: February 01, 2021, 08:18:30 PM »
Hi everybody,

some more work has been done.
I was looking at the cast on hand rails on the cab as well as the windshield which is cast on in this model
instead of being a transparent "glass" shield.
So I mounted the body in the vice of my mill and started making more metal filings.  ;D
Photo one shows the original with the white arrows pointing at the offending details.
Photo two shows the clear windshield made by Weinert Modellbau.
Sorry for the out of focus photo, but its hit or miss where this camera decides to focus.
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Re: Märklin BR 38
« Reply #79 on: February 01, 2021, 08:21:18 PM »
The result of some drilling and milling work.
Photo one shows me starting to drill the second hole, in the hole to the right the small brass casting that holds the 0,2 mm
brass wire in already placed.
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Re: Märklin BR 38
« Reply #80 on: February 01, 2021, 08:23:30 PM »
Windshield in as well.  :thumb:
I am considering to also replace the cast on hand rail and at least the pipe to
the steam whistle with brass fittings. White arrows.


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Re: Märklin BR 38
« Reply #81 on: February 01, 2021, 08:37:51 PM »
Nice Jörg.  :thumb:

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Re: Märklin BR 38
« Reply #82 on: February 02, 2021, 07:50:05 AM »
Nice work... :thumb:

Keep the filings - we can melt it up into more Marklins... :peep:
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Re: Märklin BR 38
« Reply #83 on: February 04, 2021, 02:41:10 PM »
Wow Jörg, this is going to be a masterpiece once done  :eek:
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Re: Märklin BR 38
« Reply #84 on: January 19, 2025, 10:21:54 AM »
 :howzit:
Nearly four years since the last post here.  :lamer:
Somehow with me working on the layout all the time this project ended up in a box stached away.
Yesterday after cleaning my work bench a bit I decided to pull this out of its box.
Sorted parts which I had received after packing it away.
I now have the first handrail loosely fitted, still one more hole to drill.
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Re: Märklin BR 38
« Reply #85 on: January 20, 2025, 09:18:30 PM »
Nice :thumb:

Yes, make the rest of us look bad, will you… :innocent:
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Re: Märklin BR 38
« Reply #86 on: February 16, 2025, 10:16:54 AM »
Hi all,
a bit of progress on this project.
The tender doors that close the gab between the tender and cab.
These are cast onto the tender at the factory.
I have a pair of brass doors that are hinged, so that they can open and close.  :thumb:
First photo shows the original tender, black arrow shows the door that now has to be removed.
Red arrow the hinge pin that needs to be replaced.
Second photo I holding the brass door in place to see for fit.
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Re: Märklin BR 38
« Reply #87 on: February 16, 2025, 10:22:05 AM »
First photo I've cut away the door.
Second photo hinge pin is in and the door can move.
Still need to figure out how to mount the tiny spring so that the door is in closed position
and only opens when its pushed open.
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Re: Märklin BR 38
« Reply #88 on: February 17, 2025, 07:56:09 AM »
Nice detail.  8)
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