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Powered by a large two-stroke single-piston engine, the Dragonfly is one of the heaviest of the super-light aircraft class and the largest capable of being launched from the “Onager” Five-Wheeled Diesel Launcher Truck Mk. XXIX. The pair of light automatic rifles are removable for increased flying time but are useful in attacking vulnerable targets of opportunity.
Unarmed surplus aircraft were employed post-war by adventurers seeking to fly ahead and survey possible routes of exploration before returning to the team with their findings.
Play Features:
-Piston pumps, lever rocks, and propellers spin as cog is turned
-Opening cockpit cage
-Folding landing skids
-Hinged wingtip sections
Rods, pistons and running gear. The stage I love to hate, now all near complete. These pics show the build so far with some experimental stickers, to guage placing and looks, if too much etc. Although there should be 5 white and black boiler pinstripes as seen here, I'll probably go with 4 to open up the spacing a liitle as I feel the 5 is slightly too much at the minute, but I'll play around with it when I get more time.
The eagle eyed amongst you will have noticed some custom made parts on the rods. The technic part seperate in the chassis pictures (down my flickr stream) is becoming too hard to get hold of through Bricklink now, so I've emulated a similar part which I've seen someone else do on Brickshelf. It works, is cheap and the build would still be possible if using the legit parts.
The rest of this info will be common sense to seasoned steam builders, but in order to try and keep a running design process on this I'll elaborate for those new into this.
1. I find it best to always make the chassis easy to seperate from the main body, this allows problems to be fixed quickly, especially if at a display.
2. I start with the wheelsets and articulation. Once the pivot points have been decided and wheel articulation clearances are fine, you then have a base to work up from.
3. The main drive rods and pistons / boxes I sort out next, again making sure the front pony wheels dont foul the boxes through curves and check that everything runs smoothly.
4. I alway freewheel every stage, by running the set by hand across a surface and then picking it up to see how long it continues...the longer the better as if it stops as soon as you lift it, there is friction which will only get worse when running on track. I do this at every stage of making the rod and piston assemblies, including each time an extra "cosmetic" part is added, as its these that can sometimes foul a perfect system.
5. Keep testing it on track if possible, through "S" bends and points and make sure to test both ways and forwards and backwards. I've come a cropper several times when only testing one way and when run in the other direction found out there were problems!
6. Do all this again with the chassis connected to the body, its times like this when all the rods attached to the wheels add more lateral forces which can in turn cause the wheels to rub against overhanging footplates, etc if you have any.
Next stage final detailing / cab interior and stickers, then onto the tender. I'm using my Scotsmans tender base, so already tested this with the main engine, just need to make a different body for it ;)
The Georgetown Steam Plant, located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, was constructed in 1906 for the Seattle Electric Company to provide power for Seattle, notably for streetcars.
Thank you to Panasonic and Kenmore Camera for the chance to walk around the plant without the usual Saturday crowd.
Panasonic GX85
Panasonic 25mm f:1.4
Panasonic Silky Monochrome
Gus smiles with his souvenir - a piston ring from the Roger Blough. How many tours end with a take-home piston ring!
Taken at the former Speke Air Terminal Liverpool (now the Crowne Plaza Hotel) Percival Prince 6E G AMLZ, this area is usually surrounded by cars but is clear due to the hotel being closed during the lockdown. The Prince was built in 1951 and shown in the original colours of Shell Refining who first owned the aircraft, in service with that company 1951-1954. Part of the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group collection.
The weekly Railway Age magazine from the 1930's was filled with all kinds of wonderful graphics of the early streamliner era- check out this group of five NYC Hudson-themed ads from the 4-2-38 edition. Scanned from my collection.