And now for two (or 2 and a half) steps more.
I'd problems by creating the wheels:
a) because I haven't 6 tires of the same size and
b) because i wasn't sure about the design of the rims, although I have 6 spoke-rims of the same sort.
but I can't use them - they are too weak for connecting rods. They are good for usual cars, but not for a rod driven steam-car!
Scratchbuilding some steam-locomotive-like rims, my skills are not advanced enough for.
The sollution was: disc rims.
So, I didn't use the spoke-rims at the front wheels either...
...look yourself:
On the left (from a verrry ooold GDR-kit) a front wheel.
The problem was the much too wide drilling. I'd widen it up, inserted some pieces of round plastic stick and drilled a new hole for the Aston-axle.
Building the disc-rims, my skills to create a profile like at real rims are too poor.
Like this:
So I simply made the disc, added some spacers to the inner side (see at the right) and then, I create the outsides (in the middle):
Spigots for the rods (red) and in opposite of each spigot ballance weights to prevent the imballance just like at a real wheel of a steamlocomotive.
In the center, I have build a hub, complete with a (six-cornered) nut as a central lock (honed down by a file and holded with my own sausage-like fingers.
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I hope, you like (although it's simplicity).
But I have also found an answer for the 2nd and half problem.
How to paint the "Aston-ishing Steamer"?
This is the answer:
This is the locomotive of the "Flying Scotsman".
I confess, this not a victorian-age painting, the period of steampunk is settled in, because the A-3-locomotive was used from 1923 on, but I think, the style of the A 3's painting is oldfashioned enough and it's lovely!!! I like it very much.
Norbert
