Steps 50 & 51 Last night i got to weathering the Pipe Supports, Clean Gas Pipes, Burner Feeds, Lower and Upper Stove Pipes, and the Hot Blast Main Pipe. After i had weathered those i started on the Gas Collector Tank, Gas Washer Tank, and the Gas Washer Pipes. I assembled those and then glued the supports to the bottoms of the tanks. Took them out back and sprayed them with the rattle can. When they were dry, i weathered them and then glued the tanks to the base in there appropriate slots. Put the Gas Washer Pipes in and glued it in place. Connected the Clean Gas Pipe to the Large pipe atop the small Gas Collector Tank and glued in place. This is where we are at now with the project
Steps 52-54 + Step 60 This latest progress report is for Steps 52-54 on the instruction sheet. I also jumped ahead and did Step 60. Steps 55-59 involve stairwells and railings which will be done in the next report. These steps involved assembling the Dust Collector, assembling the Collector Pipes, and assembling the Upper and Lower Downcomer Pipes together. The Dust Collector and the Pipes for it were assembled, painted, weathered, then glued in place to the base and connected to the bottom of the tall Gas Washer Tank. The Downcomer pipe was assembled and connected to the top of the Dust Collector Tank and then fitted to the very top of the Furnace to connect the two Upper Downcomer Pipes. The joint connecting the Upper Downcomer Pipes and the joint connecting the Lower Downcomer Pipe were left loose so that i can dis-assemble the structure when handling. This will also allow me to ship this massive structure in two separate boxes to cut down on the shipping costs when it comes time to ship it to someone. Up to this point, everything is weathered on the structure except for the railings and walkways on the tops of the Stoves. Here are some pics
Continued from Above Time spent on the kit build is now up to 44-1/2 hours. It is estimated that the kit is 85% completed
Steps 55-59 + Step 65 As mentioned in my last update post, steps 55-59 were skipped briefly in order to assemble the Upper and Lower Downcomer Pipes and temporarily connect the Furnace with the Stoves Structure Steps 55-59 involved assembling and gluing ALOT of railings and walkways. The Upper Elevator Walkway, the Trolley Support Walkway, The Upper Offtake Safety Cadge Ladder, The Bell Platform Stairway, the Hoist Stairway and the Cast House Stairway were among the parts involved in these steps. I also went back to Step 32 which was skipped a while back, this step involved mounting the railings around the entire Cast House Floor. The reason for the large opening on the front of the structure where the Cast House Stairway is because the part that was supposed to go there got completely demolished. It must have been damaged during shipping or handling at the warehouse, because it was all broken up when i first opened the box. There were a few other railings that were damaged but i was able to fix them for the most part. I could not however fix this one, as most of the parts to this specific part were missing and not in the bottom of the massive kit box lol. I contacted the parts department at Walthers this afternoon and left a message, so i should be hearing back from the tomorrow to see about getting a replacement part.... Steps 61-64 were also skipped briefly and will be covered on the next progress report. Here is a look at the kit with most of its platforms and railings assembled and in place. I have not decided at this time if i will be weathering all the railings, im kinda liking the way they stand out right now, but we will see, i think it might look better if they were weathered like the rest of the structure is. In the meantime, here are some more pics of the latest progress
Steps 61-64 + Steps 66-68 Well, i finished the construction of the Ashland Iron & Steel Blast Furnace this afternoon. All that is left to do is weather the Skip Hoist, and weather the Highline Trestle. As mentioned in my last post, steps 61-64 were skipped to jump ahead and knock out the rest of the railings, walkways, and stairwells. Steps 61-64 involved assembling the Skip Hoist and the Skip Hoist Buckets. Once this was completed, it was painted then mounted in place to the top of the Bell Tower Hopper. Steps 66-68 were the final steps of the instruction sheet and involved assembling the Highline and the Highline Walkway which connects the Highline and the Cast House. I also modified a piece of leftover railing to replace the part that was broken that went on the front of the furnace. It wasnt too hard, and it doesnt look great, but it will do... lol So without further ado, here is some pics of the Furnace. A final post will be made with more pictures once the Highline and Skip Hoist have been weathered. Hope you enjoy the pictures
Fully Built & Weathered Furnace Well after roughly 58 hours of work, the Blast Furnace has finally been fully 100% constructed and weathered. Here are some shots of the front of the Furnace:
conclusion And that about wraps up this thread for my Summer Kitbuild Challenge The next thing ill be doing with the furnace will be adding the Blower Engine House and the Piping on the other right of the stoves. After that, it goes up for sale Questions, comments, suggestions are welcome on the build are welcome
This one is currently up for sale one eBay. If anyone on the forum is interested in buying the Blast Furnace as it is right now, I will pull it from eBay. My asking price is $479 plus USPS Parcel Post. If interested i will need your zip code for a shipping quote. Shipping Insurance will also be mandatory. Here is the link to the auction that i have going on eBay for it: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350260375443
WOW, that looks superb. Thanks for the process pics. That is a kit to paint and weather as you go along for sure. Looking forward to seeing more.
