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Model Shipways Western Mountain Buckboard Wagon Instruction Manual

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Building a Western Mountain
UCKBOARD WAGO
C I R C A
L A T E
1 8 0 0 - 1 9 0 0 ' S
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
KIT NO. MS6004
Technical Characteristics:
Scale 1:12, 1" = 1 foot
Length 9.75"
Width 5.25"
© 2013 Model Shipways, Inc.
Height 5.25" (minus whip)
Kit design, plans, instructions, and prototype model by Ken Foran, 2012
modelexpo-online.com

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  • Page 1 1 8 0 0 - 1 9 0 0 ’ S INSTRUCTION MANUAL KIT NO. MS6004 Technical Characteristics: Scale 1:12, 1” = 1 foot Length 9.75” Width 5.25” © 2013 Model Shipways, Inc. Height 5.25” (minus whip) Kit design, plans, instructions, and prototype model by Ken Foran, 2012 modelexpo-online.com...

  • Page 2: Before You Begin

    Before You Begin The Western Mountain Buckboard is a historic and distinctly American vehicle and makes a splendid model. The buckboard originated in the mountainous areas of the north eastern states and the design moved west with pioneers and evolved into a pleasure and utility vehicle. The original versions were nothing more than a seat bolted to a long spring board attached to two axles.
  • Page 3 It is always better to cut through these tabs rather than try to punch out the parts by breaking the tabs. This is particularly true of laser cut plywood. Plywood is much more difficult to laser cut than basswood. You may have to cut through not only the tabs but portions of the part outline that did not cut completely through the sheet.
  • Page 4 Tools: Below is a picture of a suggested tool assortment to build this kit. Building Tips and Suggestions before Starting to Build Read assembly instructions to understand and familiarize yourself with various parts and components and how they relate to each other. For the sake of clarity of detail the cast parts in these assembly instructions are not painted Satin Black as they should be in the final model.
  • Page 5 Western Mountain Buckboard Assembly Instructions Building the Platform Base Remove the platform parts – Platform, and three cross braces from the 1/16th sheet WB-1 by cutting the connector tabs with a sharp #11 Xacto blade. Sand all edges to remove tab burrs and excess burned char, and then lightly sand all top and bottom surfaces to remove any burn residue characteristic of laser cutting.
  • Page 6 Photo 1 Locating and gluing cross braces. Glue the front edge of the center brace in place aligned with the reference lines and using small spring clamps hold the side edges in place. Ckeck with building square. (see photo 1) Glue the rear cross brace in place using round toothpicks as locators to align all the holes.
  • Page 7 Photo 2 Bottom view of completed platform with screw heads Build Drilling Jig Remove drill jig base 1” x 4” x 3/32” plywood from WB-3 plywood sheet Remove drill jig spacer 1/2” x 4” x 1/64” from WB-4 plywood sheet. Glue spacer to drill jig base and align along one edge and ends of base.
  • Page 8 Photo 3 Using drill jig. Photo 4 Locating and marking holes. Insert two round toothpicks into holes 3 inches from the front edge of the platform from the bottom side of the platform and set the bracket on the tooth pick end. (See Photo 4) Carefully pivot the brackets to see the second hole locations in the platform and draw marks for the center of the holes on the side of the brackets.
  • Page 9 Photo 5 Seat spring assembly. Once all the round head bolts are in place glue the spring to the upper and lower wood brackets. Allow glue to dry and add four (4) small nuts to the four (4) central 3/8” long bolts and then trim bolt shafts to proper length and file square.
  • Page 10 the holes are towards the top edge and on the back part the top edge is arced. Remove the building square from WB-1 basswood sheet and sand the edges smooth. Carefully cut and sand the two angled sides of the seat back such that the edges mate flush with the seat sides when held square to them.
  • Page 11 Photo 7 Once the glue is set repeat for the other side. Carefully apply glue to the bottom angled edges of the seat sides and back and then glue to seat base and justify location equally around the mounting holes in the seat base. (See Photo 8) Photo 8 Clean, smooth and carefully straighten and adjust the seat rail to match the hole locations...
  • Page 12 Apron Assembly Remove apron from WB-1 the 1/16” basswood sheet. Remove Apron formers, two curved and one straight from WB-2 the 3/32” basswood sheet and sand all edges to remove excess char. Stain and spray with Clear Matte Finish the apron and formers and let dry thoroughly be- fore step 4.
  • Page 13 Photo 10 Using round toothpicks inserted in top and bottom former holes only from the front side of the apron; glue the curved formers in place making sure the bottom edge of the former touches the spacer strip. Do Not glue former to spacer strip. Dry fit the straight former between the top edges two curved vertical formers, carefully trim length if necessary for tight fit then glue in place.
  • Page 14 Photo 11 Insert round head bolts from the top surface of the platform and glue (2) -1/4” (rear) and (2) - 3/8” (front) long bolts in their respective holes and then add (4) painted brass P.E. square nuts. Then trim the excess length on the bolt shafts by using a spar square nut on the shaft as a guide and cut with end cutters and file flush with spare nut.
  • Page 15 Photo 12 Platform Cast Parts Foot Rest: Dry fit and adjust, straighten and align foot rest flange holes with platform center hole and two rear holes in 90 degree flanges, then prime and paint. Glue two (2) 1/4” round head bolts down through the top of the 90 degree brackets in the front hole positions and add square nuts before adding the painted foot rest.
  • Page 16 Whip Holder: Clean and drill mounting holes with #55 drill bit. Dry fit to holes (2) in lower right of apron wall (See Photos 12 &14) Paint whip holder and then glue in place aligning the mounting holes. Add and glue 1/4” round bolts and square nuts.
  • Page 17 Photo 14 Once glue has set add small square nuts to front bolts only for extra strength. Front Axle Carriage Assembly 1. Remove the two (2) head block parts with the two holes from WB-1 the 1/16th basswood sheet, align the holes and glue together. Once the glue has set, sand all surfaces to remove any laser residue.
  • Page 18 Once dry and ready to handle locate the cleaned and painted up upper half of the cast part of the fifth wheel (see Photo 15) and center on the flat bottom surface of the head block. IMPORTANT The head block must be centered use the center point of the block and the sides of the fifth wheel to verify.
  • Page 19 Front and Rear Axles Remove front and rear wood axle caps from WB-2 the 3.32” basswood sheet and sand all surfaces and stain only. Dry fit and adjust if necessary the cast metal axles for a tight fit to the mating surface of the wood axle caps. Select the front axle cap (with two holes) and glue to the painted cast metal front axle centered between the outboard wheel bearing surfaces to the top surface of the axle.
  • Page 20 from the front and then glue two (2) square nuts to the bolt shafts. Note: Align the side of the square nuts to be up and down (vertical). The king pin must fit between them. Carefully form the center bolt pivot clip using the 1/32” brass rod 1/2” x 1/8” x 1/2” and dry fit to center of front axle and add the cast bolt pivot indexing over the pivot on the fifth wheel.
  • Page 21 Photo 19 Reach Assembly Cut two (2) 3/32” x 3/32” x 5 - 13/16” long basswood strips for the reach arms from supplied basswood strip. Stain and spray with Clear Matte Finish, the two reach arms. Remove two (2) reach arm metal plates from the brass photo etched sheet then prime and paint with Satin Black one side and all edges.
  • Page 22 Add two (2) small square nuts to the 3/8” bolt shafts making sure to orient the side of the nuts vertically on either side of the king bolt round head. Dry fit reach brace carefully to the reach arms (remove clamps holding arms to rear axle) and onto the king bolt (tape king bolt head to hold in place when alligator spring clamp is removed) and reach arms aligning all the holes.
  • Page 23 Carefully center the reach arms equally from the center of the rear axle. Once centered glue clips and brackets in place and add four (4) small square nuts to clip shafts. Locate the two (2) short rear axle clips at the wheel end of the axle 1/4” on center of the clip from the wheel bearing surface on the cast metal axle and add two (2) clip brackets and glue in place.
  • Page 24 With the platform assembly still inverted fit and adjust luggage rail so that all flange holes align with their mounting holes on the underside of the platform. Index the front flange on the bolt shaft of the rear seat mounting bracket and clamp with small alligator spring clamps.
  • Page 25 Photo 23 Here is an overall view of all rails in place.(See Photo 24) Photo 24 At this point touch with paint up any bolts, nuts or components and set assembly aside.
  • Page 26 Wheel Assembly Remove the four (4) plywood wheel rims from the 3/32” plywood sheet WD-3 by cutting the tabs with a #11 Xacto knife. The larger diameter rims are for the rear wheels; the smaller diameter the front wheels. Sand and clean both the inside and outside surfaces of all the rims to remove the burnt char residue from the laser cutting.
  • Page 27 down from the end on all 14 spokes. With the laser cut surface up and a sharp #11 Xacto blade trim each end using the 3/16” reference mark leaving about 1/16” wood surface in the center and trim excess (1/64”) off each side; then sand smooth and then stain all the spokes and allow to dry.
  • Page 28 Photo 27 While waiting for the gluing operations (Step 12) to set; sand and clean the remaining rims and spokes for each remaining wheel. Once the CA glue has completely set, remove the clamps from the wheel rim and set the wheel aside.
  • Page 29 to its final oval shape. All edges of the spokes from the oval cross section at the rim to the rectangular cross section at the hub should be slightly rounded; no sharp edges only vary- ing radii. Photo 28 Stain the filed and sanded smoothed wheel and spokes making sure the upper part of the spoke adjacent to the wheel hub gets stained as well as the painted hub.
  • Page 30 Photo 29 Insert painted black #8 pins (tire bolts) in the rim holes from the inside of the wheel; twelve (12) in total and CA glue pins in place; cut and file the pin shafts flush with the out- side wheel rim surface and file smooth. Repeat Steps 20 & 21 for all wheels. Should a pin loosen during cutting or filing operation just re-glue and allow glue to set.
  • Page 31 Photo 30 Photo 31 Once all wheel rims have been cut and stained; spray both sides of wheels with Clear Matte Finish and allow to thoroughly dry. Slip all four wheels on their respective axle locations and the wheels should turn freely. Locate and remove from WB –...
  • Page 32 Photo 32 Check the entire model for any nuts or bolt shafts that need trimming or filing flat and touch up with Satin Black paint as needed. Place the painted whip into the whip holder and the model is complete; sit back and ad- mire.

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