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Hi guys- after a long break from Gainford Spa (see elsewhere in here) I return with more cardboard mayhem-

 

Firstly a narrow gauge station based on West Bay station

 

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Mostly foam board and mounting board, scribed and painted, my usual schtick.

 

We even have the aptly named Mr. William Dribble, ready for active service in the urinal...

 

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In terms of rolling stock, the quarry hunslet in the pictures- requested by the small controller to resemble Britomart- is almost entirely thick high quality card, layers built up and laminated with superglue. This makes for a very light strong structure, easily capable of serving as a chassis or bodywork.

 

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And also a couple of Ffestiniog Bug Boxes:

 

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More soon as it develops- also more on the 7mm front as I have a new micro brewing...

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Here are some more of the loco- almost complete except for driver and nameplates.

 

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The chassis and "grubbins" any purists are probably throwing up- and as for Britomart's designer - probably spinning in his grave, poor devil! It's inside chassis, not outside and the rods are stiff wire and electrical connectors... oh deary me. It works, though amazingly!

 

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And there she is, happily pulling our 3 rather nice, but very heavy IP Engineering coaches. Doesn't do it fast, but then neither would the original, to be honest. Total cost, maybe £60, as I splashed out on Slaters wheels. Dodgy old motor from god knows where, and the good quality card. That was built up as a kit, designing on the computer and using my card cutter to cut the pieces accurately (and let me be lazy)

 

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The coach ain't card, but the crests are- drawn out at A3 and then reduced to REALLY small!

 

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Oh- I draw other stuff too :) and since you are wondering, the animal is a labradox - part Labrador, part fox. Invented by the small controller.

 

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Glad to see there's none of this namby pamby health and safety stuff, with ridiculous rules like 6ft between buildings and the platform edge :).

 

I wonder if I could get away with your method of making coupling and connecting rods in O-16.5!

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And now a little taster- what is smaller, narrower, but just as pointless... (nods of appreciation to BGJohn)

 

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This is the very early plans for the next 7mm module - a goods shed, carriage works, offices and a main line station. All in 2'x1'. With no points. Yes, I'm daft.

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Glad to see there's none of this namby pamby health and safety stuff, with ridiculous rules like 6ft between buildings and the platform edge :).

 

Barely 12" between station and platform edge... lord help anyone in a hurry rushing out the door!

 

I wonder if I could get away with your method of making coupling and connecting rods in O-16.5!

Perhaps- do they do smaller connectors? It is pretty robust and very easy to adjust to make sure everything works...

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And now a little taster- what is smaller, narrower, but just as pointless... (nods of appreciation to BGJohn)

 

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This is the very early plans for the next 7mm module - a goods shed, carriage works, offices and a main line station. All in 2'x1'. With no points. Yes, I'm daft.

Mine is a bit too straightforward! I think that having hidden sector plates, traversers and stuff is much more interesting. 2'x1' is impressive. I thought my new O-16.5 layout in 4'x1' was a bit on the small side, but it does have quite a few points!

 

I'm currently pondering on what to do with a Hornby Smokey Joe, and your loco is giving me some ideas.

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Perhaps- do they do smaller connectors? It is pretty robust and very easy to adjust to make sure everything works...

They are available in a variety of sizes, so maybe I'll investigate. They produce a nice eccentric look.

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I'm currently pondering on what to do with a Hornby Smokey Joe, and your loco is giving me some ideas.

 

You are welcome to the drawings- I'm pretty sure I can make them into PDF files somehow- even if it is just a screen dump- and I have a whole load of PDF kits for 7mm narrow gauge in card if you like. Edit- just found out you have a silhouette- so you are welcome to those files too.

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You are welcome to the drawings- I'm pretty sure I can make them into PDF files somehow- even if it is just a screen dump- and I have a whole load of PDF kits for 7mm narrow gauge in card if you like.

I don't think the loco drawings would help, but the photos you've posted do. Your 7mm NG PDFs would be a big help though, as I have a serious lack of rolling stock. I was looking at your drawing of a FR Bug Box not long ago, with the idea of turning it into a Silhouette cutting file. Hiding the chassis makes them a much easier project, than having to make all the underframe bits too! The layout I've just started is based on Wantage, so is basically a tramway, but as far as I'm concerned anything goes!

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thinking about that smokey joe, John, my 7mm Nielsen box locos might fit the bill- one is actually powered by bits out of a smokey joe, as is my LNER tram...

I've got a few chassis to find uses for. Anything that can be made to look a bit eccentric, and is suitable for a NG tramway based on Wantage (but set in a parallel universe) is worth considering :).

 

Did you get my PM?

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I've got a few chassis to find uses for. Anything that can be made to look a bit eccentric, and is suitable for a NG tramway based on Wantage (but set in a parallel universe) is worth considering :).

 

Did you get my PM?

Eccentric is always good

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Finally got round to finishing the basic detailing inside the station- going to put it to bed for a bit and work on other aspects of the layout (and the 7mm one (and the Saxon village with my small human )).

 

 

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The waiting room

 

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Ticket office

 

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Through the window

 

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Just noticed the absence of door knobs

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Isolating switches sound like a good idea actually,  most 0 gauge and bigger locos would have space somewhere and it would save mucking about with isolating sections or horror of horrors DCC. 

 

On Leintwardine I foolishly didn't include any isolating sections as it was supposed to be one engine in steam so end up derailing the other engine when I have a rare two working engines operating session.

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Isolating switches sound like a good idea actually,  most 0 gauge and bigger locos would have space somewhere and it would save mucking about with isolating sections or horror of horrors DCC. 

 

On Leintwardine I foolishly didn't include any isolating sections as it was supposed to be one engine in steam so end up derailing the other engine when I have a rare two working engines operating session.

Yup, that is what I was having to do
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