Mirmic Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Hello, Horsetan, mechanically it would be possible but material, cardboard is not enought strong.. chriscleveland, report of building of 241P is here http://kartonist.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=13830 hope it will be helpfully for you. regards Mirek Edited April 2, 2015 by Mirmic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Howe Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Hi Mirek This was a fantastic topic to come across in the card structure thread! Your work is absolutely beautiful, and I have just spent the last hour admiring your construction photos on the link you provided. Please do continue to post your progress with other builds here, it will be an inspiration to many. Cheers Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirmic Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Hello, in the last time I worked with tender. On this stage is assembly of elements and start of painting. How it looks you can see below. cheers Mirek 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I'm going to the kitchen now to get something to mop up the drool..... Excuse me..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 G'day Mirmic, these are pretty much the best models I've ever seen of anything anytime! To think they are made out of card just makes them unbelievably brilliant.. Just a quick question - are the larger elements painted after building or do you print them out in colour - I'm thinking about the red of the Duchess and the green body of the above tender for example. If so do you use gloss photopaper for those parts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirmic Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Just a quick question - are the larger elements painted after building or do you print them out in colour - I'm thinking about the red of the Duchess and the green body of the above tender for example. If so do you use gloss photopaper for those parts? Hi, generally I prefer painting because paint protect paper. In Duchess red elements were printed on glossy photopaper. Tender of 241P is printed in color on standard cardboard 180 g/sqm but will be completely painted. Working with photopaper is difficult and later on printed surface are visible changes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammy Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Where the hell is the OMG button I've just about picked my jaw off of the floor brilliant sheer brilliant Mirmic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 There are some people who are so ridiculously talented, it's not funny! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppercorn Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Mirek, as many others have said, these are wonderful models. Your English is fine, we all understood you very well. Well done! Cliff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirmic Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Hello All, Horsetan: Peppercorn, thanks. Just finished "riveting". I have aplied around 3500 rivets. It really consume plenty time. Cheers Mirek 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I seem to remember that the old DR research works at Halle had a similar tender inherited from the French railways (ex-PO or PLM, I think) for use behind a couple of their test locomotives, 07.1001 and 08.1001. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted April 14, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 14, 2015 Rivetting stuff. That Dutchess is an amazing bit of modelling. How about bringing it over to the UK so we can see it? I guess you are not planning to fit a working smoke generator? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Ava_Hay Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I would just like to add my belated thanks to Mirek for letting me see these very fine models. Truly magnificent modelling skills. I assume these are kits that are available in Poland? Card modelling in general has never really taken off in this country and I do recall raiding a model shop in Crystal Palace many years ago for advertised surplus card kits. My memory is that one of them was a oil tanker in ship form and must have been about three feet long when finished. I gave it away to a neighbouring business office as they were into supplying valves to the oil industry. I have always enjoyed card modelling and Scalescenes products figured large on Readstoke before I dismantled it. Strangely I would have thought that a renaissance of card modelling of this type would be quite easy to organise in this modern digital age. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrel Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 That is amazing I can't belive they are made of card. I have no idea how you managed it. But as others have said wow!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I would just like to add my belated thanks to Mirek for letting me see these very fine models. Truly magnificent modelling skills. I assume these are kits that are available in Poland? Card modelling in general has never really taken off in this country and I do recall raiding a model shop in Crystal Palace many years ago for advertised surplus card kits. My memory is that one of them was a oil tanker in ship form and must have been about three feet long when finished. I gave it away to a neighbouring business office as they were into supplying valves to the oil industry. I have always enjoyed card modelling and Scalescenes products figured large on Readstoke before I dismantled it. Strangely I would have thought that a renaissance of card modelling of this type would be quite easy to organise in this modern digital age. Pretty sure they ain't kits David! if you go to the link in the first post on this page, about half-way down someone asks this question and Mirmic replies two posts later. I am just lost for words. Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcountryman Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hi, Mirmic, you are honestly one of the most impressive modellers I have ever come across. I'm finding it hard to put into words how wonderful your models are. What you have made with card & paper is simply wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us. Wow! Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirmic Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) Hello Dear All, I don't know what to say. I didn't expected as many warm words. Models of cardboard are only static ones. In Poland is many good modelers who build really nice replicas of card. Maybe would be interested for you another my models of polish engines. For that I think will be better to open new topic? Horsetan: during II WW Germany taken some French loco's 241A and 241P I thing you said about them. ColinK: in the near future I do not plan to visit GB then I think it would be difficult to show them there. Because of material used for my locos would be very easy receive smoke, needs only heating element . Unfortunately it would be possible only one time. dwhite4dcc: both showed by me engines were work out by me but there is possible buy many another card models for example here: http://sklep.gpm.pl/modele-kartonowe Regards Mirek Edited April 14, 2015 by Mirmic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Ava_Hay Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Pretty sure they ain't kits David! if you go to the link in the first post on this page, about half-way down someone asks this question and Mirmic replies two posts later. I am just lost for words. Ed I followed the link and a long way down the page it appears that the design of each part is done by Mirmic and printed out for cutting. It is almost beyond belief and totally mesmerising. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
highpeak Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 There's a thread elsewhere on here wants to know how many modelers never built a Superquick kit. I'm guessing here, but I bet Mirek didn't. Unbelievably skillful modeling in a medium that I doubt most of us would think of using for this purpose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirmic Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Hello, in the last time, because of nice weather progress of work wasn't too big Still I have built tender, breaking system and equip area of fireman. How it looks you can see below. Fortunately process of riveting was finish. I'm not so happy of this. I need work out better sticking, more linear putting rivets on body. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTrice Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 It never ceases to amaze me what you are achieving here. Very inspirational. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted April 22, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) Hello Dear All, I don't know what to say. I didn't expected as many warm words. Models of cardboard are only static ones. In Poland is many good modelers who build really nice replicas of card. Maybe would be interested for you another my models of polish engines. For that I think will be better to open new topic? Horsetan: during II WW Germany taken some French loco's 241A and 241P I thing you said about them. ColinK: in the near future I do not plan to visit GB then I think it would be difficult to show them there. Because of material used for my locos would be very easy receive smoke, needs only heating element . Unfortunately it would be possible only one time. dwhite4dcc: both showed by me engines were work out by me but there is possible buy many another card models for example here: http://sklep.gpm.pl/modele-kartonowe Regards Mirek Evening Mirek. Yup .... how about an OL49. I believe there is a very good Polish metal kit for this. Can you find someone that might have built one of these? I also think there is a card model available for a PT47? I think I had one of these after visiting Wolsztyn but it is now lost! Phil Edited April 22, 2015 by Mallard60022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirmic Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Evening Mirek. Yup .... how about an OL49. I believe there is a very good Polish metal kit for this. Can you find someone that might have built one of these? I also think there is a card model available for a PT47? I think I had one of these after visiting Wolsztyn but it is now lost! Phil Hi Phil, regarding PT47 card kit you can find here: http://www.answer.pl/pl/kolej/1441-parowoz-pt-47.html regarding metal loco OL49 it is possible reach her here: http://www.tololoko.pl/katalog-kolejowy/11.html hope it is helpfull for you. If you need another information, ask. cheers Mirek Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted April 23, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 23, 2015 Hi Phil, regarding PT47 card kit you can find here: http://www.answer.pl/pl/kolej/1441-parowoz-pt-47.html regarding metal loco OL49 it is possible reach her here: http://www.tololoko.pl/katalog-kolejowy/11.html hope it is helpfull for you. If you need another information, ask. cheers Mirek Thank you Mirek. I seem to remember it was about £800 to get a OL49 built! I couldn't do it I'm afraid. Thank you for the links. Do you get to the Wolsztyn May Day Parade? Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertc Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Marvelous Mirek. How are you doing the rivets? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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