Those familiar with some of my earlier posts about the indoor G scale layout will be familiar with "pointing man" he's back !!
Tonight on the way home I solved the grill problem, the local car spares shop sells aluminium mesh for body work repairs !!
This has been cut with scissors and stuck in, then some 10thou plasticard cut into strips to create a frame. I have also managed to get the general roof layered up to the centre point. When this has dried it will be sanded and filled wi
Last night went well on the modelling front. I have been hatching a plan to add sound to the 25 but have been waiting for permission for copyright before progressing.
After searching Youtube I found a suitable clip of a 25 in action, and with kind permission from its owner have now converted the video file into an Mp3 sound only file. By using an old pair of mp3 speakers and an mp3 player that was "sleeping in the bottom of a draw unloved, I now have a sound local for no cost, and if I get b
Tonight I have added the start of the head code boxes and then the first sections of the roof cladding.
The plan is to add a layer right over the top, (its 30thou) then rub down the high spots and do a second layer to add strength. Where the side grills are will only be one layer thick to create a recess.
Once the second layer is on, giving me a total of 60thou I will again rub down and fill in the lines.
Before the roof can be finished though I need to mount the
I had a couple of hours in the shed tonight, after comparing the paper plans to what I had got from measuring the Bachmann I realised
a) the OO model is not quite to plan
B) in my enthusiasm I had made a couple of errors the main ones being the shape and position of the triangular access panel and the width left for the cab doors.
So I had to decide now I knew they were there, could I live with them, or forever think I should have done something, in the end I decided to make two new side
I have now acquired some drawings with kind thanks, allowing me to continue..
This next shot gives a better idea of my construction methods.
Next up was the outline of the fuel tank
Following a kind suggestion I have made the bogie end of it concave to allow it to sit more off centre.
Having taken these pictures I decided something was missing at under the buffer beam, it just didn't look right and was obvious the bogies were just cladding. So some more
Okay chaps, here is tonight's update. The other end now is at the same stage. I have added steps to the bogies and the starts of the buffer beams are taking shape.
In these pictures I have clamped the side piece on to help visualise where I am going.
Looking at the pictures I realise I have marked out the grilles wrong at both ends they need making a bit bigger to take them up to the top of the cab window line.
I realise at this point, some compromises are going
Tonight ... you might as well tackle the hard bits first ! and boy are those simple looking ends full of curves !
The front sides were the starting point
Then the nose itself, the long side is clamped on just to help me visualise were I am going !
John
Work has now started on my latest scratch built plasti-card loco
Based on a OO model I have, it is still in the early stages, but it is taking shape now. I have always thought it would be nice to have a BO BO diesel but couldn't work out how to hide the very "steam" based playmobil motor blocks, till now !
Here with its inspiration in OO, sat next to N gauge tracks !
Very basic but the next bit is where it starts to take shape, 4 side frames like this..
Once mounte
As predicted the day the track arrived (Saturday) it rained most of the day ! But it was a bit brighter Sunday afternoon, if not warm ! But I braved the elements and got it laid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpnov5bT_44
John
After a couple of previous attempts I have tonight tried a different option for sound in the G scale garden. An £8 make it yourself kit from Maplins. HERE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUU1TVkRH2Y
As the loco runs in an on/off condition there is no need to have control over the chuff speed, I just need to adjust it to be something like right for the motion speed.
John
It could have been me or one of my helpers but during the installation of the 10' trampoline a foot must ahve been a but heavy on the track. Trains still ran but I wanted the camber a little better. Plus pointing man was not impressed !
First step was to dig out under the track, step 2 alter camber in this case a stone was wedged in. Step 3 back fill with some fresh "postcrete"
Easy when you have a mini digger to hand !
I have been expecting 3 deliveries
The kids trampoline that triggered the replanning of the outdoor line.
Whiteboard restorer for work
The extra track to finish the outdoor rework
Today 2 out of the 3 arrived, the one I wanted most, the track didnt !!
So with only the trampoline to play with I spent the evening putting it up and happily it fitted as planned
The front leg need to be sat in a trench to level it up, but my big concern, will the legs clear the track was n
With the new line laid and the track on order to complete the loop, I fancied a bit of work on my favourite loco. It had gotten just a little neglected and had a slight dust look. So I have given it a clean and a wash with diluted satin varnish just to lift the paint work to an oily clean look. It only took half an hour and was worth the effort as I was rewarded with a break in the clouds to take some pictures
Due to the impending arrival of a new trampoline for my daughters I have had to make some compromises in the garden. The main result is flattening the rockery, removing and moving the return loop that was at the bottom of the garden. Of course to them it may seem as though I lost the battle that was being mediated by the domestic planning authority, of course, it was a tactical loss, I may well have lost the battle but when you see how much further away the return loop is... I think I may well h
For various reasons I haven't done much modelling in the last couple of days, and not posted the video I made earlier in the week.
I had been doing a bit more weathering on the rolling stock, but mainly adding grass, well the base coat to it anyway ! Seems endless at the moment, but fun non the less.
Im still unsure of how to get the moorland look I want for the foreground, Im thinking of painting it glossy dark, grassing sections and leaving patches river-lets etc to get an
I have just updated my blog with "foam hills in construction"
More pictures and a "making of" video are on the blog here....
http://rjrmodels.blo...foam-hills.html
