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Larger than life?


Will Vale

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I think this code 40 lark is going to be pretty good - pantograph and dodgy focus aside, I don't think the picture screams "this loco is 3 inches long" :)

 

In terms of layout progress, I've spread a tub of lightweight filler over some of the elevations previously built up from scraps of foam card and styrofoam.

 

I also made a code 40/code 60 join by soldering the thinner section on top of flattened fishplates on the code 60, which I'm sure I read somewhere years ago as a suggestion for code 75/code 100 transitions. A bit of work with a file and it all runs smoothly despite being on a curve. Next step is probably to start gluing the track down, then solder up some of the key rail joints. I'm considering something other than PVA this time, since I had some problems with PVA tarnishing the rail on Igelfeld.

 

Working with yard lengths of very delicate rail gives me a lot more appreciation for the trials and tribulations of permanent way crews working with CWR! It's very tricky to make sure it's supported and not stressed all the way along the length while you're fiddling with one end of it.

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Will you can definitely NOT tell this is Z scale - excellent work! How wide is the track in Z? Anyway this will be a scenic extravanza! I can't wait to see it develop.

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6.5mm gauge.

 

I'm really getting excited about the photo prospects from such a simple layout, although I'm not sure this specific view will be doable without a smaller camera as I'm pretty sure I had it sitting where the biggest rock is going :)

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I'd seen one of Brian Harrap's earlier P220 layouts (I forget the name, it was a small shunting plank) but not MiniZOB. I've just been through the pictures from the 2008 (?) SWAG members' day - wow :O

 

Definitely something to aspire to/be inspired by, although I don't think I'll be going that far - it looks scary. Plus I really want to be able to use standard wheelsets. Not that I'd know how to turn new ones even if I wanted to, mind you...

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