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Chuffers, you beauty! The work you're doing for the pillar drill is bloody good, and bloody clever :)Absolutely exemplary modelling in approach, method and results - thank you so much for sharing your progress. It's always a pleasure to catch up with this thread, and the last five pages or so are particularly fine.

 

I don't know how you do it, but it's great to be able to follow along :)

 

All the best, Christmas is coming...

 

Schooner

 

ps. Would Fred have heaved that dirty great sledge on to the top shelf having used it? I suppose it depends if it was in regular use or not... Where it is looks like the final resting place of a tool brought in for a particular job, then moved about the shed until it was found a home where it was out of the way, perhaps half-forgotten, part of the furniture of Fred's peripheral vision... This is the sort of existential dilema modelling of such quality brings about :)

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8 hours ago, Schooner said:

Chuffers, you beauty! The work you're doing for the pillar drill is bloody good, and bloody clever :)Absolutely exemplary modelling in approach, method and results - thank you so much for sharing your progress. It's always a pleasure to catch up with this thread, and the last five pages or so are particularly fine.

 

I don't know how you do it, but it's great to be able to follow along :)

 

All the best, Christmas is coming...

 

Schooner

 

ps. Would Fred have heaved that dirty great sledge on to the top shelf having used it? I suppose it depends if it was in regular use or not... Where it is looks like the final resting place of a tool brought in for a particular job, then moved about the shed until it was found a home where it was out of the way, perhaps half-forgotten, part of the furniture of Fred's peripheral vision... This is the sort of existential dilema modelling of such quality brings about :)

 

Thanks for your kind words, I’m a little speechless to be honest :blush:

 

It’s nice to know my efforts are appreciated as I’m kinda making it up as I go along

 

Chris

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I’ve modified the vice slightly after placing it on the pillar drill as what I’d done looked too wide

 

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When I get home this evening I may have a look at adding a base plate and replacing the handle with thinner wire as it’s a little over scale which will become more apparent with a figure standing next to it but it is what it is

 

 

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21 hours ago, chuffinghell said:

Last night Sarah asked me if I'm still on target to get the engine shed done for Christmas :o

 

I said "yes" as she never actually specified which year :mocking_mini:

 

Isn't there a song called "Everyday is Christmas"?

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I thought this might look more interesting than a rectangular block of steel, giving the impression of running repairs?

 

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Also justifies the fact I accidentally glued the table too low :blink:

 

 

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26 minutes ago, Stubby47 said:

The pillar drill needs a handle to lower the drill bit, either one of those four arm crossed bars., or a single long lever.


it’s on the opposite side, I’ve chosen an operator with his left arm raised (thought it rude to have is back to us :lol:)

 

It also allows me to place him closer to the drill and not have to concern myself with the exact position of his hand (because it’s out of sight) so I’ve purposely removed the handle on the ‘viewer side’

 

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Although there is a three arm handle on the far side

 

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Our pillar drill at work has had the lever moved over to the left, the fitter is right handed and he says it allows him to hold the vice steadier in his right hand

 

 

 

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19 minutes ago, Stubby47 said:

Ah, I sit corrected.

 

I was expecting to see it on the right, but being a leftie that would be awkward for me.

 

Kudos to your fitter for having the machine adapted to suit himself.

 

I didn’t mean to ‘correct’ you, hope that’s not how it came across 

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16 minutes ago, chuffinghell said:

 

I didn’t mean to ‘correct’ you, hope that’s not how it came across 

 

No, of course not.

 

I meant you've got it all in hand and I should shut up :)

 

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My figures from Hardys Hobbies arrived this morning

 

He’s a bit too clean at the moment

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looks like gluing the table too low was a happy accident

 

His hand is quite close to the lever too (even though you’ll never see him from this side)

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I’m quite chuffed with how it’s worked out, although more luck than judgement

 

 

 

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I’ll be putting another guy to work soon

 

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Once I’ve decided what he’s doing

 

I might put him at the end of the bench using the bench grinder?

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Good job it’s not for the Great Model Railway Challenge otherwise they’d expect sparks to be flying off the grinder too :lol:........No! Just No

 

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6 minutes ago, Rowsley17D said:

It's touches like this that bring a model railway to life even though there's not an item of rolling stock in sight.


Thank you

 

I realise you’d previously mentioned about not putting in another bench and spacing the items out but it still looked a bit bare

 

Didn't want you to think I ignored your advice as I appreciate all suggestions and advice

 

Chris

 

”Rolling Stock”?.....I knew I was missing something :jester:

 

 

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Chris,

 

Watching the work you are doing has me looking at the loco shed on my layout, with it's large windows and 2 sets of wide open doors I think I might have to add some detail similar to yours, because this looks fantastic!!

 

Truly inspiring modelling!

 

Gary

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1 hour ago, BlueLightning said:

Chris,

 

Watching the work you are doing has me looking at the loco shed on my layout, with it's large windows and 2 sets of wide open doors I think I might have to add some detail similar to yours, because this looks fantastic!!

 

Truly inspiring modelling!

 

Gary


Thanks Gary :)

 

My original plan was to just put stuff near the door opening.....but I got a bit carried away :lol:

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Dave’s at the drill

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Ben’s at the bench*

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(*originally Graham on the grinder but that could be misinterpreted)

 

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Just the atmosphere I was going for

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48 minutes ago, chuffinghell said:

I suppose I’d better make sure a loco runs in and out before gluing down the shed :blink:

 

...and that you can reach inside and clean the track without knocking Dave and Ben. I want to put "over" after Ben but I refer my honourable friend to the comments about the grinder...

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I’ll have to design a ‘cleaning thingy on a stick’ kinda device

 

To be honest a loco probably won’t be entering the shed that often in normal operation

 

I’m one of those people that believes that regardless of whether it’s used or not if it’s supposed to work it should

 

 

 

 

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