RMweb Gold Sweet pea Posted May 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2019 Sounds really interesting as I am a big fan of Hornby o gauge. Looking forward to seeing more. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marly51 Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) Here is my card mock-up - once more at an angle, as this is the only way I can fit in the buffer stop and the small coal wagon. I am restoring a short piece of Hornby two-rail track at present, so will see how that goes! The section of goods shed and platform, with a triangle of embankment at the back will be fixed. All the other pieces in the diorama, Dinky Toy lorry, coal wagon, buffer stop, coal staithe and various figures will be placed, as in a Toy layout. Another ‘busy’ scene! Now I have to go and experiment with creating Hornby 0 Gauge style textures, for the backscene, goods shed and platform in Adobe ‘Illustrator’! Edited September 27, 2022 by Marly51 9 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 That has masses of potential; brilliant! 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Sweet pea Posted May 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 20, 2019 Hi Marly51 even though it’s a cardboard mock-up it looks great. Looking forward to seeing the items you will be adding to make your cakebox layout. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marly51 Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 (edited) From a very cheap job lot of rusty Hornby 0 gauge track, I decided to use a particularly twisted small curve to create the track for the model. I came across a a suggestion online to use white vinegar to clean the track, so gave it a go. After soaking for 24 hours, rinsing and drying, the rails appear to be a matt grey colour and the black paint on the sleepers just fell away! I managed to prise off the sleepers, and straighten the track enough for my purpose, with the aid of my husband’s bench vice and some wrestling with pliers. The sleepers have a camber, so I will have to compensate for this, raising the base either side of the track and a couple of shallow wedges under each sleeper. I will prime the sleepers and spray with black gloss so they look like they might have just come ‘out of the box’. Edited September 26, 2022 by Marly51 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 The other good, better I think, rust cure is a 50/50 black treacle and water mix. Whereas vinegar is an acid, the treacle-mix 'sucks' the rust particles out of the metal by a process called chelation. It causes no "collateral damage", which acids sometimes can. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marly51 Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: The other good, better I think, rust cure is a 50/50 black treacle and water mix. Whereas vinegar is an acid, the treacle-mix 'sucks' the rust particles out of the metal by a process called chelation. It causes no "collateral damage", which acids sometimes can. Thanks Nearholmer! Will try that with the other track pieces which are pretty intact, plus there is a ‘point’ where the connecting rod has snapped. I quite enjoy the challenge of these tinkering jobs! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 The chelation can take a few days, a week or two even if things are very bad, but is definitely kinder to the object. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted May 31, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2019 But, but, you’re using black treacle, the tastiest food that’s ever been discovered. Does it work using golden syrup? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 No. And, I beg to disagree: Marmite is tastier (but doesn't remove rust). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Argos Posted June 1, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 1, 2019 On 31/05/2019 at 08:58, Northroader said: Does it work using golden syrup? It probably would do, as I believe it is the sugar that does the work. Following some research on the Web I cosmetically cleaned (not the bearings!) and old watchmakers lathe by layering on a thick sugar solution, This was left for a day or so and washed of, by which stage most of the cosmetic rust had gone. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I feel as series of trials coming on, involving several jam jars containing different solutions. My understanding is that molasses/treacle works best because it is chemically ‘hungrier’ for the metal ions in the rust than are other sugars, but that might be wrong. On Marmite: apparently Aussies use Vegimite as a rust remover! A whole world of food-based rust-removers to be investigated. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
friscopete Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Are chocolate Hobnobs rust removers ? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 They’re fairly abrasive. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Argos Posted June 1, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 1, 2019 30 minutes ago, friscopete said: Are chocolate Hobnobs rust removers ? Probably more so than Rich Tea but less so than wet and dry paper....... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marly51 Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 (edited) This is the treacle tin I remember! Now it comes in a plastic bottle! Edited September 26, 2022 by Marly51 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marly51 Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 On 01/06/2019 at 11:23, Nearholmer said: I feel as series of trials coming on, involving several jam jars containing different solutions. My understanding is that molasses/treacle works best because it is chemically ‘hungrier’ for the metal ions in the rust than are other sugars, but that might be wrong. On Marmite: apparently Aussies use Vegimite as a rust remover! A whole world of food-based rust-removers to be investigated. The contents of my larder are now in danger of disappearing into the workshop! It’s like discovering an old household almanac! 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium southern42 Posted June 7, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 7, 2019 Fascinating challenge here, Marly51. I love it already! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 I've learned a lot about kitchen goods suitable for cleaning Hornby track and while it is fun to restore things, it would have been easier to get a length of straight track that was in a similar condition to the other components. Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marly51 Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, brianusa said: I've learned a lot about kitchen goods suitable for cleaning Hornby track and while it is fun to restore things, it would have been easier to get a length of straight track that was in a similar condition to the other components. Brian. Hi Brian, I didn’t want to use any of the straight track, in case I could use it for an actual 0 gauge clockwork layout at sometime in the future! For the small length of track needed for the cakebox, the damaged curve was fine, although it involved a bit of extra work! The track is in fact now finished, the baseboard cut to size, so assembly starting this weekend! Marlyn Edited June 7, 2019 by Marly51 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marly51 Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 (edited) Started cleaning some of the flash off these Slater’s ‘Huminiature’ figures last night. They will have bases, to emulate the Dinky Toys figures which were produced as accessories for the Hornby 0 Gauge clockwork train sets. Slater’s didn’t have 7mm coal sacks so I am using the potato sacks, which come as a two part kit, instead. I was first introduced to Slater’s Plastikard back in the early 1970s when all my fellow students were using card and balsa for their architectural models. Back then, it was Vivien Thompson who inspired me as a female modeller and I still have her book. When I was searching online for suitable simple and cheap figures for this model, I came across Phil’s Workbench feature on remodelling a Slater’s ‘Huminiature’ figure. I would love to have had some of the original Dinky Toys figures, but not keen on spending too much on these collectibles at this point! https://philsworkbench.blogspot.com/2017/08/oh-huminiatures.html Edited June 8, 2019 by Marly51 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Sweet pea Posted June 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 8, 2019 The Dinky toy figures do go for some silly prices but there again they are collectibles. I’m looking forward to seeing your layout materialise Marly51. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 The mass-produced old lead figures actually aren’t pricey, provided that you buy worn ones, and steer clear of rarities. Another source is good reproductions, but they are easiest to get at meetings, rather than on-line. People is an area that I need to put more work into on my layout -it’s very sparsely populated currently! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 PS: Do I remember you lamenting the non-availability of these, which are now available again? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marly51 Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Nearholmer said: The mass-produced old lead figures actually aren’t pricey, provided that you buy worn ones, and steer clear of rarities. Another source is good reproductions, but they are easiest to get at meetings, rather than on-line. People is an area that I need to put more work into on my layout -it’s very sparsely populated currently! Thanks for the extra information about the figures and single-link couplings, Nearholmer. I have ordered two unpainted white metal ‘Hornby’ figures which were described as ‘spares’. They’ve not arrived yet, but were very cheap, so I shall see? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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