Popular Post Giles Posted May 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) The next layout will be 'The Sparrow' - a small harbour, served primarily by narrow gauge, but with at least a standard gauge self-propelled steam crane (to be built). In port at the moment is a very small and elderly coaster - Sparrow - shabby, and nearing the end of her life. Trans-shipment of goods or minerals will take place to keep things busy....... Work is taking place on 'Sparrow' at the moment. She is having scratch-built uppers works (to 1:43 scale) on a Caldercraft hull (SS Talacre, Which was to 1:48). I hope to use some of the supplied white metal castings, but we will see! 2020-05-16_03-54-45 by giles favell, on Flickr Edited May 17, 2020 by Giles 21 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold GWR57xx Posted May 17, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2020 I hope this makes it beyond being just a proposal! I'm signed on. I expect this will be another marvelous exposition of mechanical magnificence. ATB Peter 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) I have something similar, currently festooned with old fishing rods and floating on the garden pond in an attempt to scare off the bxxxxy heron! Edited May 17, 2020 by doilum Additional information Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 This is the wheelhouse - double skinned for glazing. It needs a chart table, and bits and pieces before it gets fixed down (not to mention a wheel, binnacle etc) 2020-05-17_06-58-07 by giles favell The flying bridge assembly - all Trotec except for the ply decking. The laser was very helpful with both these assemblies. 2020-05-17_06-58-32 by giles favell The two assemblies put together 2020-05-17_06-57-45 by giles favell The aft cabin assembly is a carcass of 2mm MDF with 1mm ply overlays and Trotec doors. I have used the kit supplied castings for the ventilators (cowls) and grills. 2020-05-17_06-59-23 by giles favell 6 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted May 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 17, 2020 8 hours ago, Giles said: Work is taking place on 'Sparrow' at the moment. She is having scratch-built uppers works (to 1:43 scale) on a Caldercraft hull I've sometimes toyed with adapting one of those for a china clay set up. Are you slicing it off around the waterline at some point or planning to bury it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 At the moment, planning on burying it - although i retain the option of chopping it to a water-line model! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliebanger Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Giles, Will Sparrow rise and fall as goods are unloaded/reloaded? Maybe also pitch and yaw with action of the sea? Best regards, Paul 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) Progress as of today . It looks as if not much has been done, but the hold combing has been completed, the forecastle populated, the bunker hatch added, water tank added, the stern Capstan and grating added and the wheelhouse glazed. Edited May 20, 2020 by Giles 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold GWR57xx Posted May 20, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 20, 2020 No idea what all that nautical stuff's about, but it looks ship shape to me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) The wheel-house now has its wheel, binnacle and engine room telegraph, as does the flying bridge 2020-05-26_05-28-17 by giles favell, on Flickr The balwarks are now reinforced (still got the ones astern of the bridge to do....) 2020-05-26_05-29-03 by giles favell, on Flickr 2020-05-26_05-27-43 by giles favell, on Flickr She has gained her whistle 2020-05-26_05-27-18 by giles favell, on Flickr And she's finally got her rails on the after bulkwarks. These had to match the irregular curve of the hull, so a 10mm square grid was printed, and held over the hull, and then traced on to the grid. This was then transcribed on to CAD and printed, then checked, adjusted, printed until correct. The capping were then lasered using this drawing- although the drawing could have been stuck to the material and cut out by hand.... 2020-05-26_05-56-46 by giles favell, on Flickr 2020-05-26_05-58-11 by giles favell, on Flickr Edited May 26, 2020 by Giles 12 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) We do now have some sort of chart table 2020-05-29_01-04-50 by 2020-05-29_01-04-04 by giles favell, on Flickr Edited May 29, 2020 by Giles 10 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Steering chains have been fitted - these run in pipes along the balwarks on both sides from the bridge to the stern, and this to the tiller. 2020-05-30_05-15-57 by giles favell, on Flickr 2020-05-30_05-16-35 by giles favell, on Flickr 7 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted May 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 31, 2020 All very convincing. Of course what will really bring this up to your usual standards is a small pipe issueing water out of the hull in a gently pulsing flow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 Ladders now made and being fitted (as well as the thing being dirtier up!) Hand rails will follow. Ladders are laser cut 2020-06-03_06-01-26 by giles favell, on Flickr 2020-06-03_05-59-41 by giles favell, on Flickr 12 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted June 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 3, 2020 Those glass panes are very good. The whole weathering is wonderfully subtle. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 Thank you mate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 And rails.... pulsing water is from the condensing circuit..... we'll see... 2020-06-04_07-16-59 by giles favell, on Flickr 2020-06-04_07-16-41 by giles favell, on Flickr 10 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 2020-06-09_04-20-55 by giles favell, on Flickr 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Any update with this Giles? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) Sort of - I' ve built up four narrow gauge locos for it (radio control) : a Bagnall, two Pecketts and quarry Hunslet. Ive got round to buying the rail, and I've finally decided on the track plan after so very many hours of working through different ideas and permutations...! The SPARROW(1)(1)(1).pdf Edited March 17, 2021 by Giles 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 Finally a Jpg file. The narrow gauge is 14mm, with a single spur of 32, which will potentially allow the use of a standard gauge crane - or simply posing! Roads and 32mm come down one side of the river, whilst 14mm comes down the other bank and across. The road will fiddle at a higher level, and descend to the quay side Unusually for me, this layout will involve running round, and for the fun of it, I shall use my own magnetic couplings and my Scotch uncoupling mechanisms. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Developing wagons for The Sparrow. Timber Side-tippers of a style that was quite commonly used. Ive made a couple of prototypes to make sure they work and are practical 8 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34006 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Clever idea ,Giles, well up to your usual standards .Very nice. atb Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 In the middle of bulk building side-tippers. I have eight chassis complete, of a total of twelve required. I make a laser card in 2mm MDF for each chassis 7 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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