Al. Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 I spent some time this evening working on the church area, mainly the monastery building. The basic structure is done. Now comes the fun part of cladding and roofing it. I also picked up the Heller model of the Golden Hinde today for another project I'm working on. The box says its 1:200 scale, and I figured I it was sat at the back of a layout, it wouldn't look too far out of scale. However after checking the mouldings I figure it's close to 1:96 scale. Way too big for 'N' gauge... Al. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bescotbeast Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I don't disagree with you. By summer of '44 the balance of air power was defiantly in the Allied's favour. However, modelling Remsgen at night wouldn't make a visually interesting layout. A good point and one that should have crossed my mind 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgiesimon Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I also picked up the Heller model of the Golden Hinde today for another project I'm working on. The box says its 1:200 scale, and I figured I it was sat at the back of a layout, it wouldn't look too far out of scale. However after checking the mouldings I figure it's close to 1:96 scale. Way too big for 'N' gauge... That is bloomin annoying, would have looked great on a model railway! Best wishes Simon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 Abut more progress on the church this morning. It's slowly taking shape and not far off being ready for cladding. One problem I still need to over come are the stain glass windows. There's 15 of them. I'm thinking it might be easiest to have the lazer cut from 1mm or 0.5mm material. But the first think is to do is draw them up. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted May 21, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21, 2017 Abut more progress on the church this morning. It's slowly taking shape and not far off being ready for cladding. One problem I still need to over come are the stain glass windows. There's 15 of them. I'm thinking it might be easiest to have the lazer cut from 1mm or 0.5mm material. But the first think is to do is draw them up. image.jpeg Have you thought of drawing them out large and then reducing them in size and printing them on OHP film so that light can shine through and show the designs. Jamie 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) Abut more progress on the church this morning. It's slowly taking shape and not far off being ready for cladding. One problem I still need to over come are the stain glass windows. There's 15 of them. I'm thinking it might be easiest to have the lazer cut from 1mm or 0.5mm material. But the first think is to do is draw them up. image.jpeg Personally, I'd choose something thicker, say 1.2 to 1.8mm to give depth to the stone tracery. This one is cheap 3mm ply, but the laser is still able to achieve fine detail in it. Actually, if you have drawings, I'm happy to give them a go and if you like the result, they're yours for the cost of postage from down here. Edited May 21, 2017 by monkeysarefun 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 Personally, I'd choose something thicker, say 1.2 to 1.8mm to give depth to the stone tracery. This one is cheap 3mm ply, but the laser is still able to achieve fine detail in it. window2.jpg window1.jpg Actually, if you have drawings, I'm happy to give them a go and if you like the result, they're yours for the cost of postage from down here. That would be great. Thanks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 (edited) I've been working on another cameo for the layout. This one is from a 70's comic rather then a film. Major Easy's Bentley from Battle Picture Weekly. It started out live as one of Oxfords SS Jaguar models that got a proper backstreet cut and shut job done on it. Chassis and body cut in half. Both shortened and reassembled. And this is how it looks against the original model. Markings and weathering to add to complete. Edited May 22, 2017 by Al. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 Also a but more progress on the church. The structure is done. Time to move on to the cladding. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted May 23, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 23, 2017 Are you expecting someone to mention the Class 37 with corridor connection? Well, I am not going to do it ... oh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 Are you expecting someone to mention the Class 37 with corridor connection? Well, I am not going to do it ... oh. The 37....? Short answer is 'no'..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 Slow but steady progress with the church. The 37 is there again for scale comparison. Still a long way to go, but looking good already. Al. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 A couple of shots of one of my BR-52's. It's usually found at the head of the Vampyre Panther train, but today is running light. Al. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 Those who have been following Remagen for a while will remember that at Warley I had a lot of teething problems with the layout. There were two main issues. The first was the electrical problems I had with the west end fiddle yard which left us having to hand ball the stock though it - a job with Ray Turner and Terry Bray did admirably over both days of the show. The other problem was the gradients off the west end of the bridge into the dead fiddle yards, which over 50% of my loco stock were struggling with. Both of these issues would have been picked up a test sessions, but for several reason, and bad planning on my part being one of them, neither came to light until the first time the layout got full assembled at the show. Rectification of both these problems has taken a few months. In a previous post I gave a few speak pics of the new fiddle yards, and in this post it's a few shots of the reproduces gradients. The impact on the scenery isn't as bad as I'd anticipated. A bit more track laying and testing to do, then I can get back to the fun of scenery building. Al. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
380John Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Wonderful stuff as always Al. I hope you've got those niggling issues sorted now. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 The KV-1 turrets final reappeared from the back of a draw for the Red Star armoured wagon. Soon to be painted replace the panther turret with the correct one. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 A couple more shots of the BR-52 at the head of the Vampyre Panther train. Al. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Work is progressing well at the moment with the track going back down and droppers soldered on. At last it feels like I'm making progress. Progress is also being make on the rolling stock. Today I've started on the K-5 Leopold Train. This is the basic formation, with BR-52 at the head, followed by a couple of coached and barrier wagon. Then it's the rail gun itself with ammo wagons and shunting loco. And finally at the back, the maintenance and support wagons. Al. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) No progress on the layout tonight, as its wife time. But hee are a few closeup shots of the crashed Lancaster to tie you over. The model is from A-Models. Its a far superior model to the Revell kit. At 1:144 scale, but against the layout the size difference is unnoticeable. To get the crash damage right, I studied a number of crash photos of bombers. This scene is actually based on a Halifax that on the return leg home. Half the crew had bailed out once over the coast. The pilot and other wounded crew stayed with the aircraft, of which 3 survived the landing. Al. Edited June 9, 2017 by Al. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 It's been a very productive morning. The lower tracks coming off the bridge have been relaid, with the exception of a RH curved point that I still need to buy and final alignment onto the end of the bridge. I'm pretty happy with it. The four tracks allow me to hold rains on the public side of the board and add a bit of operational variety. Next stage is to realign the east bound top track over the top and build a new bridge to carry it. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 Just a quick update this morning. A bit of work gone on some wagons. These will form part of the Operation Greif Train and will eventually have a collection of armour loaded onto them. One of the two BR-44's, which are also being repainted, will probably end up at the head of the train. For those not familiar with Operation Greif, it was the operation to infiltrate Allied lines and capture bridges over the Meuse River using during the opening stages of the Ardennes offensive. Some of you may know this from the scene in the Battle of the Bulge movie with German soldiers dressed in American uniforms. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Greif Al. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 A couple new wagons today for the Messerschmitt Train. They're are carrying two Me-163 Komet rocket powered planes being deployed to take on the night of the American 8th Airforce. The Komets still need markings adding and then a final weathering on the wagons. I've one more aircraft to add to the train, and if I can find the right model, this one will be something a bit different. . Al. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) A bit more work on the Operation Greif Train tonight with a couple M10 Panthers mounted onto the wagons. Al. Edited July 1, 2017 by Al. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 well you learn something new everyday, i didnt know about the M10 panther, i do now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Would the allied markings (or the whole tank) be covered over on the Panthers while in German territory? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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