FPH 603 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) Hi all, I am soon going to build a 600/700 Class Railmotor out of plasticard, however I've found they have a very difficult and complex profile. I've attempted a 660/760 and a country 620/720, although the profiling was all wrong on them. I've posted the end elevations from the 620/720 blueprints (a very similar successor to the 600/700 class), for clarity. The main issue I'm having is transitioning the bodyside profile with that of the front end. Anyone who has experience with plasticard or anyone with alternatives and/or other options to help rectify the problem, could they please give any advice, even if it's 'It's impossible, don't bother using plasticard!' Thanks to all that help. EDIT: Title spelling error... Edited December 26, 2017 by DoubleDeckInterurban Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted December 25, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 25, 2017 If you look at Clive Mortimers thread (Sheffield....something...maybe junction ? ok I'll come back to you with that one) then you'll see he's a dab hand at producing emus and locomotives from plasticard, the main thing is to build up a box with laminations on the curves and to then file away the excess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPH 603 Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) Thanks. I believe that thread's called DMU conversions for Sheffield Exchange, something like that. Edited December 26, 2017 by DoubleDeckInterurban Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted December 26, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 26, 2017 Yes, I've just looked it up. Clive's been producing models out of plasticard for quite some time and he's very good at it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbowilts Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 There is a very useful method shown on Bill Bedford’s mousa models wbsite. I have it saved in the ibooks section of my ipad but can’t seem to be able to attach a copy for you Tim T Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPH 603 Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 Thanks, do you know what the document is called? I can then search the website to see if I can find it there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbowilts Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 It’s listed under Universal Instruction Sheets, imaginatively titled “How to build roofs” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 26, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 26, 2017 Yes, I've just looked it up. Clive's been producing models out of plasticard for quite some time and he's very good at it. Like me, they look good on radio. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted December 27, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2017 Like me, they look good on radio. You don't know how tempted I was to click 'Agree'. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 If you look at Clive Mortimers thread (Sheffield....something...maybe junction ? ok I'll come back to you with that one) then you'll see he's a dab hand at producing emus and locomotives from plasticard, the main thing is to build up a box with laminations on the curves and to then file away the excess. The late Alistair (Rolfe ?) of Nonosence kits advised me to make roofs for the ex-MTK railcar this way, planks of 40 thou thick 10 mm wide plastic strip. Allow the solvent to totally dry out, then sand. Sides I guess would be totally different, plenty of threads on building up layers of thin plasticard especially those using those card cutting machines (which could actually be your best option) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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