Giles Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 My thoughts for a new layout have drifted towards a rail-served harbour scene in 7mm scale, and with that in mind, I picked up a 1:48 scale coaster kit made by Caldercraft. It was supposed to be old stock (new) but I'm not convinced as the instruction book was missing......... I was planning on re-working the superstrure as necessary to 1:43, as 1:48 wasn't going to look right, given that it was going to be quite prominant. However, I found that the hull was supwhat distorted and had been poorly trimmed, and so there was very little I would actually be able to use anyway! I spent a little time and some quantity of araldite in straightening out the hull and fitting the propeller and rudder, and then set about the decks. Printed plywood is supplied, and you're supposed to cut it out to form all the various structures, but my hull didn't really match the shapes sufficiently, so for things like the fo'c'sle deck, I printed and adjusted several paper templates (which I drew in Draftsight) till I got it right, and then added planking etc, and laser cut the result. 2020-05-06_05-23-20 by giles favell, on Flickr 2020-05-06_05-24-17 by giles favell, on Flickr 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 The balwarks and stem post were then added being made from Trotec (acrylic) which is much nicer than the plywood they supply for the job 2020-05-06_05-21-19 by giles favell, on Flickr A start was then made on a new wheel-house, of a slightly different design than the kit version (the ship will 'scale' to a different size and length, so I'm not pretending it's the same vessel...). It's double- walled to allow for glazing just as soon as it's painted the right colour! 2020-05-07_05-13-20 by giles favell, on Flickr The basic flying bridge has been added 2020-05-09_01-26-52 by giles favell, on Flickr and it's starting to take shape... 2020-05-09_01-26-20 by giles favell, on Flickr 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 2020-05-10_07-38-08 by giles favell, on Flickr Stern cabin starts to appear. 2020-05-10_07-37-30 by giles favell, on Flickr 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Looking superb Giles! Have you any plans for something on it to be working ie motorised.. like a jib or crane etc? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Thank you Simon! I was planning on going the other way round as it were - possibly using a standard gauge self-propelled steam crane with a grab if unloading, or a working conveyor if loading - I've not quite made up my mind ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 Progress.... 2020-05-12_03-22-59 by giles favell, on Flickr 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hamm Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 (edited) Cool Project! Please keep us informed about Progress. Regads from Germany Edited May 18, 2020 by Frank Hamm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NittenDormer Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 It certainly gets around! Some lovely work there, wish I could reach those levels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Thank you! You'll find more on this here.... https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/154666-the-sparrow-new-layout-proposed/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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