Ron Heggs Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Good weather for testing for warpage at the moment! Mike. I think that should be melting not just warping 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Enterprisingwestern Posted June 29, 2019 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2019 Probably a bit late now Ron, but I have just found these on my computer! Mike. 16 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Heggs Posted June 30, 2019 Author Share Posted June 30, 2019 Thanks Mike It is never too late, even after 15 years of modelling this project. The real aim is to try and capture some of the atmosphere and continual decay of these structures Ron 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ron Heggs Posted June 30, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2019 (edited) Last night's pictures - The build starts with the interlaced cross beams, which is the reverse of previous builds where the interlacing was done last The lower of three cross beams is the normal/standard beam. Made from two 20thou machine cut styrene, placed and fixed back to back, with top and bottom flanges of 10 thou x 2mm wide strips. The beam's dimensions are 7.5mm high x 110mm long with 12 equally spaced cross braces The middle cross beam is a part modified beam which will allow the standard beams to interlace. The beam's dimensions are 8mm high x 110mm long with 16 cross braces with modified spacings The top cross beam is a fully modified beam with the leg of the top and bottom T sections removed, to enable the standard beam to pass through and be fixed at intervals of 19.8mm. Each removed section is 2mm wide to match the flanges of the standard beams. To ease the removal of these small sections the cuts are made immediately the flanges are attached and before the solvent dries. Tricky !! A quick look at the interlacing completed. Still a number of standard beams and bracing pieces to be fixed in place, but the complex part of the build is done Edited June 30, 2019 by Ron Heggs spelling and typos 13 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted February 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2020 Hi Ron, It's been a long while since you posted any updates, I do hope that you are OK and just taking a sabbatical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ron Heggs Posted February 22, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Siberian Snooper said: Hi Ron, It's been a long while since you posted any updates, I do hope that you are OK and just taking a sabbatical. Hi, Thanks for your continuing interest I have ongoing problems with arthritis in both of the third and fourth fingers of both hands. Although I do get some occasional respite, any prolonged time modelling causes almost a shutdown. Any progress on the build in progress is exceptionally slow. However I haven't stopped and intend to now post when I can show some real progress, rather than a blow by blow account I have had to give up driving my Ford Mustang as although my reaction times are still good, I have no confidence in my ability to retain a good grip on the steering wheel if an incident should occur or when driving around all the vicious bends on the local mountain roads Ron 1 39 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted February 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2020 Glad to hear that you're still with us and some progress is being made, however small it may be. Several of my friends are also suffering from arthritis one of which has had a bone removed from each thumb, next to the wrist. It has for the time being allowed him to get back to modelling again, but he now struggles to carry two pints of beer without spilling or dropping one. With the warmer weather coming, I hope it will ease the problems for awhile. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrg1 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 17 hours ago, Ron Heggs said: Hi, Thanks for your continuing interest I have ongoing problems with arthritis in both of the third and fourth fingers of both hands. Although I do get some occasional respite, any prolonged time modelling causes almost a shutdown. Any progress on the build in progress is exceptionally slow. However I haven't stopped and intend to now post when I can show some real progress, rather than a blow by blow account I have had to give up driving my Ford Mustang as although my reaction times are still good, I have no confidence in my ability to retain a good grip on the steering wheel if an incident should occur or when driving around all the vicious bends on the local mountain roads Ron You can buy a fixture-a knob-to attach to the steering wheel, and turn the wheel. Try not to give up driving the Mustang-a great car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJChurchward Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 On 22/02/2020 at 14:55, Siberian Snooper said: ... he now struggles to carry two pints of beer without spilling or dropping one. There's no reasonable alternative, then. He'll just have to drink one pint at a time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted March 11, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 11, 2020 3 hours ago, GJChurchward said: He does, the 2nd one is mine, so needs to be very careful with it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted March 11, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 11, 2020 30 minutes ago, Siberian Snooper said: He does, the 2nd one is mine, so needs to be very careful with it! You might want to bid for pint 1.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted March 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2020 12 hours ago, Siberian Snooper said: He does, the 2nd one is mine, so needs to be very careful with it! 12 hours ago, Gilbert said: You might want to bid for pint 1.... No thanks, he takes a big swig out of it, to avoid spilling it! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Oh my goodness- never before has a model of such bare bones, I suppose, moved me in such a way that it has conveyed the sheer grandure and beauty of railway infrastructure. I have to say this is definitely my new favourite RMWeb thread, only a few hours ago discovering your magical microcosm of 50s Manchester recreated in Spain. On deciding a place to base my main layout, I knew it had to be pre grouping, and I was fascinated about the sort of ying and yang metaphor these many old different pre grouping railways portrayed around Scotland, Lancashire, and my home county Yorkshire. I live not a ten minute walk away from Queensbury tunnel, and after deciding on Glasgow Central, them Waverley, then another 50 other grand termini to model, I decided to make a small bookshelf diorama for the time being, being able to replicate quite accurately a station with a single span arch roof such as Bradford Exchange, or St Pancras, or Manchester Exchange. I have been looking for a thread on one of these stations such as this for weeks, and was astounded when I found it out of the blue earlier. It shows an amazing quality words can only just describe. I stayed up hours to reach the end of this thread and was very sorry to hear about your arthritis and the sacrifices you have had to make - being a young modeller relatively new to the hobby it's hard to imagine, but as the bottom of all your posts say, you have to keep optimistic; what a great message to carry through the year we have all had. Im sorry for rambling on for a long time but I just want to know that this is beautiful and also very inspirational- you've proved that a bookcase diorama of this station would be stupid, but for my big project the brown north British locos at Waverley are becoming Brunswick green and maroon.... James 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted December 20, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 20, 2020 Blimey, it's nearly 10 months now since we heard from Ron, I hope that he's surviving this pandemic, but must be a problem getting supplies of essential modelling materials. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrg1 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I wonder if he has considered 3D printing for this project-it may save huge amounts of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted December 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2020 I don't think that 3d printing was a viable option when he started this grand project. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 8 hours ago, Siberian Snooper said: I don't think that 3d printing was a viable option when he started this grand project. This guy started a 3D model of St Pancras in 2mm back in 2012 or so... https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:326822 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denbridge Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 21/12/2020 at 06:00, jrg1 said: I wonder if he has considered 3D printing for this project-it may save huge amounts of time. For many, it is actual modelling that drives their interest in model railways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ron Heggs Posted May 2, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Denbridge said: For many, it is actual modelling that drives their interest in model railways. It is true in my case, converting photographs into scale drawings, and then cutting and fixing the materials to produce the basic model is far more interesting and creative, and sometimes a better result than 3D printing. Every model build has its 'most suitable construction materials and tools', as well as the skill of the builder with the tools at hand. I have progressed from card through styrene, and resin. With many hundreds of modelling knives, 2 Silhouette Cameos cutting machines and 2 UV Resin 3D Printers. I would say every material and tool has its good points, preferred uses, and bad points which are unique to the model and the modellers skills. Only the modeller can decide which is the best and preferred way to achieve his goals. Time and cost are not always the deciding elements. Overall I prefer to use my hands to create a model rather leave it to a machine I am still working on the Sri Lanka project which is nearing an 80% completion in my input, but about 40-50% in overall model layout build by the client. He has all the baseboards, trackwork, landscaping, electrics to carry out, as well as managing the construction of the premises to exhibit the layout to the public Ron 25 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Ron Good to hear from you 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 21/12/2020 at 21:49, monkeysarefun said: This guy started a 3D model of St Pancras in 2mm back in 2012 or so... https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:326822 St Pan is mighty impressive! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted May 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 2, 2021 Hi Ron, Glad to hear from you again, I thought you might have succumb to the dreaded covid, thankfully my fears have proved unfounded. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Simond, agree but it’s mostly done by machine, not quite the same as measuring cutting and fixing together, my wife could probably do that kind of modelling but she’s no modeller if you see what I mean. Having said that, it is up to the individual, how he wants to produce his model. Peter A L. Edited May 2, 2021 by Gravy Train Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 My loco shed (see Porth Dinllaen, link below) is all laser cut and fixed together too, though I did survey the prototype and prepare the cad. and most of my stock is built from kits, though rarely built according to the instructions, and I simply glue/solder them together & paint them. Pretty obviously I didn’t do anything to generate the kits! so, I don’t see it as in anyway negative if he builds it from machine cut bits that he made or someone else did, and I certainly don’t see it as in any way “better” if he were to cut it out by hand - though it’s a different skill set, of course. He’s got a vision, he’s making it real, and good on him. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold teaky Posted May 19, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 19, 2022 Hi Ron, You might find this interesting. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castlefield-viaduct 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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