Raymond46

This is all wonderful stuff Allan, and I admire your work tremendously. In addition this thread is approaching the quarter million mark of readers, astonishing and very well done. Ray.

Well a merry Christmas to Alan, Robinson and all other posters to this thread, we are nearly up to a quarter of a million. Fantastic modellers all, especially Alan Ray

I think that all of the models you have made are superb. I hope you keep on making them. It certainly cheers up people like me. Thanks so much. Ray

These are remarkable shots with the canon, I love them. Ray

Once again, a superb model Alan, but where is everyone else...? Ray

I'm still here Alan, you're not alone. Ray

Excellent Alan, fine modelling. Ray

Why has it gone so quiet lately?

Well done, its over 200,000 viewers now. Quite an acheivement. Ray

Thanks Alan, very much Ray

Hi all, I love Alans disused factory very much. I would love to know from where you get the brick paper you use? Well done Thanks Ray

Excellent pub Allan!! Has anyone on here heard of Wayne E. Wesolowski? I managed to get a book by him published around 1981 about scratchbuilding and I have been all day reading it. OK he's an American but he seems to be very good. Its just that I haven't heard of him before. take care Ray

Actually Iain, when you get to the checkout. it isn't available, which is a shame, I wish they wouldn't do that. Take care, Ray

Where can I get a book teaching scratchbuilding skills or tips? Ray

Well we're getting there. The first disaster was what came from Ebay, Swann Morton yes but disposable meaning made of thin plastic. The blade was steel so I tried to use it in the advised way, ie two or three slices and snap, right? Wrong, the thickness of the spare plastic I was given I measured with a Vernier, 3.2 mm, about 130 thou I think, which is pretty thick, so I pressed harder on the blade and it snapped in half, the scalpel handle did. The blade flew across the room, luckily there was no-one else there so I retrieved the bits, wrapped them up in a tissue and carried on with my stanley blade. Eventually, I had cut it so much that it snapped as I wanted it to. Then I filed the ends at 45 degrees and eventually it looked like I was there. I held the plastic on a square and glued it with MEK. Then I added a square bit of plastic (came from china today) to reinforce the angle. I know its not the greatest bit of work you will ever see but that plastic was thick. Still I achieved my goal. I will try to .upload the picture I took if I can - see how thick the plastic is. The maximum size I have ordered is 1mm, or forty thou from Plastikard, roll on that arriving. Any advice anyone has might help.