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    What's on your 3mm workbench

    in 3mm Scale

    Posted

    Coming a bit late to this thread. @TT100 Diesels inspiring stuff, thanks for posting, you've encouraged me to have a go at some Triang vans etc of mine.

    I noticed at the top of thread that you had removed the chassis from yours to work on them. Beginners question: how do they come off ? (without damage!) I've tried with some of mine but I'm obviously missing something.

    Andrew

    Which dental loupes with LED to choose?

    in Modelling Questions, Help and Tips

    Posted · Edited by AndrewJ
    added link to the kind of thing I'm looking at.

    Hello all,

    I'm in need of better illumination and magnification for my modelling work. I already have a desk top magnifier with lights built in, which helps, but for some work I need greater magnification. I was impressed by some dental loupes with LED on a visit to the dentist recently and I think that would suit me. But there's a rather bewildering array available on the usual websites. I wear glasses for reading etc and so a model which works with glasses would probably be best. Has anyone bought one of these? Comments welcome, please.

     

    Andrew

     

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mike-Dental-Portable-Surgical-Binocular-Different/dp/B07C8ZX6TM/ref=sr_1_126?crid=2TE9X3LZUK3N2&dchild=1&keywords=loupe+with+light&qid=1635103160&sprefix=loupe+with+light%2Caps%2C84&sr=8-126

     

    Building a Cambrian Seaham in 3mm/ft scale

    in The Railways of Wales

    Posted

    Nigel,

    I've been following this thread with great interest and enjoyment, it's been inspirational stuff and the loco is a credit to you. The way you shared each step, complete with the ups and downs, made it most interesting. I'm just getting going in 3mm scale and would love to build this loco as the Cambrian is/was my "local" railway. Have you given any thought to the possibility of making the etch file(s) available to others?

     

    Andrew

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    What's on your 3mm workbench

    in 3mm Scale

    Posted

    Very nice, Nigel, thanks for posting.

    I've barely scratched the surface yet, but this and whart57's post are very inspirational for me!

    I've just started out with 3mm, and for starters I'm planning to see what I can achieve using Triang 12mm (so a world of difference) - but deep down, something like these are my long term aspiration!

    Andrew

    Traeth Mawr -Building Mr Price's house , (mostly)

    in The Railways of Wales

    Posted

    Have you seen the photo of the Newtown shelter valance in 'Rails through Talerddig@, page 116? Perhaps it is a good job it is second world war rather than earlier.

    The HMRS has four drawings of 4-wheel carriages as follows:

     

     

     

     

     

    3rd Class Saloon, 14ft 6ins w/b, 29ft 4ins o/a. Side & End Elevations;  

    General Arrangement  dwg. no. 63837

     

     

    5097 

     

     

    Brake Van, 14ft 6ins w/b. Side & End Elevations;  

    Arrangement  dwg. no. 6

    1968-07-25

     

     

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    First Class, 13ft 2ins w/b, 26ft 11ins o/a. Side & End Elevations;  

    General Arrangement  dwg. no. 63838

     

     

    5095 

     

     

    Third Class, 5 Compartments, 13ft w/b, 24ft o/b;  

    General Arrangement  dwg. no. 957

    1864-04-06

     

     

    21262 

    If any of them excite you I can talk to the drawings team on 21 May when I am at Butterley for the AGM and get the cost of copies.

    I'll also try to find out if anyone at the WRRC knows whether the drawings illustrated above are the same as the ones it holds in its Mike Lloyd collection. If they are then the WRRC set will be much larger scale, though i don't know about availability.

    Jonathan

    Potentially I'd be interested in all of these if they're not too expensive. I'm working up to scratch building carriages in 2mm. If you could find out more about availability and costs, that would be most helpful.

    Andrew.

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    Cambrian Layouts

    in The Railways of Wales

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    Hello Andrew,

     

    Thanks for the comments about the layout. The reason I chose 2FS over N gauge was the ability to scratch build locos using the components from the 2mmSA ( See the 2mm Finescale forum area) whereas FiNescale is suited to running standard N wheels. To make things like the Dukes and Dukedogs, I'd find it tricky to use standard N wheels.

     

    Other than that, I have taken inspiration from many books, by Kidner, CC Green and Christiansen, visited the area many times and taken about 15 years since the boards were glued together! Forums such as this are also great for sharing info. Anything finescale takes time, practice and learning through mistakes - don't be afraid to make them is the best advice I can give. For loco building the Russell books have many plans.

     

    The main building is designed on a computer and windows cut using a Robocutter before everything is finished by hand. The same architect was responsible for Oswestry, so similar techniques could be used. A detailed article appeared in the 2mm Scale Association magazine a few years back and all editions are available to members.

     

    Current exhibitions are Chatham in June 2016, Wycrail Nov 2016, Tonbridge Feb 2017 and Warley Nov 2017. If you attend any, feel free to ask questions.

     

    Nigel

    Nigel, thanks for the good advice. Your point about wheels for scratch building locos is a very good one which I hadn't really thought about, really in starting off in N fiNescale I was still in the mode of thinking about rtr and trying to avoid re-wheeling, but as you rightly say I'll need to scratch-build if I do the Cambrian. I think I feel a 2FS layout coming on! Anyway, this is helping me to get my thoughts clear, so thank you.

     

    Also looks like I need to be saving up for a Robocutter or Silhouette!!

     

    Anyway, in danger of diverging from the intended topic, so I'll hand the thread back now.

     

    Andrew.

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    Cambrian Layouts

    in The Railways of Wales

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    Hi,

     

    Just thought I'd add Llangerisech to the list of Cambrian layouts. Although the location and track plan are fictional, most of the buildings are based on genuine Cambrian items. The layout is 2mm Finescale and we exhibit it in various eras. Most effort goes into the 1930s period with scratchbuilt Dukedog, Jones Goods and Mogul, although we devised a conversion chassis for the Ixion Manor too. I attach a few pictures, but more can be found on the Wealden Area blog....

     

    ... And finally, a view of the main station building. Anyone who has driven northwards up the A470 through Llanidloes will be familiar with this side of the station building.

     

    We wll be exhibiting in 1930's mode at the Chatham show in June if you fancy a closer look.

    Wonderful, inspiring modelling!

     

    I'm working up to a 2mm layout based on the Cambrian at or near Oswestry. I'm very much at the research and planning stage, also cutting my teeth on a shunting plank in N gauge fiNescale.

    Beyond that, I'll have a go at scratch building a loco and buildings. Could you possibly give me some pointers to drawings, photos, etc which would help me get started? Any advice on how begin would be very welcome.

     

    Thanks in advance,

    Andrew.

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