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On 12/05/2024 at 09:58, thegreenhowards said:

That is truly gorgeous Rob. If you produced locos at the same rate as carriages, then I'm sure we could run all pre grouping. Maybe aim at that for next year - I’ll repaint a couple of mine!

Thank you Andy, I hope to concentrate this next year on Loco building to build up a bit of stock as im a bit lacking in this department! You have some cracking stock Andy so can't wait to see that :)

On 11/05/2024 at 22:56, stevel said:

There's something special about a model photographed in sunlight. Love the grain effect.

 

Agreed Steve you can't beat natural lighting for adding that extra element of reality to a model!

Working up more coaches, and wagons for running at Kempton Park on the first of June! ESMRC is debuting Smithfield, our O gauge surburban Terminus layout build by the club, a mixture of GNR, LBSC, and GER stock will be running from pre-grouping to early grouping so a bit of a mixture! If I had my way it be all Pre-grouping ;) 

Great Eastern 6 wheel Holden stock, still requires decals and slight weathering to finish off! Its going to be a long weekend!

Some weekend work in progress for both the backscene, ballasted the track and been working up this GER full brake for Smithfield! 

3 hours ago, KeithHC said:

Great job on the signal box. I will have to see if I can revise my 4mm models of Rowfant and Grange road boxes to show a couple of windows in the open position.

 

 

Keith

ps done on a FDM printer windows may well be done in resin.

Those look great Keith, I have to admit i am a sucker for open windows a lot of my coaches all have open top lights, i think it adds some visual interest and detail to the models personally!

8 hours ago, thegreenhowards said:

Superb Rob. Now just needs that F5 to fot on it!

Thanks Andy i'm working on it ;) 

I thought I would build a little backdrop board to make photographing my O gauge models a little more interesting, plus I felt like modelling something a little different also!

Still very much work in progress, and I have yet to decide what colour ballast to use, if anyone has an ideas I would be grateful? Currently i'm thinking grey, but with some washes to help tone it down a little!

Walls are 3d printed on the creality ender 5 plus, and the signal box is based on Crawley, and older model I 3d printed a while back and had kicking about. It still needs finishing, with an interior, glazing and some weathering, but I figured I would incorporate it into the little scene to add a bit of visual interest to the scene!

On 31/03/2024 at 21:26, thegreenhowards said:

Looks the biz! Will she be ready for Kempton Park? Do I need to fit a decoder?

 

Andy

I certainly will need to fit a decoder sir thank you :)

8 minutes ago, richard i said:

Seems strange they would go to the effort of a white roof and yet leave the cab front black.

richard 

I know, but in reality that cab roof wouldn’t be white for long! Once I have done some weathering tests on my earlier j69 I will attempt it on this! It is way too clean right now! 

Been a while since I posted anything! House moving malarkey is getting nearer and nearer!

however in the meantime building this little baby onto a Dapol O gauge Terrier chassis has been keeping me saneish!

Great Eastern Railway E22 or J65 if you prefer your LNER/BR eras!

taken on Smithfield the clubs layout!

Update on the Smithfield station facade!  lots of modelling still to do, especially inside the building

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We are hoping to model a partly  cutaway station with ticket halls, waiting rooms, and I couldn't resist adding a Victorian Gents in one of the side wings!!! 

I have lots of extra bits to model including furniture, fireplaces, toilets/urinals, stairs, ticket offices etc!

The floors are going to be made from coffee stirrers for floorboards, and joists.

The roof will need some figuring out, but so far this building is in 3 parts, the roofs will add a further 3 sections, and all the interior details will be resin printed so as to get better detail, whilst this shell will be FDM

3 hours ago, Fair Oak Junction said:

That is eye-wateringly beautiful! I adore the L77s, and it's such a shame only one ever carried GER blue. Amazing work! 👌

Thank you although i got some much needed help from my fellow club members notably  @thegreenhowards Who suggested the N7 in the first place be a good fit for the Dapol jinty chassis, and who helped get the chassis and body to fit so thanks Andy

9 hours ago, ian@stenochs said:

Very nice model but just how long would the cab roof stay white on the real thing?

 

Ian.

Agreed Ian I think some weathering is needed down the line sir :)

I realised i never did post any progress on this thread!

Almost finished except a sound chip, and a bit of subtle weathering to take the brightness down a bit! Picture taken the club tonight on Smithfields! 

18 minutes ago, magmouse said:

 

 

(I'm sure @woko will be along soon with another amazing 3D print, to claim his bench back!)

Haha no you chaps crack on Nick! im enjoying the sharing of knowledge and ropey Banter ;) 

Thanks guys just looked at that link you sent magmouse, very useful, what thickness would you recommend for 7mm rope .25 or .50 ? Cheers

Its been too cold to do any printing lately so been working on this GER Machinery Wagon or Mac K in LNER days, seen here with an attempt to create a Thresher machine as a load. @thegreenhowards I will draw the line at 3d printing the rope used to hold this onto the wagon ;)

57 minutes ago, thegreenhowards said:

Is that the J65? Looking good.  I thought you couldn’t print when it’s cold!

Well spotted sir! It is indeed the J65 or E22 has I will be building it!

As for printing so did I, but the printing of the station facade using the large FDM printer has generated enough warmth to keep the studio heated apparently and she printed very well. I will bring it along to the club tonight for a gander! 

Next project :)

Mike when I grow up I want to be like you sir ;) As always your models are bloody lovely thanks for sharing :)

1 hour ago, bbishop said:

Rob, I can provide a lump of coal, via Andy / Peter at a SEGOG meeting.  Real railway coal, picked up at the Bluebell.  Bill

Thanks Bill as ever extremely kind sir, if that is ok I would be very grateful thank you

I stick my build plate on my fdm printers build plate and warm it up that way! If you have an fdm printer it is a quick way of heating up the build plate as I find they get too cold in the winter months, and as mentioned can have a cooling effect on the resin when submerged into the resin!

I need to look into heating as its pain not being able to print consistently over the winter months! Njee20 you heat the vat as well with a heat gun, im wondering if I can whack that on the creality ender 5plus build plate as well to heat it up, though I think the anycubic vats aren't metallic, and may not hold the heat as well! 

41 minutes ago, stevel said:

It would look amazing with an oily rag finish, adds that touch of realism.

 

 

 

 

I think you could be right Steve, I need to look into how to achieve that finish, as It could easily go horribly wrong mate ;) 

9 hours ago, thegreenhowards said:

Looks great. Will she be making an appearance in the flesh on Monday?

thank you Andy, she will yes indeedie :)