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  1. Interesting about the silicon tubing with ball bearing. I've used these from Branchlines but they might be a bit small/short for your purposes here. A small u/j at the end of each shaft. Thin shaft doesn't show up too much going through cab.... I was given one of those Farish tender drives many years ago, it did in a transistorised controller trying to run it! A "proper" motor was obviously a better idea, but early Farish is intriguing though.
  2. Found another photo of the Color Line model. This shows a conference room where a model of the model is being discussed! Just as a matter of interest, this is an actual Color Line ferry. The maritime museum is in the red brick building with a high roof on the right, in front of the dock offices. It was very well curated, very friendly and had an excellent cafe as well. Some small preserved vessels outside it. Bill.
  3. Been going through some pics. Went on a trip to Germany last year and visited Kiel. There's an excellently run martime museum by the harbour in a building that was an old fish market. Very good at explaining the local history and included some superb models. This is a 1:100 scale model of the Color Line ferry Color Magic one of several ferries that link Kiel with Oslo. They are built with cruise ship facilities to attract passengers to the route. The actual ship is 224m (734') long which makes the model big at 2.24 m or 7.34' long. The starboard side is cut away in places to reveal certain decks. The amount and quality of detail is frankly staggering. The full sized ship has a mock "shopping street" to encourage passengers to spend money. There were also buttons to press to light up different parts of the interior. The information given was that the main parts of the hull were CNC machined and the fittings and details were by 3D printer. Made by a large team of people, apparently. (I think it said the figures are Preiser!) Anyway, it was over 7 foot of remarkable detail and I thought I should share it with you.
  4. Vintage Airfix Aichi D3a1 VAL Type 99 Made this when I was at school. For some reason this has survived over the years packed away with various modelling parts. It wasn't a type of aircraft I was particularly interested in, probably bought the kit because it was a new Airfix release. This was first issued in 1965 and again in 1967 so I probably made it around then. Would have stopped making kits around then with all the other stuff of life coming along. So it's got to be at least 57 years old if not 59.... reassuringly the paint (and glue!) has lasted well, may well be finished in Humbrol 49 enamel matt varnish so that's protected it ok. Airfix has recently re-released this one again. Er, what now, back in box for another 57 years? Ouch. (So what do people do with old models?)
  5. That radio interview is amazing. He is obviously very articulate and a very good communicator. I didn't know there had been a Channel 4 program about him either. Here's someone who played a recording of a class 37 on national radio and had the presenters hanging on his every word. Streuth! I've seen him on platforms waiting for various unusual trains while I've been out er, trainspotting and that's only because my mate recognised him. I've seen railtour train crews taking selfies of themselve with him so he's obviously very well known and popular. As he's selling an interest in trains to a generation much younger than myself and associates, he's doing a great job and good luck to him.
  6. Thanks Phil. Seeing more 3d printed parts on modelling forums now, interesting technique. The more you know.... The other thing on your pictures of your diorama is that the lighting adds to the realism, looks like a bright sunny day. That's another project for me...
  7. That looks very realistic, particularly like the coblestones and the paving. I've never tried 3d printing, but is there any disadvantage in using clear resin, like it's less strong perhaps, compared to the different grades of the grey stuff?
  8. Happy Christmas and a good New Year.
  9. Glædelig jul og godt nytår Been interesting to follow your high quality modelling! Look forward to more in 2024!
  10. Very entertaining video, the speed of the driving wheels is fascinating! Having missed out on the single last time. I've ordered the large tender one from Locomotion, I'll have a timeline of East Coast locos from the Stirling to HSTs when it turns up, should look great running round the layout.
  11. There was a cartoon in I think an American model magazine years ago where the model railroader sits behind his layout which is separated from the room door by a large pool full of sharks. The punchline was OK Mable, you can send in the kids now!
  12. Pete Waterman's Leamington Spa layout was interesting to see. He made a comment about it being good not to be able to see all the railway at once. Just like the real thing. Also the 3d printing and laser cutting being used for the big WCML layout for Chester cathedral was interesting. An hour well spent!
  13. Royal Danish Airforce DH Canada T. Mk20 Chipmunk The model is from the Airfix 1:72 scale kit which has been around for some time now. I added instrument panels from plasticard and seatbelts from thin Tamiya tape. As per previous discussions on this thread, they are details that are difficult to see on this model. I used Lima November decals from sheet LN72-D11, good sheet with lots of stencils as well. From Hannants. More unusual markings. I found some pictures on Britmodeller of 2 RDAF Chipmunks in the Danmarks Flymuseum at Stauning airfield in Ringkoebing. They are P-143 and P-147. I picked P-143. It has dayglo orange markings. Mine is based on the museum example. The main silver colour is Halfords aluminium. (The prototype has a painted silver finish, like RAF high speed silver, a typical 1950s finish, rather than bare metal). The dayglo orange was brush painted with multiple thinned down coats using an old Humbrol tin of enamel. The finishing coat is Humbrol gloss varnish from a spray can. I’d had that a while but tested it first and it gave a smooth surface so I used it on the model. Museum aircraft often appear very shiny! The RDAF had 27 of these used as primary trainers from 1950 to 1977. When they were withdrawn they were sold off at auction and a lot of civilian register Chipmunks came from these ones. P-143 was in flying condition on the Danish registry as OY-FLV from 2003 to 2008, and it’s been a static exhibit since then.
  14. Brilliant! Thanks for that, I've found the episode, got it on tape, "Wings over Dagenham" 1957, and found the script on thegoonshow.co.uk. There's some good gags in it! Going to have to listen to this later.
  15. I've just caught up with this episode, which had a lot of interesting history in it, and I also wondered what they made the snow from. Anyone have any ideas? It looked very good. However I didn't realise the second layout was N gauge for a while, it is to a very high standard. Re The Goons, I spent a lot of my childhood repeating lines like "he's fallen in the water" and "you dirty rotten swine" etc etc due to the Goons being a significant influence. It was a long time later that I realised that the show contained a lot of dubious old army style jokes. Grytpype-Thynne (Sellers) sells Seagoon a useless aircraft that Neddy for some reason wants to fly from Lyle Street in Soho. The punch line being "If you can't get off in Lyle Street, Neddy, you can't get off anywhere". And a notorious gag where Eccles is fired from a circus cannon, having been told "it's your turn in the barrel" - OK I'll stop there. Milligan was absolutely brilliant , his book "Puckoon" is worth a read if you can find it. imho. Finally, a very funny Eddie Izzard sketch is "Death Star Canteen". Darth Varder tries to get lunch... it's on Youtube, watch the Lego version!! Also there were some good trains in the program. I'll stop now.
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