From a "Hunt" to a "Shire"
- luckymucklebackit
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Re: From a "Hunt" to a "Shire"
Superb job Ex-Pat, I am told that soaking Plasticard in hot water for a while before trying to form it makes it more "plastic" (in the engineering sense of the word)
Jim
Jim
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My layout - Gateside and Northbridge
My layout - Gateside and Northbridge
Re: From a "Hunt" to a "Shire"
Thanks for the tip Jim - I'll have to "test the waters" with it so to speak!
Re: A tender cab shelter for 65317
The tender cab shelter on 65317 had a very different design from that on 65331, being almost a partial mirror image of the cab itself. However I have not been successful in finding any photographs of the rear of this shelter. What I do know is that, somewhat to my surprise, the spectacle plate has rectangular rather than circular cut-outs. I have had to guess at their location and dimensions
Nevertheless, and thanks in no small way to luckymucklebackit’s tip above – (cheers Jim!) this construction was far easier than that for 65331.
A few words on Jim’s tip – at first I just dropped the roof piece into the washing-up water for several minutes. On extracting it I could bend it only slightly but with hardly any real effect. So I went the whole hog, filled a ramekin with boiling water and immersed the roof for a couple of minutes. After fishing it out with tweezers and drying it, I bent it to shape against the drawing and then for good measure dropped it back into the water for another minute – very pleased with the outcome.
T.B.C.
Nevertheless, and thanks in no small way to luckymucklebackit’s tip above – (cheers Jim!) this construction was far easier than that for 65331.
A few words on Jim’s tip – at first I just dropped the roof piece into the washing-up water for several minutes. On extracting it I could bend it only slightly but with hardly any real effect. So I went the whole hog, filled a ramekin with boiling water and immersed the roof for a couple of minutes. After fishing it out with tweezers and drying it, I bent it to shape against the drawing and then for good measure dropped it back into the water for another minute – very pleased with the outcome.
T.B.C.
Re: From a "Hunt" to a "Shire"
I will chicken out with the next J36 and model a 64A St. Margarets example which needs neither tender cab shelter nor the extra set of handrails – but it won’t be “Haig”.
Smoke deflectors for 60097 Humorist
This is the work mentioned in my layout thread at: viewtopic.php?f=22&t=50019&p=667225#p667225
T.B.C.
T.B.C.
Re: From a "Hunt" to a "Shire"
Only remained to glue the deflectors to the loco - back toRe: From a "Hunt" to a "Shire"
G'day Gents
Now that you have made a good job of scratchbuilding some smoke deflectors and a tender cab, will we be seeing scratchbuilt loco's taking to the rails in the near future ???
You have taken the first steps, loco's are built the same, one part at a time, running plate, cab, boiler, try a 0-6-0 on a Hornby chassis.
manna
Now that you have made a good job of scratchbuilding some smoke deflectors and a tender cab, will we be seeing scratchbuilt loco's taking to the rails in the near future ???
You have taken the first steps, loco's are built the same, one part at a time, running plate, cab, boiler, try a 0-6-0 on a Hornby chassis.
manna
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Re: From a "Hunt" to a "Shire"
Thanks manna.
My scratchbuilding days started (and ended) way back in the 1960's. In view of your interest I thought I'd better dig these out (took longer to find than I thought they would!).
I started building a J39 whilst still at school using brass and nickel silver, and this is as far as I got. Can't remember why I never proceeded any further though. (I know my tool kit wasn't that extensive in those days - no electric drill etc..)
I think I have some tender sides and frames cut out somewhere but I can't really see them being assembled.
T.B.C.
My scratchbuilding days started (and ended) way back in the 1960's. In view of your interest I thought I'd better dig these out (took longer to find than I thought they would!).
I started building a J39 whilst still at school using brass and nickel silver, and this is as far as I got. Can't remember why I never proceeded any further though. (I know my tool kit wasn't that extensive in those days - no electric drill etc..)
I think I have some tender sides and frames cut out somewhere but I can't really see them being assembled.
T.B.C.
Re: From a "Hunt" to a "Shire"
G'Day Ex-Pat
Nothing wrong in that, and a lot further than I've ever got in Brass, I bet now, if you went back to it, you'd finish it in no time.
manna
Nothing wrong in that, and a lot further than I've ever got in Brass, I bet now, if you went back to it, you'd finish it in no time.
manna
EDGWARE GN. Steam in the Suburbs
Re: From a "Hunt" to a "Shire"
Thanks manna you've hit the nail on the head with the words "no time"!manna wrote:G'Day Ex-Pat
Nothing wrong in that, and a lot further than I've ever got in Brass, I bet now, if you went back to it, you'd finish it in no time.
manna
Another ancient scratch-build I started way back in the 1960’s was an A1 – destined to be 60137 “Redgauntlet”, but it just fell by the wayside as attention switched to other interests etc..
I tackled the tender first.
And here endeth the story - unfortunately too many other things to do at present.
Re: From a "Hunt" to a "Shire"
G'Day Gents
Looks Bl**dy good to me, something to do when you 'retire'
manna
Looks Bl**dy good to me, something to do when you 'retire'
manna
EDGWARE GN. Steam in the Suburbs
Re: Lord Glenallan- his Lordship is finally dressed!
Some 3 years down the line and the Route Availability (RA6) transfer (from Fox transfers) has at last been applied.
Re: Lord Glenallan- his Lordship is finally dressed!
One does not rush these things then, eh!Ex-Pat wrote:Some 3 years down the line and the Route Availability (RA6) transfer (from Fox transfers) has at last been applied.
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Well done.
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Glencairn
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Re: Lord Glenallan- his Lordship is finally dressed!
Thanks glencairn - you know what it's like - it's all a question of getting the staff (no problem), the parts (only got them in March 2019) and finally the inclination (the most difficult of the three, and which only came to me like a bolt out of the blue yesterday).glencairn wrote:One does not rush these things then, eh!Ex-Pat wrote:Some 3 years down the line and the Route Availability (RA6) transfer (from Fox transfers) has at last been applied.
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Glencairn
Anyway, more importantly, I wonder what relation Jim might be to Elspeth?