Started to built a Custom Finishing MK III Tamper. I modified the wheels and the projection buggy's wheels. Otherwise, they would create a short on "live" track. Still have some more to do on it. Pics show the parts laid out... and some pics of my progress so far.
Finally got around to working on some Walthers 72' Center-beams I had laying around. Weathered, Loads (I know not the best), and drilling and "cabling" for the loads. Turned out pretty well, if incredibly time consuming.
Very nicely done. What did you use for the strapping? The wrap for the lumber is pretty impressive. thanks for sharing these. DB
Used synthetic thread. That may have been a mistake. It looks like cable. But if it frays or breaks I'll be redoing it with nylon it think. And thanks
I've done several flat loads and use a product called chartpak used as a graphics tape. It's 1/32" wide and looks very much like heavy steel banding.
HARSCO MANUFACTURING WAREHOUSE Built with Pikestuff scraps, plywood and strip styrene. I will be adding the back board this week.
A Happy Accident. Was trying to clean up a little too much road dirt I airbrushed on. Used too strong of isopropyl alcohol which caused the paint to run. Ended up a little more distressed than I initially intended. But I kinda like it.
It's not on the workbench anymore... I am working on my Italian station area. I put in some lamps today and placed the slightly crooked building in place to get an idea of how things will work. http://www.oogardenrailway.co.uk/gallery/image.php?image_id=2669 http://www.oogardenrailway.co.uk/gallery/image.php?image_id=2670 http://www.oogardenrailway.co.uk/gallery/image.php?image_id=2671 It isn't exactly model railroading as everything has to be able to survive outside. I would say it's more along the lines of a tinplate layout in HO scale; yet it brings me a lot of smiles, and I find it's very relaxing to work loosely, rather than in super detail mode. Eventually I expect I'll want to run some trains on a schedule just to get in some operations.
The roundhouse is still on the front burner, on a 2' X 2' piece of foam I can't say it's on the workbench, it is the workbench. Pits and floor next.
There's a couple more on the weekend modeling accomp. thread, the last few weeks. It's an adventure, I always wanted to build one. Bobby
I saw euromut's post about the car he just added a lumber load to and really liked how it looked. I ran across an old online model railroading article about lumber loads. The article had printable lumber wraps in different scales. I decided to give it a try. One of the things I wanted to do was be able to remove the loads when operating the layout to have empties to move off the layout. So I built some up last night and this evening. i cut 2 pieces of 1/2" thick plywood to 1-1/2" tall and 8-1/4" long. I used the printed sheet of the wraps and cut them to fit over the wood and glued them on. I wanted to simulate banding the loads to the car but have them easily removable. I have used a product in the past to simulate steel banding called Chartpak Graphics Tape. The size I use is 1/16" wide, it does the job nicely. The next thing to do was figure out a way to have the loads on the car and secure till I wanted to remove them. I had some magnets in the garage stuck to my tool box for ages I just couldn't throw away. They worked perfectly. I used a Forstner bit to bore holes in the backs of the loads and hot glued the magnets in place. Last i I marked the locations of the tie-downs on the car body and marked them on the wraps. I used a square and lightly marked where the banding would go. I added the tape banding and used a bit of adhesive to secure the ends of the tape. Below are a couple of pictures of the loads on and off the car. a little history on the car, I was in a club about 25 years ago and rescued it from the trash can. One of the other members was having problems with it and out of frustration threw it away. So Sam, this was for you!
Those loads did turn out nicely. Would be nice to know where to locate the printable file, have to imagine it could be scaled to fit smaller/larger as well.
I replied to thetramp, I got them from a back article at Model Railroad Hobbyist on-line magazine. It was in the July 2011 issue. They are printable PDF files and they have them in HO, N, and O scales. I used 1/32" Chart tape to simulate the banding. there are a number of different manufacturers wraps provided, 5 or 6 if I remember right. have fun!
I scratch built this works caboose about 20 years ago and had been sitting in a box for the last 15. I needed a transfer caboose to take a small cut of cars (2-3) up to the upper level on my layout so set about modifying it. The first thing I did was to remove the bay window as it was not built very well anyway. This made the sides bow in so I had to brace the inside. Next I made new sides out of 0.010" styrene and added an all weather window to each side, I added new brake wheels to each end, a radio antenna, air hose, a ladder to get roof access and a guy inside. I need some more wire to remake the handrails and grabs, I also need to install a coupler cut bar and remove the trip pins from the couplers, then it is time for Montana Central black, it may not be the highest quality model I have done but it will fulfill its job.
