North Avenue Line

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Fri Nov 30, 2018 8:32 pm

Yes it's going to be very big I think it's going to end up about 4 and a harf foot high

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by FWLR » Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:00 am

Blooming heck.....You could live in that..... :lol: :lol:

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by IanC » Sat Dec 01, 2018 11:59 am

:shock: That's a huge structure. I presume it will be living outside permanently? According to my poor maths that's about 85 scale feet?
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:05 pm

Started to make the revoveing light for the lighthouse. I bought some credit card size magnifying glasses off e bay .
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:08 pm

This will go inside the lighthouse top part and turn .iv got a rc car gearbox and motor that I will modify to turn this part with a very bright led bulb in the centre I also have some mirrors to go inside to help reflect the light .

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by IrishPeter » Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:58 am

Remember to make bag for the top of the lighthouse so that sunlight shining back through those lenses does not have an unfortunate effect on your lighthouse. I am sure that you started a camp fire, or fried beetles using a magnifying glass in your yoof.

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Tue Dec 11, 2018 7:09 am

Very good idea I hadent through of that my garden gets the sun and gets very hot

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Post by FWLR » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:15 am

IrishPeter wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:58 am Remember to make bag for the top of the lighthouse so that sunlight shining back through those lenses does not have an unfortunate effect on your lighthouse. I am sure that you started a camp fire, or fried beetles using a magnifying glass in your yoof.

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Never did beetles Peter, ants yes... :roll:

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by FWLR » Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:16 am

Your build is getting better the more I see it develop.... :thumbright:

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Sun Dec 30, 2018 12:42 pm

Lighthouse update fixed some mirror plastcard inside the part that will turn .iv also fixed some mercarno to the end that will attach the gearbox. The gearbox is from an tamiya rc car with the diff locked on one side and iv got a model boat motor that should turn slowly on very low volts.the builbs are 12v car leds
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Sun Dec 30, 2018 12:43 pm

I'm hoping to get some more done tonight and will post some more pics. I got a lot of plastcard for Christmas so some of it will go towards finishing the lighthouse

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by FWLR » Mon Dec 31, 2018 9:08 am

You have put some real thought into this build Jim. I love the gearbox and motor, a real thought out idea.

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by ge_rik » Mon Dec 31, 2018 9:24 am

Looking good, Jim. Those bulbs are stunningly bright, you'll need to wear shades to look at it 8) :)

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by tom_tom_go » Mon Dec 31, 2018 6:43 pm

It's like a Blue Peter creation but one you actually want to build!

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by Robert Hammond » Wed Jan 02, 2019 7:22 pm

I really like your dented quarry skips and a realistic well - worn look. Take a look at my 'backscene on a fence' post. You have a lot of fence.

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:31 pm

Very slow progress on the lighthouse as works busy at the moment.iv decides to make the roof look like it's Copper. I sprayed it with copper spray paint then iv weatherd it too look green
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by Peter Butler » Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:01 pm

I like the effect you have created there Jim, that colour is very difficult to get right. The old artists used a trick galled 'glazing' where the paint was mixed in clear varnish and brushed all over to give a regular finish but allowing shades of base colour to show through. A matt varnish might give that effect here?
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by FWLR » Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:30 am

I agree with Peter there, Jim. The matt varnish may allow the copper to show through.

The old artists can teach us a lot, hey Peter..... :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:18 am

Thanks for the kind comments. Iv got some matt varnish I will try it tonight .Thanks for the tips

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by tom_tom_go » Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:36 am

Looks the part to me, well done.

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