Scratchbuilt live steam Garratts

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Scratchbuilt live steam Garratts

Post by ge_rik » Sun Feb 12, 2023 12:29 pm

Not sure if you've seen this guy's work before (Helmut Telefont), but it looks incredible!!
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He also has some videos of the build process on YouTube under Garrattmaker

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Post by andymctractor » Sun Feb 12, 2023 1:11 pm

I couldn't scratchbuild a coal wagon to any acceptable condition which leaves me almost without words after looking at this. I'm drawn to ask, 'how difficult is it to put a roof on a cab so brilliantly detailed as that?'
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Re: Scratchbuilt live steam Garratts

Post by FWLR » Tue Feb 14, 2023 8:45 am

:goodpost

I haven't seen his work before Rik. BUT blooming heck, what a flipping, superb, fantastic looking engine. The detail in the cab is just something else isn't it. I am gobsmacked at just how fine it is. Those dials are so well made. The rest of the engine is just has beautiful also, don't you think.

andymctractor wrote: โ†‘Sun Feb 12, 2023 1:11 pm I couldn't scratchbuild a coal wagon to any acceptable condition which leaves me almost without words after looking at this. I'm drawn to ask, 'how difficult is it to put a roof on a cab so brilliantly detailed as that?'

Don't put yourself down Andy. I hadn't scratch built anything until I started my interest in model railways some 10 years ago now, starting with N Gauge. But I never made any rolling stock in that gauge, far too small for me. Now with 16mm, the first one I built was a open wagon I think it was, but even then I bought a chassis. Now though I have moved on to building them completely with my small 3d printer knowledge. It's just a confidence thing. I think a lot of us see how well some of the members builds are and we think I van never do anything like that. I got inspiration from Peter Butler and ge-rik and others, to at least try and build something myself. The positive comments I got from a lot of members just made me want to try to get better at it.

I don't profess, is that a correct word :dontknow: to be a brilliant scratch builder, but I will try and achieve something and anyway Anne likes what I do and that's all that really matters. Its you line when all said and done....

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Re: Scratchbuilt live steam Garratts

Post by Andrew » Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:43 am

That's a truly amazing model.

But... Having spent hours and hours making such a beautiful thing, has he honestly left it precariously balanced on a couple of lengths of pipe in what appears to be a goods yard?!!

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Post by ashover » Tue Feb 14, 2023 11:30 am

That makes me nervous just looking at it!
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Post by ge_rik » Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:48 am

Andrew wrote: โ†‘Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:43 am But... Having spent hours and hours making such a beautiful thing, has he honestly left it precariously balanced on a couple of lengths of pipe in what appears to be a goods yard?!!
:shock: !!!
I hadn't spotted that!

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Post by Old Man Aaron » Mon Mar 06, 2023 8:55 am

That is something else.. :salute:
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Post by dudeface » Sun Nov 19, 2023 12:56 am

The following is my mind 4 minutes ago: :bom:
All of these are absolutely amazing! :salute:
What is the blue one? That looks very interesting.
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Re: Scratchbuilt live steam Garratts

Post by SKGLB » Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:34 am

dudeface wrote: โ†‘Sun Nov 19, 2023 12:56 am What is the blue one? That looks very interesting.
Kitson-Meyer T5

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Post by dudeface » Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:42 am

Thanks Gerald!
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