7/8ths fun

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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by LNR » Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:35 am

Totally agree with Peter and Phil, that front truss is a great piece of artistic design. Waiting to see what you do for the rest of it.
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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by jim@NAL » Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:30 pm

a trip to the local model shop and some more plastcard purchased the very kind bloke at the model shop had saved me some 00 gauge trusses that iv used. iv very nearly finished the water pump just some painting and some roofing sheets to finish .this has been very complicated to make the wheel took me ages but its getting there now.the model will work if I put a small motor on one part to get it to turn.
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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by tom_tom_go » Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:31 pm

Very impressive Jim. You have quite an imagination to create that structure from a pile of random bits.

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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by Peter Butler » Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:49 pm

Wonderful work Jim, good to hear you have a helpful local dealer who takes a personal interest too.... good business strategy!
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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by LNR » Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:19 am

For a timber man, you have sure mastered the use of plastic Jim. It will be good to see it painted, different colours will make the machinery stand out from the building.
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PS just noticed the rim of the flywheel, did you bend that, or find a suitable ring from somewhere?

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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by jim@NAL » Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:33 pm

Thank you all for your kind comments. The wheel was made from flat sheets of plasticard it did take me a while about 2 evenings

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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by jim@NAL » Sun Mar 04, 2018 8:58 am

ok I think iv found some vehicles for the railway being 7/8ths there a bit hard to find but found some rc car shells that people use for banger/stockcar raceing .with the bloke who is 12th scale they look about right would like to know what everyone thinks
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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by Lonsdaler » Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:46 am

As you say Jim - looks about right. Some potential with that van moulding!
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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by Peter Butler » Sun Mar 04, 2018 3:54 pm

I'd be happy with that scale too Jim, quite a bit of work to do but worth the effort.
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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by jim@NAL » Sun Mar 04, 2018 8:57 pm

started painting the van tonight
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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by jim@NAL » Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:00 pm

looks quite shiny in the pics but its not sprayed it last night and started to weather it tonight

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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by jim@NAL » Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:54 pm

the water pump is now finished apart from the roof im still undecided what to use on the roof.

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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by jim@NAL » Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:00 pm

I may use some slate on the roof or find some tin sheet to put on that will rust
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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by jim@NAL » Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:04 pm

now back to the minor van had some progress over the last few evenings its been sprayed .iv also started to weather the van and added a roof rack made from strips of wood burn on the gas hob to make them look old.
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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by jim@NAL » Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:09 pm

one more evening painting the van and it should be finished. The ladder is made from plastcard and the wire was left over from lights I was fitting at work.i would like the van to have some worn sign whiting on the side but not to sure how to do this without painting it on myself.
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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by RylstonLight » Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:30 pm

Looking good, just the right amount of sheen without being glossy
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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by Peter Butler » Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:00 pm

You have made a good job of both of those projects Jim. The pump look great but I am particularly impressed with the work on the van.
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Re: 7/8ths fun

Post by jim@NAL » Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:18 pm

Thank you for you comnents.I'm chuffed with the van painted a bit more tonight so it's just about finished just need the sign whiteing on the side.the company who make the shell make lots of different cars and vans so that's sorted all the cars etc I will need.being 7/8th there are is not a lot of off the shelf stuff to buy so having to cheat a bit by using 12th scale bits but I think it will work

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