Taking off into 7/8 ( or 1:13,3)

St.Michael · Post by **St.Michael** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 6:58 am

Gralyn:109521 wrote:Looks like a coal bunker that is going to be built into a hillside now!.

You are getting closer, but a bit more mobile..

The strange thing to the right is a small hatch to cover the hole in the middle (still no thunderbox )

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:21 am

Still wondering what this turn into ...

St.Michael · Post by **St.Michael** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:01 am

Not much left to do now. The little hatch also got coal on top of it.

And here is a pict of my Regner Chaloner "Valborg" which I am fitting in to 7/8 scale:

Gralyn · Post by **Gralyn** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 5:02 pm

How about a coal bunker for said loco with the hatch giving access to a control knob?.

St.Michael · Post by **St.Michael** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 6:14 pm

Gralyn:109598 wrote:How about a coal bunker for said loco with the hatch giving access to a control knob?.

Absolutely spot on!
It´s the gastank that I always wanted to hide under a coal load. And when I´m building in this large scale I finally descided how to do it..

The bunker is just loosely stuck on place, I´m thinking of using silicone on a few spots to fix it.

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:32 pm

Nice work! It looks just right and I am particularly impressed with the 'distressed' look.

Gralyn · Post by **Gralyn** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:38 am

The driver looks pleased with your efforts too.

St.Michael · Post by **St.Michael** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:24 am

Hi all. Thought I show you the final tuch to the coalbunker.
I actually tried to buy a loco tool set from Model earth design, but they couldn´t deliver so I had to make a coal shovel by my own.

It is rather small, but this is a really small loco to.

Well I have started on a godswagon now, and that is turning in to something really big. I don´t think it can run on two axels so I have borrowed boggies from my old LGB material (It´s funny how easy LGB stuff can transfer into 7/8

)

Chris Cairns · Post by **Chris Cairns** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:45 pm

That has come out very well. Nicely done!

When I ever get some time available I plan to similarly cover up the gas tank on my Lumber Jack with some logs.

Chris Cairns

St.Michael · Post by **St.Michael** » Sun May 03, 2015 8:10 am

And now I have come to the "meeting of the different scales" Because of sharp sun the pictures aren´t too god, but it gives a hint of what I am trying to do. I´m also thinking of buildings that will be in scale 1:13,3 on one side, and 1:20 on the other side

St.Michael · Post by **St.Michael** » Sat May 16, 2015 4:43 pm

Lately I have been building my own tracks. Don´t know how many I will make, but I find it kind of relaxing building them. The brass-rails are more easy to shape than I had suspected. I used the Belly bottom railbender technology

On the upper left you can compare with an original LGB-track
Regards from Michael

St.Michael · Post by **St.Michael** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 6:39 am

Yesterday I got the opportunity to run my "Valborg" and try out the tracks and some "Awnuts" building structures that I´m working on now:

St.Michael · Post by **St.Michael** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:05 am

The Industry-kind of structure has come a bit further:

Dwayne · Post by **Dwayne** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 12:37 pm

Love it.

St.Michael · Post by **St.Michael** » Sat Sep 26, 2015 8:00 am

Hi all. The whole summer has gone by. Sadly I have been occupied with 1:1 scale projects. My Chaloner is placed on an exhibition, and my O&K loco has been delayed with a half year.

But I got a chance to buy the Ipe Ruston at half price. So in between I have been building this:

As you can see it´s not finnished yet, but the sheep were duly impressed

Dwayne · Post by **Dwayne** » Sat Sep 26, 2015 12:14 pm

Yos seems to have an adoring flock of fans.

St.Michael · Post by **St.Michael** » Sun Sep 27, 2015 3:44 pm

And here is the Ruston with a testpilot...

Regards

St.Michael · Post by **St.Michael** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 5:33 pm

Good evening. It´s been a while since I posted something, but those of you who can find me on fb might have seen some of my latest works. The GRF is of course a much better fora, as it´s slower, and you can line up your progress

in a continius row (however it´s a lot easier to share pictures on fb)
And now to the ongoing 7/8 project: Find these things in your home, and you can start on your own 7/8 rw.

Lowsy pict but I guess you can see what it is..

St.Michael · Post by **St.Michael** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 5:00 pm

And now for the solution: Sacks, a broom and some bowls(or tubs?)

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 5:43 pm

Nice work, - especially the toothbrush broom

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