A Quiet Sunday
- Old Man Aaron
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I could swear there used to be a smiley for "what he said!"
Even the ground cover looks just right. You must be trimming it constantly?
Even the ground cover looks just right. You must be trimming it constantly?
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Aaron - Scum Class Works
Aaron - Scum Class Works
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I think all the chainsaw dust and chips have had some influence Aaron, this is a new type of growth.Old Man Aaron wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 3:32 pm Even the ground cover looks just right. You must be trimming it constantly?
To finish off the stockyard, the gates that swing out to close the gap between the cattle truck and the race needed replacing as made of wood and in the VR design of double timbering I was sick of painting them. Particularly between the doubled bits (alright for 12" to the foot scale) so made new ones out of 2mm styrene. They do look plastic but I hope a natural bit of weathering will take place. The old ones in the foreground of the pic.
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A week of sunshine has got me in a maintenance mood, so thought I would attack the turntable at Leawarra. The ply "ground" under the table had swollen up and was impeding the action of the table. Cut out some new ones, and two coats of paint saw them (two halves) ready to go back in. Removed the table and cleaned and replaced the grease in the ball bearings, spread some sand in a third coat of wet paint topped with another coat and Bob's your uncle.
Turntable underneath and bearings. The "pit" which looks a lot like a bicycle rim And the finished "ground" Grant.
Turntable underneath and bearings. The "pit" which looks a lot like a bicycle rim And the finished "ground" Grant.
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Looks good Grant.
I think the plastic gates would be improved visually by "graining" them with a saw blade or similar. That would take the shiny plastic effect off and give somewhere for natural grot to accumulate. As usual Peter B is the man to emulate for things like this!
I think the plastic gates would be improved visually by "graining" them with a saw blade or similar. That would take the shiny plastic effect off and give somewhere for natural grot to accumulate. As usual Peter B is the man to emulate for things like this!
Philip
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I really liked that too!
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I think I've used course sandpaper for finished parts where it's too late to take a saw to them. Hard to get in the corners, but it gives an impression...
Lovely to see pictures from your line Grant, always an inspiration!
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I like the mechanism for the turntable. Neat bit of lateral thinking.
Rik
Rik
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The things I know as daddy long legs aren't spiders, they're a different type of arachnid... but maybe one or both of those are names for them.... who knows?
Miles-- Trains are fun. With the exception of track power. Argh!
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Epiliones. Look like something from War of the Worlds, but with 3 extra legs!
https://misanimales.com/wp-content/uplo ... &crop=16:9
Phil
Sporadic Garden Railer who's inconsistencies know no bounds
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Sporadic Garden Railer who's inconsistencies know no bounds
My Line - https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11077
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Lonsdaler wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2024 10:11 amEpiliones. Look like something from War of the Worlds, but with 5 extra legs!
https://misanimales.com/wp-content/uplo ... &crop=16:9
Phil
Sporadic Garden Railer who's inconsistencies know no bounds
My Line - https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11077
Sporadic Garden Railer who's inconsistencies know no bounds
My Line - https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11077
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That's the one I meant, and I should've known better than to call them spiders!
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