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Scratchbuilt live steam Garratts
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 12:29 pm
by ge_rik
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
Rik
Re: Scratchbuilt live steam Garratts
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 1:11 pm
by andymctractor
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?'
Re: Scratchbuilt live steam Garratts
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 8:45 am
by FWLR
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: ↑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
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....
Rule 1 mate applies....
Re: Scratchbuilt live steam Garratts
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:43 am
by Andrew
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?!!
Re: Scratchbuilt live steam Garratts
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 11:30 am
by ashover
That makes me nervous just looking at it!
Re: Scratchbuilt live steam Garratts
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:48 am
by ge_rik
Andrew wrote: ↑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?!!
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I hadn't spotted that!
Rik
Re: Scratchbuilt live steam Garratts
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2023 8:55 am
by Old Man Aaron
That is something else..
Re: Scratchbuilt live steam Garratts
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 12:56 am
by dudeface
The following is my mind 4 minutes ago:
All of these are absolutely amazing!
What is the blue one? That looks very interesting.
Re: Scratchbuilt live steam Garratts
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:34 am
by SKGLB
dudeface wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 12:56 am
What is the blue one? That looks very interesting.
Kitson-Meyer T5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yzc4JjXcuA
Gerald
Re: Scratchbuilt live steam Garratts
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:42 am
by dudeface
Thanks Gerald!