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5 inch gauge bug box
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 7:28 pm
by taliesin001
the latest project goes up a few scales. helping build a 5 inch gauge line at the nearby nene valley railway has made me think about having a go at building a scale piece of rolling stock to go on it. A bug box seemed like a good idea. Drawings were scaled up from 7mm ones and the parts were kindly cut out by WVLR. Yesterday I began construction, getting the base and sides together, and today the end were attached to create the body. The picture below shows current progress.
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Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:41 pm
by laalratty
Interesting idea Lewis, the body looks good. Is it going to be ride on?
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:43 pm
by METHSSNIFFER
Renamed a Bum Box though I would be reluctant to sit on a curly roof version
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:59 pm
by taliesin001
It's not intended to be ride on, just as a large scale model. I think the width and sacrifice of detail to increase strength prohibit this.
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 9:09 pm
by WVLR
It's looking great, so nice to see the parts come together.
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:24 pm
by taliesin001
thanks for the picture mike.
Also wondering if anyone has any pictures of the interior?
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:37 pm
by Dr. Bond of the DVLR
That machine is big enough for 5 inch gauge carriage parts WVLR? This opens up many possibilities
Looks great, it will have to go to JoL at some point
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:45 pm
by WVLR
That machine is big enough for 5 inch gauge carriage parts
Yes, it can handle 700mm x 1220mm x 60mm to an accuracy of 0.025mm.
Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 12:52 pm
by taliesin001
Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 4:36 pm
by MDLR
Precision Paints LNER Tourist Stock Cream and Green.......................
Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 8:41 pm
by laalratty
That looks very nice indeed, would go well with the 5 inch gauge Moelwyn that now runs on the Joys of Life Railway (and its driving truck, a lovely model of one of the PW vans).
Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 11:16 am
by taliesin001
Thanks, I'll have to visit at some point over summer. The plan is to build the simplex to go with it eventually
Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 3:37 pm
by Keith S
I approve of this. I think the 5 inch gauge trains would look better if a couple of the wagons didn't have a giant person perched on top of them.
Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 8:46 pm
by laalratty
Keith S:100699 wrote:I approve of this. I think the 5 inch gauge trains would look better if a couple of the wagons didn't have a giant person perched on top of them.
We have generally found this to be the case at the Joys of Life, however when we get lots of passengers it is a bit of a compromise, we do have some goods wagons which we run goods or mixed trains
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:35 pm
by taliesin001
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 8:46 pm
by laalratty
Superb as ever.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 10:28 pm
by Andrew
laalratty:102119 wrote:Superb as ever.
It is, isn't it? Looking forward to photos of the finished thing...
Andrew.
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:14 pm
by taliesin001
thanks very much, past couple of days have seen the project near completion, just a few bits of painting, add handles and crests still to do. pictured here with my 16mm example to show difference in size.
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:21 am
by WVLR
Wow, that is just superb - well done.