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Quiet earth (was: Exercise module for Plettenberg railroad in 1/22.5 scale)

Started by Hydrostat, November 08, 2012, 11:40:26 AM

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finescalerr

Meticulous attention to detail. Satisfactory. -- Russ

Hydrostat

I added a gate to the gatehouse:
















After I had decided on a welded construction, I started with a full-scale drawing, where I could place the surrounding frame of polystyrene 2.5 x 3 mm. (0.094488'' x 0.11811'') The even hole spacing I received by using a perforated plate with 4 holes that I've moved farther center starting each time until I arrived at the border.



The hinges are consisting of a brass plate, brass angle section, two brass screws imitations and rounded 0.5 mm (0.019685'') wires.



The chatter on the angle sections and the tinning are somewhat fierce ...



... but after burnishing no longer so.



A bolt came at that. Ingredients: 1 mm (0.03937'') iron wire, some nickel silver and brass angle section. The slotted member is brazed to the wire.



The gate then got a paint with white gloss paint from a spray can. The hinge bracket and the stop I have left black. I think another gate had hung there before. Then I aged the gate with very dilute water and emulsion paints. Meanwhile I reduced the rust beneath the bolt; it's a bit too much as seen here.
I'll make it. If I have to fly the five feet like a birdie.
I'll fly it. I'll make it.

The comprehensive book about my work: "Vollendete Baukunst"

artizen

Ian Hodgkiss
The Steamy Pudding - an English Gentleman's Whimsy in 1:24 scale Gn15 (in progress)
On the Slate and Narrow - in 1:12 scale (coming soon)
Brisbane, Australia

Chuck Doan

"They're most important to me. Most important. All the little details." -Joseph Cotten, Shadow of a Doubt





http://public.fotki.com/ChuckDoan/model_projects/

Ray Dunakin

Visit my website to see pics of the rugged and rocky In-ko-pah Railroad!

Ray Dunakin's World

Malachi Constant

Fantastic detail!  Especially like that little bolt ... a common, ordinary little thing that's seldom modeled ... captured beautifully!  Notched design of the gate is another very nice touch.  -- Dallas
-- Dallas Mallerich  (Just a freakin' newbie who stumbled into the place)
Email me on the "Contact Us" page at www.BoulderValleyModels.com

marc_reusser

I agree with what the others have said.

Just lovely. Great eye for details that are so often missed, or ignored.

I am an unreliable witness to my own existence.

In the corners of my mind there is a circus....

M-Works

Junior


marc_reusser

I was looking for something else, and ran across this photo I took in Berlin. Thought it maybe could be of interest/use.



I am an unreliable witness to my own existence.

In the corners of my mind there is a circus....

M-Works

Hydrostat

Many thanks for all your motivating words, although compared to a lot of really great scale modelling on this forum, for example Marty's great power hacksaw, not to mention Chuck or Marc or a lot of others, I feel that my work is more like tinkering around.

I finished work on another gate for cars that will be placed between the administration building and the gatehouse.



The construction is similar to the one at the gatehouse. Only the loaded plates are created from cardboard and not from PS. And I'll show you some "prototyping for the poor" after getting you bored with a few pictures of latch, hook catch and run-up support.












And that's my "prototyping for the poor". The layer thickness is 2 mm and the layers are joined and sealed with superglue. And it's all handwork. ;)






File and sandpaper then take the final shape. No, seriously: it's a fast and cheap method for little detailed parts with mostly straight faces.



Here's another one combined with an etched cover (to be used after finishing my exercises).



This shows the future position of the gate ...



... and the following pictures show harmful effects of industrial precipitation.















Unfortunately, I did not seal the loaded plates in the lower door area with superglue. Since weathering the doors are a bit warped ...

Marc, thank's for the picture. It shows the common manhole cover in Germany. Frithjof once milled them in brass (to be seen here: http://www.buntbahn.de/modellbau/viewtopic.php?p=277403#277403). By the way: how did you do the growth?  ;)

I've done some drains and covers as etched parts to be combined with laser cut cardboard.







Sorry for the bad quality of some pics. I'm afraid I'll have to break up with my camera soon.

Best wishes
Volker
I'll make it. If I have to fly the five feet like a birdie.
I'll fly it. I'll make it.

The comprehensive book about my work: "Vollendete Baukunst"

Junior

Fantastic details again Volker! Looks absoloutley real  :o! The two buildings are great too!

Anders

marc_reusser

I agree with Anders. Thanks for showing us how you are going about fabricating them. Nicely done, with great results.
I am an unreliable witness to my own existence.

In the corners of my mind there is a circus....

M-Works


Hydrostat

Thanks Anders, Marc and Franck. I can't show you something new from my model at the time. But for those interested in my pattern "Plettenberger Kleinbahn": Occasionally I found some movies, which fortunately survived.

http://old-plettenberg.com/kleinbahn/videoplayer.htm

http://plettenberg.us/1960_1963.htm

http://plettenberg.us/kleinbahn.htm

All Links from http://plettenberg.us/

Volker

I'll make it. If I have to fly the five feet like a birdie.
I'll fly it. I'll make it.

The comprehensive book about my work: "Vollendete Baukunst"

nk

Beautiful work there. The construction is so nice, and so close to the prototype, its a pleasure to view.

You really have my attention with the man-hole covers and other street panels. Are any of these available for sale?
You may ask yourself: "Well, how did I get here?"

http://public.fotki.com/nkhandekar/