Hello guys,
I started a new project. I'm going to build a point to point layout in HO scale.
The length will be three meters. The theme will be Harbour.
I maked a model at 1/870 scale.
(https://i11.servimg.com/u/f11/17/32/73/87/fscn7310.jpg)
But at the moment, I make a diorama to pratice différents techniques.
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Nice track! -- Russ
No photos showing just blue squares with question marks
is it me our something else
Barney
I don't know why you have just blue square because I can see my photos.
Thank you russ ! I maked the track because I am in proto 87 scale.
Barney, I checked the images and they are jpegs, not links. I've had the same problem as you a few months ago on a different thread. See whether you can right click on a missing image and open it in a new tab or window. Sometimes that works.
One time nothing worked ... until the next day when everything inexplicably was okay. No idea why.
Yes, it's more annoying than somewhat.
Russ
Sami. Good looking track. What is the material shown in your last photo, styrene? Nice weathering whatever it is.
Nice work, especially that track! Love the weathering on it.
Yes I used styrène for the bumper, basswood and rail Micro-engineering for the track.
The french spikes are productions of the unity making by the proto 87 french association.
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Russ & Sami - Well I never photos came through on my Apple IPAD the next day - but still not On my Desk Apple Mac - but still very nice modelling Sami just keep it coming
Barney
Hello guys !
My last work. I used some bricks in laser cut and strip Evergreen.
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Very nice!
Very good painting and weathering. It looked like a toy before you colored it and now it looks real. -- Russ
Nice work!
Thank you guys !
That industrial brick work looks great.
Nice brick work.
Jerry
Thank you Kostas And TRAINS1941 !
Yes, good looking brickwork.
Nice bricks and trackwork!
Thank you very much Chuck !
Here is my last work. I used your technique for the peeling wood.
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That looks great!
Hi guys !
I finished this building.
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Hello guys !
It has been a long time since I came here.
I worked on my diorama these last months. My tests are decisive and I am going to be able to begin my new layout in proto 87 scale.
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Everything looks most satisfactory. -- Russ
Looking good!
Thank you guys !
Hello guys,
It's been a while since I've been here for personal reasons and I'm coming back.
My layout in HO proto scale has advanced a bit and I finished a building.
While waiting to post more photos of my work in progress I let you enjoy these few pictures.
The bricks are in laser cut and the gutters are in Evergreen.
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Looks good to me - I like the mixture of materials/stones in the front wall.
The colouring on the wall is perfect. Hard to believe it's HO scale.
I agree with Paul. And the brick size and texture look great. -- Russ
Looking good to me - and I can even see the photos now not just blue squares with question marks - a lovely bit of Small scale modelling
Barney
This also creates something that meets the standard of this forum.
Excellent! Nice mix of materials and textures.
Thank's guys !
This building is inspired of the this model.
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I maked and weathered other piece.
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Superb colouring and the depth of the brick is just right. Hard to believe its HO scale
Les
Terrific coloring. It's great to see your progress again.
Those doors are fantastic! Nice subtle work!
Love the doors!
I´m going to rip you off shamelessly and try to make my doors for my workshop look exactly the same.
Hauk, Here is how I proceeded to build the door.
I drew a plan of the panel in diamond tip and I cut each pannels in the plasticard evergreen.
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I made a mark at the cutter on three diagonals and cut the fourth.
I fixed some adhesive on the back and I folded the whole. The adhesive avoids to the plasticard breaking.
I put glue at the level of the split diagonal to hold the whole and let appear the tip of diamand.
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The panels glues with Tamiya extra thin cement on a piece of plasiticard after removing the adhesive.
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To be followed...
Wow, I thought you just embossed the raised panels on the doors somehow. But you actually built them! Impressive.
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Hauk, Here is how I proceeded to build the door.
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To be followed...
Excellent tutorial! Looking forward to more updates.
Hi guy,
After filling the defects with mastic and sanded, I applied a primer inspired by the modulation technique.
I used four different colors to nuance the panels starting with black and ending with light grey. Then I applied the green color.
Green colour is obtained by mixing three shades Vallejo.
The work is long because it is necessary to masking the previous color and wait for drying between each application of primer
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Very impressive construction and an excellent tutorial. -- Russ
Great work, and great tutorials!
Wonderful work, and detailed documentation!
Inspiring!
H
Thank guys !
For the rust I used the traditionnal technique of chipping paint with acrylics colors et and oil colors.
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To the fun I wanted to faithfully restore the rust present on these doors.
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Most satisfactory. -- Russ
Very well done.
Jerry
Hi Sami.
Your scratches are perfect.
cheers Kim
Thank Kim !
My last working was to create a concrete industrial yard.
Everything is built on the workshop and will be fixed on the layout after.
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That picture of the concrete slab looks like the one at my shop, except that it is cleaner. Nice job!
Nice work!
Thank guy !
A friend had fun taking pictures n the sun of my work.
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Not bad. -- Russ
It all looks really good in the natural light, showing the colors and also the textures.
Really nice!
Excellent! It's hard to beat natural light for photographing models.
Only that not yet a gravelled track in front of it, brings you back into the model world.
Hello guys,
My theme is a french railway. In the trade there is no SNCF track and switching in HO scale.
The proto 87 club offers kits and accesory to get a realistic railway. My switching is build from map.
The railroad ties are in basswood and the rail is the micro engineering code 70.
The switching is not finish.
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Salut Sami
Une approche particulièrement intéressante!
By coincidence I had lots of thoughts about the tramway tracks and, in particular, about construction of switches in case of redesigning my wheels. Your pictures and the « proto 87 club» site give a lot of answers.
Very cool project!
Cordialement, Peter
Excellent track work!
Good to see progress on the diorama. Building accurate track with all that scale hardware is tedious and time consuming but the results can be beautiful. I think yours will be very impressive. -- Russ
Thank's guys !
Here is track in scratchbuilding on the first diorama
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Hi Sami,
Nice work on the track. I like that little engine. Looks nice with the off center cab.
Following along on the progression of your layout.
Bernd
I completely agree with Bernd about the track and loco. A treat for the eyes. -- Russ
Hello,
At the moment I work on the tower of docker. This tower is present in the harbour of my city. She remained in service until 1962.
she announces the working day with a bell at the top.
I was wrong in certain dimensions and the tower is not the exact scale but the idea is there.
The top of the tower is in scratchbuilding and the bricks is of laser cut.
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Superb and very precise workmanship - its looking great
Barney
Good work, I like to see real buildings reproduced.
Very interesting prototype, and an excellent start on the model!
That is a very challenging subject and you've built it very well. -- Russ
Very nicely constructed!
Delightful piece, model building is more then counting bricks or rivets. There are places such as Russ's back garden shed ;D for the people who come up to work like yours with micrometers to prove that a work of art isn't correct.
Very nice Sami, well done. I agree, it's always interesting and I believe more satisfying, to see actual buildings reproduced as models
Excellent work, and a refreshingly original prototype!
Perfect conversion of an interesting prototype into the model!
Bernhard
Thank's guy !
Hello modelers,
After the start of the painting I was not satisfied with the dome. faults that could not be made up properly were visible.
So I started its construction again. I took the opportunity to bring more details.
I prefer this building.
I made also the bell.
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Excellent fabrication. -- Russ
Sami, your new dome is a good improvement over the first, which was also well done.
Looks good!
Hello Sami, you have to build things more like once to get a better end result. The roof shape now corresponds more to the original.
very nice - excellent workmanship- I think we have all been there and a re-do or complete start again is often the best way
Barney
I hate to think about how many times I've had to rebuild part of a model. That's one reason why you guys should build my models for me. -- Russ
Thank's guy for your comments !
Russ, I feel less alone.
In France we have an expression to say that we learn from our errors : it is by forging that one becomes blacksmith
Quote from: Sami on January 05, 2022, 02:00:23 PM
Thank's guy for your comments !
Russ, I feel less alone.
In France we have an expression to say that we learn from our errors : it is by forging that one becomes blacksmith
That reminds me of a quote from Mark Twain: "Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."
Hello Sami,
I think it's good that you took a second step! It was really worth it!
Hi Sami.
Something it is hard to start again but the result is worth it a great result.
cheers
Sami,
this version looks much better, i.e. less exaggerated than the first one. It for sure was worth the afford.
Volker
The tower of dockers is finished or almost.
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That looks really good.
That´s a sharp looking model.
Thanks for sharing!
I suspect that tower was much more difficult to build and paint than we might think. Most satisfactory. -- Russ
Finscaler you summed it all up.
Well-made, unusual building.
Bernhard
very neat modelling and a bit different
Barney
That is really beautiful, and an impressive structure!
Hi Sami.
Yes I echo all of the rest of the comments great job
All the best Kim.
Hi modelers,
I continues my making with a new building.
This building inspiring of reality is composed of hollows bricks. it will house a mechanical workshop. It will be open on the front and the interior will be visible by the spectator
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I started by engraving with the fine tip the bricks and painting them.
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Right now I I'm filling the joints with mastic Vallejo mixed with agate pont royal navy Vallejo.
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Your bricks look better than the bricks on the building you are modeling. -- Russ
Good start, Sami. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished building.
Bernhard
Looking good and so realistic
Barney
Great work!
Great brickwork, both your engraving and coloring them.
Very nice!
Thank's guys !
For this warehouse I planned a sttel frame.
In the first time I cutted some profiles of brass I'm going to weld.
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Looking good (well better than that ) very precise workmanship with realism
Barney
I like how you've got all the parts cut in advance and keep them organized in that tray.
The brickwork is excellent Sami. Looking forward to seeing the steel structure come together.
Hi guys,
A beginning of construction
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Ah, as perfect as I had anticipated. -- Russ
Hi, Sami good morning.
Such an interesting brick structure great progress.
cheers Kim
I'm moving slowlybut surely.
During welding the parts are held with adhesive.
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Impressive. -- Russ
Very nice work!
Hello guys,
I began to paint the metal structure and I will continue with the weathering.
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Perfect. -- Russ
That is exquisite! Did you hand-paint the mortar lines?
Thank you guys
For the mortar liners I applied some putty Vallejo with a pencil. The putty is mixed with paint Vallejo to reproduce the mortar color.
Thanks. You did a really great job of it.
Looks like handtooled mortar, nice technique.
Thank you Bill !
I brought news effects on the structure.
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That must have taken a lot of time. Most satisfactory. -- Russ
Wow! All that brickwork must have taken hours. Great job!
Are you using resistance soldering equipment for your truss work? One of these days I need to invest in a resistance soldering unit. It would sure make things easier than using the small soldering torch I currently use.
Better not count the hours.
For soldering I use a station Weller.
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To change buildings I wheathered contenairs.
I used the traditionals techniques : airbrush, sponge and oil colors.
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The weathering is just right. -- Russ
Very nice, subtle weathering!
Excellent work -
Barney
Thanks guys.
Here are the pictures found on the web or shoot in my city for exemple.
Drawing inspiration from reality is the best way not to fall into excess.
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For the general mechanical workshop I'm inspring some photos found on the web.
Traces of dirt are present on the ground. To reproduce them I used the traditional technique of projecting oil paint by rubbing a toothpick on a brush.
I did a test on a plastic spoon.
I found the machine tools on this website.
http://mjmodelisme.free.fr/index_machines_H0.htm (http://mjmodelisme.free.fr/index_machines_H0.htm)
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Nice and subtle. -- Russ
Hi Sami.
How are you.?
The detail of the green framing against the textured bricks looks great, I just like the color and the texture.
cheers Kim
Thank you Kim and Finscaler !
I received my parts in 3D printing.
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Very nice prints. -- Russ
A friend told me that the machining lathe dates back to the 60's.
But the time of my layout is in 80's.
So I began a construction with plasticard Evergreen for the challange.
On a french forum a guy gave me plans
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Terrific results so far. -- Russ
Wow! Nice work!
Hi guys,
My work on the small details of the mechanical workshop is progressing slowly.
There are still others to build.
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Handmade in HO? Impressive. -- Russ
Yes Russ, scratchbuilding in HO scale with Plasticard Evergreen.
The milling machine is in printing 3D wich I improved.
I found steering wheels to detail the machining lathe
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Nice work!
Merci Ray !
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Nice job. It is microscopic! -- Russ
Wow! That photo really drives home how small the model is.
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Nice finish. -- Russ
Looks great!
Thank for your comment.
Here the work of this moment...
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Most satisfactory. -- Russ
Hi Sami.
Yes great finish on the bench,all the very best for the New Year.
Hi,
In parallel of the mechanical workshop I worked on the wall of the basin realized in laser cut.
painting last night and this morning with classic techniques : hairbrush airbrush and drybrush with Vallejo paint and wash with oil color.
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Beautiful work. -- Russ
'Hairbrush'. Used on models for sure, but scale models? The curse of the spell checker strikes again?
Good weathering, I like it.
Bernhard
Quote from: Lawrence@NZFinescale on February 11, 2023, 12:01:28 PM'Hairbrush'. Used on models for sure, but scale models? The curse of the spell checker strikes again?
Oh yes Lawrence ! Hairbrush is the bad word. I used airbrush of course.
I correct the message.
Back when the old Military Modelling forum was still a thing, some British modellers had a thing about referring to paintbrushes as "hairy brushes". :)
Very Nice and very realistic
Barney
Hi guys,
I posted here a long time ago.
I have advanced on my mechanical workshop even if there are still many details to build.
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Today I made trash cans.
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All those tiny things take a lot of time to build and paint, don't they? -- Russ
Yes Russe it takes a long time to build.
After comes the satisfaction.
Hi guys,
I built of trestles as on real picture and a broom.
Trestles were not easy to build and weld because they are small. They are 7 millimeters high.
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Here is a tutorial in photos for this broom in HO scale:
Gluing fibers on cardboard with wood glue
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Gluing of the second sheet of cardboard. the two sheets of cardboard are held by masking tape and the fibers are sandwiched
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For a good gluing of the cardboard and the fibers a clamp-joint is very practical
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The fibres are cut almost to the ground
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Then the cardboard is cut to the dimensions of the brush
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Cyano black fills fittings
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All that remains is to pierce the top of the brush, thread the brass rod, glue it with a cyano tip and paint the whole.
Remarkable detail in a microscopic size. -- Russ
Awesome! That broom is incredible for such a small scale! And I like the technique you used.
Good job Sam !
Hi Joris,
Welcome here and thank you my friend !
You can open one post.
The atmosphere on this forum is very good, the modelers take their time and don't run after glory. There are some beautiful things to see.
Hi Sami.
I have gone back and looked at some of your posts, and the thing that stands out is the textures great.
I love how you use the English language, especially seeing it is not your native tongue it just makes you think in another layer.
All the best .
Kim
Hi Kim,
Thank you for your comment !
My english is not perfect but I try to write correctly. I sometimes use a translator when I can't remember a word.
It's harder for me to speak English than to write in English
Hi.
It humbles me when I visit a country like the Netherlands where English is common,also the Dutch will have either of both German and French.
Here we are at the bottom of the world and isolated,it is very uncommon to have another language.
Hi guys,
Kim, In France we have to learn two foreign languages at school. English in first language and German or spanish in second language.
Brass is not the material I am most comfortable with. But the modelers who make of templates on this forum inspiring me.
I made a template for the assembly of my half frame.
Brass holding plates are placed where not visible.
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Brass is a less forgiving medium then plastic. However, the results are worth the effort. Your fixture is an excellent example of work holding during assembly. Remember to clean and flux parts prior to assembling, use the smallest amount of solder needed. I use a 1/32" diameter electronic solder when soft soldering as it can be cut into small pieces and placed with a toothpick and a dab of flux. If you get too much solder onto a joint an engraving tool can be used to remove the excess.
Practice, practice, and more practice makes a better modeler. As you work with brass you will get better and add a valuable talent to your toolkit.
Thank you Lawton for your comment and your tips. Your locomotiv is wonderfull.
I have a friend modeler who like working brass and who trained in mechanical manufacturing.
I learn a lot with him and he proceeds like you.
Yes practice and improve myselfYes.
Hi modelers,
I work on my mechanical workshop.
I bought some figures Modelu wich I painted with oil colors.
I built a lamp for Machining with the help of two friends.
Here is some photos.
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That tiny lamp should impress even Volker. I like the understated coloring on the figures. -- Russ
Nice bit of workmanship - what make of spanners are they they look like they have a bit of bulk to them unlike many PE stuff which look so flat
Barney
Looks great! I especially like that tiny lamp.
Thank's for your comments !
Quote from: Ray Dunakin on August 28, 2023, 10:37:53 PMLooks great! I especially like that tiny lamp.
A friend realized the globe of the lamp by stamping brass.
I glued the two electrical wires of the micro LED on a brass profile.
After I glued the globe with the micro LED and folded the brass profile. To finish I realized the ball joints with of Milliput.
For the micro LED it is another friend who gave me the idea.
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Quote from: Barney on August 28, 2023, 01:19:38 PMNice bit of workmanship - what make of spanners are they they look like they have a bit of bulk to them unlike many PE stuff which look so flat
Barney
The spanners feel like they have a little volume because they are in HO scale. The spanners are made by l'Obsidienne. He is a French craftsman.
https://www.maketis.com/fr/batiments/3772-outils-de-mecanicien-obsidienne-9012-3701419010846.html
I realize that this a work in progress, but the machine operator needs a wiping cloth in his back pocket, a coffee mug on the workbench, and an overflowing swarf can by the lathe.
On the other hand the walls have the beautiful texture of ceramic brick. How were the walls made?
Lawton, thank you for your advice ! I take note.
It will be difficult to reproduce a wipping cloth because the figure is already in place and glued. Especially since I work in 1/87
There is a tray with swarf under the machine.
Here three vidéos which I did on the bricks. Sorry it's in french.
Lamps:
As in another thread I've been playing with lamps the last couple of days.
Small, pre-wired, surface mount LEDs are useful of course. However they do tend to be rather obviously LEDs, which can be a bit of a negative depending on the situation.
In my case I wanted to model the bulb, so I encased the warm white LED in 5min epoxy. This had the added benefit of making it a bit more robust and improving the insulation, without adding greatly to the size.
But the best bit is that the resultant globe looks and performs far more like an incandescent bulb, being far less directional and appearing very realistic.
I'll post some pics later.
Ok Lawrence, I'll go see your work.
Hello !
I do not have too much time to post on the forum because I participate in an exhibition to Chambéry in France at the end of October.
I will present a party of my network under construction.
I'm working on some parts of layout to make it presentable.
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Hi,
I exhibited at Savoie modélisme in France last week-end. Visitors liked my layout under construction. There were other beautiful models at the exhibition.
Here is a photo of my stand.
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I bet it took a lot of time and muscle to set up. -- Russ
Very nice!
Quote from: Sami on November 01, 2023, 11:54:20 AMHi,
I exhibited at Savoie modélisme in France last week-end. Visitors liked my layout under construction. There were other beautiful models at the exhibition.
Here is a photo of my stand.
Looking sharp!
"Works in progress" displays are great conversation pieces, and I really enjoy them at exhibitions. Especially a high quality project like yours.
Russ, my layout was designed so that it was not too heavy and assembled quickly.
I took about 30 minutes to assemble the elements.
I came here a long time ago.
I felt the need to take a break in modeler. While waiting for the rest I post atmospheres pictures.
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Outstanding. -- Russ
Realism with atmosphere and very neat workmanship
Barney
Thank's guys !
Hello,
After a long break I continu my layout with building of second machining with Evergreen and brass.
I also try the CAD with Fusion360. I draw to 2D on Autocad and on other software since 25 years for my job. The learning of 3D is not very difficult for me.
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Nice work. -- Russ
Looking good.
Stuart
Thank you guys !
The macro photo does not forgive. The defects on the photo are invisible to the naked eye.
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Sami, I think my eye must be wrapped in heavy clothing. I do not see the defects
Neither do I. -- Russ
I see the defects ... but they are that tiny!
Hallo Sami,
I would also install a movable center punch for the tailstock.
rotating punch point (fspg2)
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Yes fspg2, you're right. A friend told me the same thing.
Hello guys,
I come back here.
I bought this kit there is three years ago that I just built. I will put it on my layout.
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Very nice!
Outstanding. -- Russ
That's some of the best brick and concrete modelling I've ever seen, superb!
Sieht sehr realistisch aus!
Thank you guys for your comments !
I built the track on the 3rd module.
I realised a rail Broca on the industrial part.
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Your HO models are terrific and look like they are 1:48 scale. -- Russ
Fantastic detail in that low-sided gondola!
Thank you !
It's a wagon Roco that I have detailed.
Hi Sami.
I love your module set-up at home, a great project.
All the best Kim
Hi guys,
I continue the work on the third module.
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Sami, good to see your progress.
Looking Good
Barney
Hi guys,
I painted the concrete surface and I realised the wall of the harbour basin.
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Most satisfactory. -- Russ
Looks good!
The concrete looks great.
Would love to see some closeups and a little tutorial on how you painted and weathered it.
Quote from: Hauk on June 02, 2025, 01:05:35 AMThe concrete looks great.
Would love to see some closeups and a little tutorial on how you painted and weathered it.
Hauk is right, the concrete surface looks great. Whereas the harbour wall seems to me a bit too clean. Is it already finished?
Quote from: Hauk on June 02, 2025, 01:05:35 AMThe concrete looks great.
Would love to see some closeups and a little tutorial on how you painted and weathered it.
I will take other pictures and post them
Quote from: Peter_T1958 on June 02, 2025, 05:11:49 AMQuote from: Hauk on June 02, 2025, 01:05:35 AMThe concrete looks great.
Would love to see some closeups and a little tutorial on how you painted and weathered it.
Hauk is right, the concrete surface looks great. Whereas the harbour wall seems to me a bit too clean. Is it already finished?
That's a good reflection !
I will finish the wall when I reproduce the water and I will add some green foam. In reality the walls are not always completely dirty.
I post some examples located in my city.
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Here a tutorial for the concrete
- I simply called on the good old method of feather cardboard that I peeled on one side.
- I engraved the expansion joints and cracks with a criterium mine sharpened on a nail file. After measurement on Geoportail I found that the slabs form a square of about 5x5 cm at scale HO.
- I applied a layer of Gesso to waterproof the feather board.
- I've swabbed the surface with a grey Prince August primer (no matter what brand it is, as long as it's in aqueous solution).
- I did the same with a medium gray Prince August, then with a Royal Navy of the same brand. The idea is that the Royal Navy does not completely cover the medium grey. Given the properties of feather cardboard, it is a little natural.
- After complete drying I applied an oil paint juice (mixture of natural shade earth and ultramarine blue). The oil paint is diluted with Ammo's Oderless thinner. Other oil paint thinners (petroleum essence, etc.) are also suitable.
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beautiful looking concrete.
With the fine veining it could also be "marble" in another situation.
You are an artist. -- Russ
Hi !
Following the death of my mother, I somewhat abandoned modelrailroad.
I resumed work on my module with the construction of a wall. The base is in laser cutting but I decided at the last moment to add intermediate pillars as they actually exist.
For the pillars, I used photo-engraving bricks that I had in stock.
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Here my last building.
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Hi Sami.
IT is coming together very well.
Cheers