What happened at your workbench today?

[LGB-Sid]

Still Church building slow old job, but they were never quick things to build, still not decided on how to add bells and a working clock yet but its going to get them, lots of windows walls and roof bits printed still more to work out and design. Started to make my stain glass windows not the usual masterpieces you find in church's, more Andy Warhol or David Hockney

 

[Rhinochugger]

Still Church building slow old job, but they were never quick things to build, still not decided on how to add bells and a working clock yet but its going to get them, lots of windows walls and roof bits printed still more to work out and design. Started to make my stain glass windows not the usual masterpieces you find in church's, more Andy Warhol or David Hockney


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Quite honestly, if you were to try and replicate a stained glass window in 1:22.5, a lot of the detail would disappear into oblivion.

I rather like the David Hockney version

Many moons ago, before even LGB was a twinkle in Herr Richter's eye, there was an article in Railway Modeller about a garden railway, and the owner advocated the impressionist approach for garden railways, especially with 1:1 plants etc - I've always remembered that, and often sought to emulate it

 

[Paul M]

It's a strange fact, that building cathedrals took so long, an apprentice starting at the foundation level would probably expect his grandchildren to be retired before it was completed

 

[PhilP]

Not so much a 'job for life'...
As a job for the after-life, perhaps?

 

[Rhinochugger]

It's a strange fact, that building cathedrals took so long, an apprentice starting at the foundation level would probably expect his grandchildren to be retired before it was completed

MMmm, I think I mentioned before, Follet's novel, albeit a novel, provides a fascinating insight.

In many ways, these were experimental buildings of the time - nobody had build on such a scale before

 

[Jasper]

Not so much a 'job for life'...
As a job for the after-life, perhaps?

I think it's both.

 

[Fezwig]

Truss rods fitted and steam heat pipes glued in place
Next job will be to "adjust" the lettering and paint work

 

[Paul2727]

Porter hybrid progress report 2:
Cab holes all filled, new saddle brackets fabricated and boiler / cab adaptor plate made.
Also made up some checker plate panels for various steps / walkways to match the cab floor. 1st 3 pics shown it waiting to be fixed down and sprayed in. Last 3 show it in it's completed state.

(For those interested, the mesh is fine expanding aluminium mesh designed for use with car body filler. It's a near perfect size match for the mould chequer plate on the cab floor, plush it's flexible and cuts with scissors or a scalpel, so it can be easily trimmed when fixed down.)

Yay... The Milliput filler has turned up now. Almost read for the final filling... Then paint....

Packing for the move still in progress even though no date in sight as yet, even the cat is exhausted with all the tooing and froing. The moving company is going to have a fit when they see some of the weird stuff we're taking with us. Giant animatronic mouse not withstanding...

 

[Paul2727]

Still Church building slow old job, but they were never quick things to build, still not decided on how to add bells and a working clock yet but its going to get them, lots of windows walls and roof bits printed still more to work out and design. Started to make my stain glass windows not the usual masterpieces you find in church's, more Andy Warhol or David Hockney


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Hi, I came across these when looking for stained glass for my t'other half's dolls house. May be of some interest to G scale church builders.

Pardon our interruption...

Still Church building slow old job, but they were never quick things to build, still not decided on how to add bells and a working clock yet but its going to get them, lots of windows walls and roof bits printed still more to work out and design. Started to make my stain glass windows not the usual masterpieces you find in church's, more Andy Warhol or David Hockney


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[Paul2727]

It's a strange fact, that building cathedrals took so long, an apprentice starting at the foundation level would probably expect his grandchildren to be retired before it was completed

Antoni Gaudi's Cathedral, The Sagrada Família, has been under construction since 1882 and is still not finished. Gaudi died in 1926.)

 

[Paul M]

Antoni Gaudi's Cathedral, The Sagrada Família, has been under construction since 1882 and is still not finished. Gaudi died in 1926.)

But if you want to see inside it, the waiting list is probably just as long! Booking on line is a must

 

[casey jones snr]

Due to the inclement weather this afternoon I got on with regauging a number of Swift Sixteen wagons from 32mm to 45mm. I’m rather pleased with the results:-

 

[Rhinochugger]

Due to the inclement weather this afternoon I got on with regauging a number of Swift Sixteen wagons from 32mm to 45mm. I’m rather pleased with the results:-
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I pity the poor game birds on the receiving end of those cartridges - mind you, there wouldn't be much left to eat

 

[Paul2727]

Rain stopped play in the garden...
So filling completed on the Porter hybrid.
New adaptor plate fabricated, riveted up and installed.
Replaced Erntz's missing leg while I had the milliput out too. So he's fit to drive again.
(Another chronic sufferer of the infamous 80's LGB driver adhesive malady.)
Not much more to do now, just need to nip to Halford's for some nice burgundy paint. (Assuming it's not been closed under some new government edict.)
NB: those fake rivets are black 1 mm nail art jewels, applied with the superglue and scalpel method. Not to bad to work with unless you drop the damned bag like I did.

 

[Jasper]

What is the riveted plate for?

 

[Rhinochugger]

NB: those fake rivets are black 1 mm nail art jewels,

It's OK with us what you do at the weekend

 

[Fezwig]

As it was wet all day yesterday, I debranded the coaches and cut back the upper cream to just under the windows, so today I might get on with fresh decals.
I am now working on the clean work bench or dinning room table..... until she finds out

 

[Fezwig]

Mean while on another workbench, a "Garfield" cake has been made, now I can perhaps get on with some railway work!

 

[Paul2727]

What is the riveted plate for?

Hi Jasper. The boiler of the Bachmann Lyn was taller than The LGB porter one which resulted in a crescent shaped gap at the top. The riveted plate is fitted to the cab to cover the gap while still allowing the cab to be aligned and removed. (Hence adaptor plate.) The interior of the cab still needs building up flush, so the white crescent you can still see shows the actual size and shape of the gap. This will eventually get a few gauges etc on it to further disguise it.
Paul.

 

[Paul2727]

It's OK with us what you do at the weekend

At just under a couple of quid for 1000 they sure are cheaper than the fake rivets aimed at our hobby.
Plus I suspect that many of us have accidentally glued small loco components to our fingers in the past, so I reckon this redresses the balance.

Next week: BeJazzling your mikado.................. Not!