What happened at your workbench today?

[casey jones snr]

The rust is staring to take hold:-

I used gun bluing to activate the power to produce the rust.
I now need to start on another locomotive.

 

[casey jones snr]

I’ve started on another locomotive:-

Acid needs to dry before the next stage of weathering.
The effects are great once the acid has dried.

 

[Paul M]

Where did you get the locos from Casey?

 

[schienenkönig]

Searched for some pictures of the following tram model. Made some drawings for details. They will be laser cuttings and much better than my hand mades parts. It will be a Hagen (in west Germany) tram and is made for a friend. One of these trams once drove through his garden before it was shut down. Picture was made yesterday.




Meanwhile, my friend Wilfried is working on his Wuppertal tram trailer 429.

 

[casey jones snr]

Where did you get the locos from Casey?

Good question Paul. The first three were kits from a forum member who advertised them a good few years ago. I cannot remember his name. The fourth loco was 3D printed for me.

 

[musket the dog]

Many thanks for the information, building something like that is not for the faint hearted. Getting it to even work is a job well done. It is also very nice to see one of those beasts running, something rarely seen except perhaps at Beamish where I have been amased at all the wandering and poping up and down bits of rods etc.

Thanks very much Jon, I'm glad it was interesting. It doesn't get to see the light of day much. I have to admit all of the flailing, wandering motion is what drew me in to have a go. I've been thinking quite hard on it the last couple of days now. I think I've got one or to ideas to improve it. I'll be sure to update here when I get around to it

 

[dunnyrail]

Thanks very much Jon, I'm glad it was interesting. It doesn't get to see the light of day much. I have to admit all of the flailing, wandering motion is what drew me in to have a go. I've been thinking quite hard on it the last couple of days now. I think I've got one or to ideas to improve it. I'll be sure to update here when I get around to it

I copied your YT Vid to my friend who is very interested in early locomotives and was also impressed. Trouble is he set me the challenge to do something similar in Live Steam, my thinking cap is in big time at the moment. On the plus side I have a Boiler and a Steam Motor so have a good start if I decided to have a go at something but my thoughts are along the lines if Steam Elephant though the wheels look very tricky.

 

[casey jones snr]

I think I have achieved the desired weathering effect on my two 7/8ths locomotives. Jared working but not abused.

 

[Fezwig]

The rust is staring to take hold:-
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I now need to start on another locomotive.

Love the realistic knocked about brew can, chipped enamel and tea stained, err, just like mine

 

[Fezwig]

Latest coach finished (8 window) perhaps a test run tomorrow if it's dry?


Below, the range of modified coaches, top left, as bought, top right rebuilt 7 window, bottom left, shortened 6 window, bottom right 8 window mod, (using cut offs left over from 6 window)

 

[JimmyB]

Over the last few weeks, or maybe months (time flies when you are having fun ) I have be personalising my Bachmann Caboose. New paint job and decals, and some white metal details care of S & D models.

 

[Fezwig]

Today started out with a feeling of apathy, a few hours later and a little light vandalism, the next 2 project coaches began in parallel 2 more 8 window cut and shut jobs


having just done one, I might just know what I'm doing, or at least I can look back on this page

 

[casey jones snr]

Another locomotive for the paint shop:-


Primer applied.

Top coat applied.

Light weathering applied.

 

[LGeoB]

Finally got around to modifying a LGB double slip. I always wanted one that would act as a crossover from both directions or allow a train to change direction from both directions. I knew Gizzy had modified one to make a crossover permanently but I wanted one that was controllable. There is an example at Beamish on the standard gauge section (see photo).

To do this requires some modifications and the use of four point motors. I removed the linkages and replaced then with some 2mm threaded rod, locknuts and some brackets fashioned from LGB sleepers. Using four DCC point decoders I got it working. See the video.

Geoff

 

[Brixham]

The older 1225 double slip was either set for all straight or all curved.
A nice mod to a 1226 to make it easier to work out where you are going....

Malcolm

 

[FatherMcD]

Finally got around to modifying a LGB double slip. I always wanted one that would act as a crossover from both directions or allow a train to change direction from both directions. I knew Gizzy had modified one to make a crossover permanently but I wanted one that was controllable. There is an example at Beamish on the standard gauge section (see photo).

To do this requires some modifications and the use of four point motors. I removed the linkages and replaced then with some 2mm threaded rod, locknuts and some brackets fashioned from LGB sleepers. Using four DCC point decoders I got it working. See the video.

Geoff

I have two of these that I would like to modify as you have. Would you post some close up pictures of how you modified the linkage to the points? Thanks, Ken

 

[philg]

Finally got around to modifying a LGB double slip. I always wanted one that would act as a crossover from both directions or allow a train to change direction from both directions. I knew Gizzy had modified one to make a crossover permanently but I wanted one that was controllable. There is an example at Beamish on the standard gauge section (see photo).

To do this requires some modifications and the use of four point motors. I removed the linkages and replaced then with some 2mm threaded rod, locknuts and some brackets fashioned from LGB sleepers. Using four DCC point decoders I got it working. See the video.

Geoff

I'm sure I'm missing something here (it wouldn't be the first time) but why do you need four point motors ? I have a hand thrown double slip (not LGB) and it only needs two point levers to be able to set all routes. Your picture of the Beamish slip shows only two point levers also. Is this something peculiar to the LGB unit?
Phil

 

[casey jones snr]

Four more 7/8ths scale Short Staff figures for the alternate CFR. Primer has been applied.

Painting finished, they now need a couple of coats of matt varnish.

 

[Chris Vernell]

My workbench? Today? Maybe the spiders were playing. I was otherwise employed .

 

[Paul M]

My workbench? Today? Maybe the spiders were playing. I was otherwise employed .

My work bench is out of bounds! No2 Child is using it for university work