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Re: The Modelers Thread

Postby healey36 » Thu May 12, 2022 10:00 am

Hand-crafted working hinges? That's impressive.
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Thu May 12, 2022 12:17 pm

healey36 wrote:Hand-crafted working hinges? That's impressive.


Thanks, but they are not all that hard to make; some brass tubing & flat stock soldered up and then a bit of wire to hand them on.
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Postby G3750 » Sat May 14, 2022 9:00 am

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healey36 wrote:Looking good...the "bones" of construction look very prototypical. Will this get a platform adjacent?


Thanks; making rafters is tedious stuff, :wink: :wink:

Steps to entry way platform, larger loading dock platform in front of the double doors, another smaller platform with steps around back from the back door......


Oh God, don't I know that. But they do look fabulous! In fact the whole structure is very impressive!

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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun May 15, 2022 10:19 am

G3750 wrote:In fact the whole structure is very impressive!


Thanks, George!
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun May 15, 2022 10:45 am

Test fitting.....
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Postby healey36 » Sun May 15, 2022 12:31 pm

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
healey36 wrote:Hand-crafted working hinges? That's impressive.


Thanks, but they are not all that hard to make; some brass tubing & flat stock soldered up and then a bit of wire to hand them on.

If you'd seen some of the 1:1 scale doors I've hung over the years, you'd understand my appreciation, lol.

This is looking very nice.
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Tue May 17, 2022 8:22 am

Back to working on the flat car part....start in on top side.
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Postby J. S. Bach » Wed May 18, 2022 8:52 pm

Very nice, it will b neat-looking model!
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sat May 21, 2022 5:02 pm

Underbody started...
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Thu May 26, 2022 8:19 am

Splashed a bit of paint on it to test fit it on the developing flat...
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Tue May 31, 2022 4:53 pm

Starting on on paint & finishing....
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Postby G3750 » Wed Jun 01, 2022 8:58 am

J. S. Bach wrote:I like it, send it to me! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :lol: :mrgreen:


Yeah, me too! :wink:

Just 3D print about a dozen. :lol:

Seriously, beautiful work Martin!

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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Wed Jun 01, 2022 12:10 pm

G3750 wrote:Seriously, beautiful work Martin!


Thank you; just plodding along in my shop building models.......... 8)
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Postby J. S. Bach » Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:37 pm

Your "plodding" is far, far better than anything that I could do nowadays.
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Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Wed Jun 01, 2022 5:18 pm

J. S. Bach wrote:Your "plodding" is far, far better than anything that I could do nowadays.


Plodding since I've slowed down a lot due to too many non-model RR'ing distractions. And someone has to mow the lawn.... :roll: :roll: :roll:
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