jma1009
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Post by jma1009 on Jul 30, 2019 21:12:36 GMT
Hi Carl,
Simply beautiful, and what a wonderful work of art you have created, and in 3.5"g.
Thank you for posting these pics - they have made my day!
Cheers,
Julian
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timo
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Completing 3 1/2 Rainhill .Building 5" Railmotor and waiting to start 3 1/2" King
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Post by timo on Jul 30, 2019 21:15:16 GMT
Carl,
That looks beautiful.
Tim
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Post by cplmickey on Jul 30, 2019 21:20:26 GMT
Stunning Carl, absolutely stunning. Ian
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Post by Jim Scott on Jul 31, 2019 19:32:17 GMT
Hi Carl
I echo the previous comments, a very fine locomotive and a delight to see.
Regards
Jim S
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Post by silverfox on Aug 3, 2019 8:45:54 GMT
Carl
How did you do the lining on the buffer beam?
Ron
Looks delightful
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Haymes
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Post by Haymes on Aug 3, 2019 21:36:35 GMT
Thank you for the kind compliments.
The buffer beams were fairly tricky, no less than 8 changes of colour when working outwards from the inner pannel to the black line around the edge! I initially used three guides for my Bob Moore lining pen to produce the white, yellow and red lines and then filled in the black with a fine paint brush - not as tricky as it sounds wearing magnifiers but still a job to be done whilst holding your breath!
However it is hard to make the lining pen follow the 'scrolled' ends with the holder supplied so in the end I used an adjustible edge guide for the horizontal part of the lines and then operated the lining pen free hand to make the scrolled ends. I turned up a plastic pen holder for the lining pen so that I can hold it in a pen like grip. I found that I could hold it with very light pressure and the paint can flow ok. You have to tip the head over at an angle but this isn't difficult. The secret is to have the paint thinned correctly.
When I have the chance I will post some more photos of the pen adaptor and how I thinned the paint!
Regards, Carl
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Post by delaplume on Nov 7, 2019 21:53:00 GMT
Hello Carl,
Have you had a chance recently ??..............Also, what was the final outcome re}---- The Golden Ochre colour paint ??.....I have a 5" D1015 Western Champion in need of a top coat repair job..........I have a local based major paint company who can mix and supply loose or rattle cans..
Best regards
Alan
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timc
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Post by timc on Apr 25, 2020 10:26:27 GMT
Hi Carl,
I've just completed a pair of own design 7 1/4" gauge Jinty tanks. For my next project, I'm considering designing a doubled up version of LBSC's "Grosvenor" for 7 1/4" gauge. Your model is superb and should have won the Curley Bowl this year! I can't locate any supplier of drawings for "Grosvenor" - Can you help? And it would be good to chat generally about this loco, and the mods you made. I'm based near Cambridge. You may have seen my working Gas turbine loco GT3 at various exhibitions. Regards, Tim.
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Post by Jim Scott on Apr 26, 2020 10:03:04 GMT
Hi Carl, I've just completed a pair of own design 7 1/4" gauge Jinty tanks. For my next project, I'm considering designing a doubled up version of LBSC's "Grosvenor" for 7 1/4" gauge. Your model is superb and should have won the Curley Bowl this year! I can't locate any supplier of drawings for "Grosvenor" - Can you help? And it would be good to chat generally about this loco, and the mods you made. I'm based near Cambridge. You may have seen my working Gas turbine loco GT3 at various exhibitions. Regards, Tim. Hi Tim and welcome to the MECH forum.
The world is a surreal place just now, but I've just had a very odd daydream... I had a vision of a beautiful Stroudley 'Grosvenor', whistling along powered by a three spool jet engine with afterburner... This thread has been inactive for a while so Carl may not have noticed your post yet but do persevere. It was noted earlier that he may have a lot of the drawings for his superb 5" gauge 'Grosvenor' as CAD files which would be a great start to building in 7 1/4" G. If only I had enough years left I would add it to my list too. Regards
Jim S
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Haymes
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Post by Haymes on May 1, 2020 21:54:42 GMT
Hi All, I have contacted Tim separately. I promised I would show a little more on the painting. Apologies I haven't had much time for online postings lately! So my tips on painting. I experimented with paint pens and found them to be good but I didn't find colours that I was happy with! I also made up various guides and templates out of plasticard. They are also useful but in the end I preferred guiding a Bob Moore lining pen in such a way that I could see what was happening. I'll admit a steady hand is useful (practice some breathing exercises!) as is magnification! I used the following tools: 20190816_223609 by Carl Jones, on Flickr You will see in the centre of the image the business end of the Bob Moore lining pen. I found this to be an excellent tool. Ordinarily used in the holder that is supplied one should hold it at a slight 'rake' angle to make the paint flow. However I found that you can get away with breaking this rule (i.e. holding the head at all sorts of angles) if you are careful. I made the nylon holder on the left (out of a bit of scrap) which allows the Bob Moore head to be held in a more conventional pen type grip. This was useful for doing the what I will call the curly corners in the Stroudley livery. You will see that I made up another adaptor this time in brass to allow the Bob Moore head to be held in a compass. The needle provides a good means of following a guide edge. There is also the 'L' shaped holder which is Chris Vine's suggestion. The flat faced 8BA screw provides a face to hold against an edge. The remaining item at the bottom of the photo is simply a cheap simple, disposable home made syringe. It is a piece of silicone rubber tube, probably 2mm ID, 4mm OD with a bung in one end. By pinching the tube close to the bung end one can syringe minute quantities of paint or thinners from a vessel to some sort of mixing pot and then into the Bob Moore head. I found this to be the most effective way of mixing paint for lining. I used some 8mm cap head stainless screws which I happened to have as mixing pots. Literally the cap head has sufficient volume to allow a drop of paint to be loaded and then a drip or two of thinners. Mix using the home made syringe and transfer to the Bob Moore head. Easy and disposable. Thinning the paint is the secret of success with the Bob Moore pen. Another photo of Grosvenor on my bookcase: 20200406_140823_resized by Carl Jones, on Flickr I still made mistakes! The boiler barrel really needs re-doing, the heat has caused some blistering and oil has managed to engrain itself in but then full size locos are exactly the same and she's a runner. Regards, Carl
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