ChevelleSSguy
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Jim. It looks fantastic. How did you make the speaker intercom housings?
Under Construction - Birmingham UK
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jim smith-wright
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Thanks Guys
Having looked at the options (or rather lack of them) for loud speakers, I decided to make my own. The body comes from scouring a stationary supplier catalogue for cheap pens with the right shaped nibs. In the end cheap-o paper mate propelling pencils fitted the bill so these were my 'victims'.
I cut the end off and drilled the middle out, some 0.7mm wire in the middle and a section of Colin Craig etched ladder sides for the mount. To give a sence of scale the pole its mounted too is 1mm wide.
Cheers
Jim
Having looked at the options (or rather lack of them) for loud speakers, I decided to make my own. The body comes from scouring a stationary supplier catalogue for cheap pens with the right shaped nibs. In the end cheap-o paper mate propelling pencils fitted the bill so these were my 'victims'.
I cut the end off and drilled the middle out, some 0.7mm wire in the middle and a section of Colin Craig etched ladder sides for the mount. To give a sence of scale the pole its mounted too is 1mm wide.
Cheers
Jim
jim smith-wright
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Hi All
Sticking with lamp-posts for a minute. Some of them had boxes on them that I think are phone boxes. For use by the train crew or departures staff I dunno. I had some from a knightwing pack and started off using a couple. However it bugged me a bit and I decided I could do something a bit better from scraps (also fancied doing something a bit fiddly/daft again!)
On the left - Knightwing version. In the middle my version and on the right, if I am making my own why not one with the door left open? the box is shaped from 3mm square strip/
Cheers
Jim
Sticking with lamp-posts for a minute. Some of them had boxes on them that I think are phone boxes. For use by the train crew or departures staff I dunno. I had some from a knightwing pack and started off using a couple. However it bugged me a bit and I decided I could do something a bit better from scraps (also fancied doing something a bit fiddly/daft again!)
On the left - Knightwing version. In the middle my version and on the right, if I am making my own why not one with the door left open? the box is shaped from 3mm square strip/
Cheers
Jim
jim smith-wright
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Been playing with the LED's again but you get the idea...
Jim
Jim
jim smith-wright
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Hi All
Its rare that I buy something for the layout that I think "i can just plonk that straight on" but these are just one of those items.
GPO boxes from unit models - see http://www.unitmodels.com/ for more of their relatively unknown stuff.
I fancied something a bit different and inspired by this thread http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/in...ng/page__p__270430__fromsearch__1#entry270430 I decided to have a go at the sculpture above the gateway. The building itself is a long way off yet but this is what I came up with
Using layers of paper and plasticote suede paint. Its 40mm across.
Cheers
Jim
Its rare that I buy something for the layout that I think "i can just plonk that straight on" but these are just one of those items.
GPO boxes from unit models - see http://www.unitmodels.com/ for more of their relatively unknown stuff.
I fancied something a bit different and inspired by this thread http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/in...ng/page__p__270430__fromsearch__1#entry270430 I decided to have a go at the sculpture above the gateway. The building itself is a long way off yet but this is what I came up with
Using layers of paper and plasticote suede paint. Its 40mm across.
Cheers
Jim
Cjcrescent
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Those phone boxes are just what I'm looking for, Jim. Very similar to some I saw when I was a kid.
jim smith-wright
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Hi All
The other afternoon I built a couple of street lamps -
Built from 0.6mm. 1mm and 1.6mm metal tube with the base from 1/8th Plastruct. The head is shaped from microstrip and the access panel from paper.
Regular visitors will know that because the layout is set in the day, I dont need the lights to work however I fancied a working one to match the one above. Of course the finished item had to look identical so -
The inner workings, A surface mount LED soldered to the 0.6mm tube with a single strand of coated wire fed down the middle.
The finished lamp as lit. I am assuming that one lamp has gone a but wrong and will stay on!
Cheers
Jim
The other afternoon I built a couple of street lamps -
Built from 0.6mm. 1mm and 1.6mm metal tube with the base from 1/8th Plastruct. The head is shaped from microstrip and the access panel from paper.
Regular visitors will know that because the layout is set in the day, I dont need the lights to work however I fancied a working one to match the one above. Of course the finished item had to look identical so -
The inner workings, A surface mount LED soldered to the 0.6mm tube with a single strand of coated wire fed down the middle.
The finished lamp as lit. I am assuming that one lamp has gone a but wrong and will stay on!
Cheers
Jim
jim smith-wright
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Hi All
A few more items of smaller street furniture.
The temporary bus stop uses the middle of an EFE wheel as its base, copying the real things.
Cheers
Jim
A few more items of smaller street furniture.
The temporary bus stop uses the middle of an EFE wheel as its base, copying the real things.
Cheers
Jim
K-27 Driver
D&RGW
"Outstanding" was the word I was looking for
+1! I cant believe the detail in this build!
keep up the great work!Anymore progress on this piece?
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jim smith-wright
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Thanks Guys
A couple of in progress pics of the fiddleyard follow. There are some BIG points in the fiddleyard. Over 4ft long
These 2 images are copyright Tim Horn
Since these were taken all the track in the fiddleyard is finished and wired - we are planning a full test of it in May.
Jim
A couple of in progress pics of the fiddleyard follow. There are some BIG points in the fiddleyard. Over 4ft long
These 2 images are copyright Tim Horn
Since these were taken all the track in the fiddleyard is finished and wired - we are planning a full test of it in May.
Jim
jim smith-wright
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Hi all
I have for a while been meaning to model the large brackets the bridges of Hill St and Naviagation street sit on.
As I need 8 of them I thought it best to design a little etch.
The above shows the 2 parts assembled.
The completed bracket
And again, sat on a penny for scale.
Cheers
Jim
I have for a while been meaning to model the large brackets the bridges of Hill St and Naviagation street sit on.
As I need 8 of them I thought it best to design a little etch.
The above shows the 2 parts assembled.
The completed bracket
And again, sat on a penny for scale.
Cheers
Jim
jim smith-wright
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Hi All
most of my platform lamps are different in one way or another. Some have no extra bits, some have Phones, some HST stop signs and some loadspeakers or combinations of some/all
the one at the front of the layout has all 3 - makes a change for the complex one not the be hidden by something else! A little etch for the folding base thing!
Cheers
Jim
most of my platform lamps are different in one way or another. Some have no extra bits, some have Phones, some HST stop signs and some loadspeakers or combinations of some/all
the one at the front of the layout has all 3 - makes a change for the complex one not the be hidden by something else! A little etch for the folding base thing!
Cheers
Jim
Hi all
I have for a while been meaning to model the large brackets the bridges of Hill St and Naviagation street sit on.
Jim
What are the actual dimension of those things? Must be one huge box end wrench to tighten that!
That cable that runs across the picture would be a pretty neat detail. Any idea what it's used for?
jim smith-wright
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Hi Ian
I reckon the base is 2ft square. The 'foot' to the right of the picture is the base of one of the overhead gantries. The cable is its earth cable.
HTH
Jim
I reckon the base is 2ft square. The 'foot' to the right of the picture is the base of one of the overhead gantries. The cable is its earth cable.
HTH
Jim
