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Carlo; I've seen them at Michaels Craft Stores. They have a web site. Not sure what size they are.....Allan

Carlo,

Quote from: Carlo on November 01, 2015, 06:49:18 AM
I need some large-scale (1/16 or 1/12) leaves for a diorama. Can anyone point me a source for
those "craft punches" in a suitable range of sizes? I'd appreciate a link or more.

You are from Italy (IIRC)? Then EBAY would be an opportunity. Choose i. e. the German EBAY and use the keywords "motivstanzer" and "laub" or "blatt" or "blaetter" ... plenty of offers at quite reasonable prices (you have to check size/scale) - might work as well with Italian EBAY and comparable italian keywords ...

Cheers

Thanks, Gerald, but I am an Italian-American, and live in the US. I will try Michaels and eBay too.
Carlo

G'day all,

I had second thoughts on my original idea of a nano-style layout with a partly "disguised" circuit measuring 40 x 40 cm. I still think it would be possible, but I worked out a new track plan. Um,well ... trackplan is a little overdone, as it's only kinda distorted oval on a base measuring approx 60 x 42 cm (yet), having in mind a sculptural layout like Potter & Klayman created by Ian Campbell. As I don't like shunting - neither on large nor on small layouts - I'd do without switches, which I'm afraid I won't be able to build proper anyway and prefer a little train slowly trundling around ... making it kinda meditative element ...  

The key to success is whether you can make us think it is NOT a loop. Doorways and tunnels often fool nobody ... unless the scenery or structure design is very clever. Have you thought about how to avoid that problem? -- Russ

Quote from: finescalerr on November 10, 2015, 12:24:42 AM
... The key to success is whether you can make us think it is NOT a loop ... Have you thought about how to avoid that problem? -- Russ

You bet! 

Came across this little machine for milling small section of asphalt. Do you see it's potential too, being converted to a small industrial loco (imagine it without these wheels and an adapted driving position)?



Cheers

G'day all,

I needed a curved track section, to test the intended new radius. So I cobbled an (incomplete) quadrant together (fast and dirty solution) - as expected, the radius is still to tight for a bigger loco and for pushing wagons. Anyhoo ... so I will fall back on my CAT-style forklift truck on rails ... (new version already in progress) ...





Cheers

Only a minor progress:

I did not like the sub-frame of my bulkhead wagon, so I overworked it and reduced it's height. The rectangular framework of the subframe and the axle-boxes will be glued on left and right.

The upper frame (and bulkheads) shall remain this way. The wooden boards (to slide in the notches) are made from basswood (thickness 2 mm), the ones to slide in alongside are not ready yet. The construction itself is also inspired by motorlorries on rails (Feldbahntriebwagen) as built by Du Croo & Brauns or Deutz (7 PS).

The styrene construction will be mounted (eventually removable) to a brass frame, soldered together in a pattern from pertinax (manufactured by Frithjof). Unfortunately the brass frame turned out to be a little to long for my purposes (tight radii), so I first shortened and then soldered it together again.

The Feldbahn wheels run in ball-bearings (diameter 3mm) and brass axle-boxes which are actual 1/22,5 scale, but latter will be hidden behind do-it-yourself constructed styrene axle-boxes.





Happy Easter everyone!

Will the wheels be more visible when you are finished ... so your cars will look more like the full size cars (in the photos about two pages back)? -- Russ

Russ,

Quote from: finescalerr on March 26, 2016, 11:17:18 AM
Will the wheels be more visible when you are finished ... so your cars will look more like the full size cars (in the photos about two pages back)? -- Russ

not as such ... main reason is, that the prototype cars run on 600mm gauge, measuring hardly more (approx. 700 mm) regarding the max. width. My cars will run on 26,7 mm track, representing 430 mm track, so cars with a width of approx. 30 mm will be far to narrow in 1/16 scale. My wagons will measure approx 75 mm (length) x 50 mm (width), which would be 1200 x 800 mm in 1/1 scale, roughly equivalent to an so-called Europoolpalette. So the axle-boxes will not be mounted under the subframe, but will be more kinda inner-frame axle-boxes as used at the hospital supply railway in Lainz/Vienna. The brass axle-boxes (in wrong scale) are just to enable the wagon to run really smooth in ball-bearings ... unless I'll find another/better solution ... apart from the fact that I only own milled brass axles for 26,7 gauge and swapping tracks from 26,7 mm (representing 430 gauge) to 37,5 mm (representing 600 mm gauge) is not an option ...

Cheers

G'day all,

It took some time to reconsider my several attempts constructing a modern Feldbahn wagon and finally creating the ultimate, modular Feldbahn wagon concept. All wagons will have the basic dimensions of an Europoolpalette (1200 mm x 800 mm), approx. 75 mm x 50 mm in 1/16 scale. This is going to be a flat wagon, carrying pallets and pallets with box-type frames or stacking frames.
I tried to build it from brass, but failed (again) and used styrene instead (as usual). Seems working with metal/soldering does not suit me. Shortening of brass subframe was necessary to allow tight radii, but the conversion itself was a PIA (but I managed it somehow).
A corresponding bulkhead wagon is in currently in work ...

Cheers

Neat, clean, and looks good so far. -- Russ

G'day all,

Pottering around with my flat wagon (that one proposed to carry pallets) I needed a pallet for testings purposes. This is a true to scale (1/16) Europalette or Europoolpalette respectively. It's not meant to be weathered or even finescale. I simply wanted something tangible (instead of only imagining it). Now it's time for some progress on that flat wagon again ...

Cheers

Always easier to imagine with something tangible.
What did you use for the pallet nails? They look good, and I like the random placement.

-Marty

I was going to ask about the nails, too. Are they just small pieces of wire? -- Russ