Modelers Corner

[Mr Boochie]

Went to a couple of car shows today. Both were busts with few cars but at the 2nd one there was a guy with a tremendous amount of die-cast. He had a Jada VW Bus flat bed hauler that I couldn't pass up. Opening doors and engine cover as well as the windshields open. The flat bed extends too. As soon as I saw it thought of the couple of VW Bus's at home and how they'd look good being hauled by it and they do.

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That is a nice dual to have! A 23-window on top.

 

[tubelectron]

Model Trains for me - restoration and running :

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[Mr Boochie]

Digitally remastered Bundeswehr archive film of a heavily armored battalion of Tigers at Kursk. There are many nice detailed views. I like the command tanks.

 

[tubelectron]

ACE Trains LNER Gresley A3 4-6-2 "Blink Bonny" plus 3 coaches, on large 096 curves :

IVES by Williams #1694 electric heading freight train :

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[sanford12]

Here's my HO setup. Never got to finish it as we sold the house. DCC is the way to go. Running 3 trains at the same time was a hoot.

Finished the FW-190 except for the antenna wire. Like the red bottom more than I thought I would.

 

[tubelectron]

Lady Patricia 4-6-2 LMS running in the garden temporary layout...

Blink Bonny 4-6-2 LNER on the same layout...

Unfortunately, none of these two could haul any train because of the 4.5% and 6.5% ramps, making them slip on the track when loaded !

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[Space Ritual]

I have a whole bunch of almost new OO Hornby Wrenn locomotives and rolling stock that have been in their near mint original boxes since 1970.Can’t believe what they sell for on eBay. Wanted to set up a layout when I retired but the RC tanks make more sense for me as I don’t have the space and they can be run outside. Most armor weathering techniques were pioneered by model railroaders

 

[Enophile]

A modeling question:

I really like models of structures, like for train sets, but I don't have a train set up.

I would like to find a source where I could buy a program to tell a 3D printer to make the pieces of some epic model castle or grand building, so I could print the parts and assemble the model.

Do such things exist?

I tried CG Trader, but it's all virtual.

Anybody know any sources for this?

 

[Mr Boochie]

A modeling question:

I really like models of structures, like for train sets, but I don't have a train set up.

I would like to find a source where I could buy a program to tell a 3D printer to make the pieces of some epic model castle or grand building, so I could print the parts and assemble the model.

Do such things exist?

I tried CG Trader, but it's all virtual.

Anybody know any sources for this?

Are you talking about hand scanners/3D setups? Like this one?

https://www.creaform3d.com/en/handyscan-3d-silver-series-professional-3d

A cheaper one.

https://www.revopoint3d.com/products/industry-3d-scanner-mini

 

[sanford12]

Here's the FW with the car and figure.

 

[sanford12]

The M-18 Hellcat is coming along so since Hobby Lobby was having 40% off it was time to for the next in line. It's a F15E Strike Eagle D-Day tribute. New tooling from Revell is a big plus.

 

[Mr Boochie]

I always liked Catalinas. PBY in the Aleutians, WW2.

This colorized photo would make a nice scale scenario.

 

[hpm40]

I built this model a few years ago so I could learn 3-D flying. Sunrise last week made a cool background.

 

[Lucius Mojo]

Very cool!

 

[sanford12]

That is indeed very cool

 

[tubelectron]

Model Trains O gauge again...

A little French model from the brand LR Le Rapide Louis Roussy :

At right, a well preserved one from 1935, at left, a restored derelict one from the same era.

As you can see, this little locomotive is flush on the rail track : this was intended for reaching maximum speed without derailment... Indeed, those two are the fastest of my collection, making spectaculary slipping brakes on the track !

By the way, it is stated in the ad of the LR company : Le train marchant le plus vite dans le monde des jouets (the fastest train in the worls of toys)



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[Lucius Mojo]

I built this rocket from a vacuum cleaner extension,red oak and a drop tank from a F-101 Voodoo!
"double click test"
https://postimg.cc/LnRYzDfg/63d82fb...co/mouse-click-tester]double click test[/url]

 

[tubelectron]

I built this rocket from a vacuum cleaner extension,red oak and a drop tank from a F-101 Voodoo!
"double click test"
https://postimg.cc/LnRYzDfg/63d82fb0#:~:text=[url=https://postimg.cc/LnRYzDfg]double click test[/URL]

Excellent !

What is the radius of your track curves here, @Lucius Mojo ? It seems short at the first glance...

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[Lucius Mojo]

0-42 on the upper level,0-31 on the lower track.

 

[tubelectron]

0-42 on the upper level,0-31 on the lower track.

I see - Thanks ! It's a nice permanent layout... Something that I definetly can't do at home... But the sole advantage that I draw from my temporary layouts is that I can use large 0-72 and 0-96 curves.

Indoors :

Outdoors :

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