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Re: A3014 Micro display
开云体育Hi John, ? There really isn’t much space to fill in an “A3” footprint! When I started this project, I had some very clear requirements set in my own mind, and the A3 footprint set the boundaries in terms of size. In terms of track design, my preference is for continuous running over a shunting style of operation. Continuous operation with the train on “automatic pilot” I find is good for an exhibition environment, where I would rather have the time available to meet the visitors and explain the features of the model railway, rather than have my full concentration focused on operating the model railway. In this regard, it was an automatic decision for me to have an oval track plan. My experience with constructing models railways, the two tasks I personally loathe, is scratch-building points, and scratch-building large or difficult structures. Fortunately, A3014 does not have any points, and the two structures were very simplistic in design, and easily scratch-built, with readily available materials. With narrow gauge modelling, I like the freedoms with structure building and I also like my structures to have a rustic appearance. After having built the track, (which I think was just under three yards of rail) and constructed the two structures, there really wasn’t a lot of space left to fill with scenery! This project is easily achievable in 10 hours of “work time” however naturally there is more time needed waiting for paint or adhesive to dry etc. It may be ironic, however the standard gauge Beyer Peacock garratt which I am currently working on, when complete, (@ 740 mm)? will be significantly longer in length than this small micro display! ? Best regards Bruce ? From: mailto:O14@...
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 6:31 PM
To: O14@...
Subject: Re: [O14] Re: A3014 Micro display ?
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Hi Bruce, ---In O14@..., wrote : Hi John,
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Thank-you for your nice compliment.
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Just clarifying the build-time, this is the time I was actually “working”
on the display, and not the lapsed time. The ten hours refers to the layout
only, (baseboard, structures, per way and scenery) and does not include locos or
rolling stock. Yesterday, I was working on the scenery, and the display was
outside all day, in the warmth of the sun. Every hour or so, I would sprinkle
some ground cover, and then spray some diluted PVA glue over the ground cover.
Every time I did this, my “work time” was 4 – 5 minutes. The display is very
simple in design, no points, so trackwork is straight-forward and simple. The
two structures (railway trestle bridge, and roadway bridge are very simple in
design, with basic materials ( 6 mm x 6 mm dressed timber from the hardware
store, and craft “ice cream” sticks or “coffee stirrers” from the variety
stores. The road bridge handrail is made from Evergreen. I use a NWSL Chopper
which helps to quickly cut styrene and craft wood to the required sizes.
Weathering is with cheap acrylic artists paints.
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Until you do a display on such a small footprint, you don’t realise how
small it is! I have 2? - 3 “trademark” accessory items which I like to
include in all my model railways, and whilst these items are small, I had
difficulty placing them, without making the scene look cluttered or unnatural.
When you put the (small) size of the display into perspective, you do understand
how quickly you can construct a display such as this, and I will stick with my
“10 hours of work time”.
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Best regards
Bruce
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From: mailto:O14@...
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 5:31 AM
To: O14@...
Subject: [O14] Re: A3014 Micro display ? ?
Looks great Bruce. I doubt if I could do that much in 10
hours. |