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HO trains and layouts by popeye the sailor
Egilman replied to popeye the sailor's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
They were impressive... The consist for the test run comprises 4014 and it's tender, a fuel tank of #5 diesel, (4014 was converted to run on oil) two tool cars and a modern Diesel engine (UP 8937) with it's dynamic brakes set to simulate a load... Here's another longer video of her leaving on her first run in 60+ years.... -
HO trains and layouts by popeye the sailor
Egilman replied to popeye the sailor's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
A note of history about the UP "Big Boys", a German spy in 1941 managed to get a dozen photos back to Germany.. They were shown to Adolf as an example of what the industrial capacity of the USA was, he reportedly said that NO ONE could build a locomotive that large, that it was a lie, and the spy should be recalled as soon as possible to be punished for creating such a fabrication... {chuckle} They are a sight to behold.... The reason they were built was that the 4-8-4 moguls needed three engines coupled to haul one train, using five times the fuel. they made great economic sense for the time... they could move twice the tonnage using half the fuel... An amazing example of steam engineering... -
Thanks Chris, plain as day now...
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Ok, the framing is off a bit compared to the skin... I see that.. how does one determine where to cut the framing to shift it to match the skin which I assume was checked for accuracy beforehand... Then what I didn't see is how you reconnected the center frame/wheelwell to the wingtip frame shifted a bit... I'm not seeing it... I guess I'm blind...
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Ok, the file that plays in Drop Box is time limited by Drop Box... It is NOT the edited file.... The Edited file Richard pointed out MUST be downloaded... It requires a full featured video player to play it... The Standard that all Video players are compared against is VLC... You get VLC from Videolan.org and it is open source and runs on all known platforms... Download, install and play... Seldom will you need to download anything else to play most video files and VLC can play them all... IT is FREE, they ask for a $5.00 donation but It isn't needed and they don't force you to choose not to... The best video player available bar none... Thank you Richard for taking the time to do this AND edit the file to make it more internet and computer friendly... I've done video editing for decades, there is a lot more to it than just recording it... EG
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Thank you Richard! it is wonderful.... Happy New Years my friend...
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RFM 1/35 Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf.G-Finished
Egilman replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
The Panzergranate 39 was a specific design of AP Shell, It was made in many various calibre's including both 75 & 88 mm.... For example, the 7.5 cm Pak 40 L/46 antitank gun and the 7.5 cm KwK 40 L/48 tank gun fired the same projectile, even though they had completely different cartridge cases. It was also the most common AP shell used in the German armies during WWII.... In the Pzgr. 39/43 of KwK and Pak 43 guns, the driving bands were made wider than those of Pzgr. 39-1 due to the longer barrels causing higher chamber pressures causing the narrow driving bands to fail... German Explosive Ordnance (pdf) -
Love the sand base nice work replicating the mostly rocky crust.... Really looks the part...
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That was excellent I enjoyed it thoroughly, unfortunately I didn't get it recorded... Thank you Richard for a wonderful presentation...
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Well I was one of them... Sorry... Just wanted to confirm the date and yes I had forgot about the international date line... I already have zoom loaded so I just clicked the direct link and it confirmed the date which I posted here immediately... Didn't mean to set off a firestorm...
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Just a note for everyone east past the international dateline... Those in the US need to take note of the date... the 23rd is a day too late...
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The sand ladders would be exactly where you put them, tied to the tops of the running boards. The tarp would be mostly bleached out canvas.... (almost white) but bleached out military green would also be appropriate... Excellent work!
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RFM 1/35 Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf.G-Finished
Egilman replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Thank you, I have a couple of their kits, most prominent being the M-1 Abrams... (of which I proposed a group build, if I ever get the time) thank you for the review.... One thing about tanks and tank models, a condition of NO weathering is just as valid as the pile of wrecked junk on the battlefield, it was a true state for every single one ever built... -
RFM 1/35 Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf.G-Finished
Egilman replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Nice Job.... So tell us, what do you think of RFM.... -
I don't believe My friend that too many even know what to ask...... I only hope that some others have decided to record it to their HD's as well as I...
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It will be a zoom meeting online, 12:00pm Pacific time (noon) the 23 of December... You will need to download and install zoom and Richard will give us the log in details...
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SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING!!!! This has to go in the gallery... WE need a section for the art of modeling... A Michaelangelo in plastic.... can't say it any better than that... Virtuoso my friend virtuoso.... One of the finest pieces of modeling I've ever seen...
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Oh brother, you know you want to.... {chuckle}
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HO trains and layouts by popeye the sailor
Egilman replied to popeye the sailor's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Agree, that engine would take a bit of work to horse around an 18" curve, 21" would be better or layout a 24" in flex track... it should cruise around a 24".... -
Alan, without the history, what's the point? Although we can sometimes bury ourselves into research, and forget the model, understanding what is being represented is key to representing the model... Keep it going brother... Yep there are a lot more WWII references to the SDF than prewar... especially imagery... Looking great to me....
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Don't call them that, take a look at the guy on the right in the foreground of the last pic, he's looking directly at you.... He knows exactly what your doing.... {chuckle} Great set of shots brother...
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HO trains and layouts by popeye the sailor
Egilman replied to popeye the sailor's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Yeah that's one way, but I know your not going to be able to or be satisfied just leaving it on a bare track... It needs to run in it's world.... The rest depends on it's age, date of manufacture and such... an HO scale engine of that size in DCC would command a hefty price tag so I would suspect it is just a simple HO engine from before the DCC era... In other words no sound... Still a great purchase... As far as reconfiguring it's scheme, the tender's shell should come off by just removing two screws through the frame underneath, (heck it may even be just snapped on) and at that point it's just like refinishing any plastic model... Which I know you can do... Oh yeah, to run it open is simple, you need a complete circuit of track, and a dc power controller is all.... on, faster, slower, off.. turn the knob the other direction for the same in reverse.... Fairly inexpensive... power comes thru one rail and the electrical circuit is completed thru the opposite rail... Configuration for more is a very DEEP, DEEP subject though... If it is DCC, it gets a lot more complicated and involved... Take the plunge down the rabbit hole, you won't regret it... -
RFM 1/35 Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf.G-Finished
Egilman replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
They generally didn't, except in winter with the slapped on whitewash in the field.... -
It's not easy finding photo references for the motor machine gun units in east Africa prewar... I hear ya, plenty of WWII references from the north african campaign like this one sporting that diagonals pattern... Lets not talk about the personalities in the pic... {chuckle} But then there is this one at Bardia 1940.. The Sudan Defence Force were local Sudanese recruited, equipped & led by british officers to defend the southern border from incursion by the Italians from Ethiopia... First pic is British manned cars in East Africa Not sure of the location.... The Camo is a random blotchy pattern, colors unknown but probably brown over green and they don't mount sand tires, standard early '30's road tires... Next pic is definitely Sudanese troops in south Sudan exact location unknown... What you can see in this pic are two RR 1920 pattern cars leading the column, what's interesting is the camo pattern on them both are tiger striped but the first car is a right to left pattern and the second car is a left to right pattern.... So there was no set pattern design, and note, they are fairly clean, not a lot of dust on them in a very dusty environment.... Rolls Royce has a long history in east Africa.... 1914 pattern cars during WWI.... I read that Lawrence of Arabia had his own personal RR Armored Car.... Very interesting subject.... lots of info, few pics....
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