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wefalck reacted to kgstakes in Atlas craftsman lathe
Well we’re moved and I’m setting up the shop and I believe it was here that we were talking about atlas craftsman steel lathes.
Anyway I dug out my craftsman lathe and yes I need a new base and deep cleaning but this is what I have.
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wefalck got a reaction from Keith Black in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
The Dutch company Artitec makes some resin-kits of small German railway ferries around the island of Rügen (I think) in HO- and N-scale:
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/railroad-ferry.html
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/wittow-ferry.html
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/ferry-fehmarn.html - This one I remember seeing in operation, when we spent our summer holidays with may grandparents up at the Baltic coast.
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wefalck got a reaction from mtaylor in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
I seem to have read of similar examples from Russia, where tracks were laid across frozen lakes to provide short-cuts, rather than going around the lakes.
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wefalck got a reaction from mtaylor in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
Interesting subject! These 'Trajekts', as we call them in Geman and neighbouring languages, once have been quite common at places, where it would have been too difficult, not cost-efficient, or impossible to build bridges. Some of them are still in operation, although bridge-building has become more daring in recent years and they were laid off. In some cases there was joint use by railway carriages and vehicles.
- On Lake Constance, between Switzerland and Germany was one in operation for many years.
- At lower reaches of the River Rhine one took whole trains, including the engine
- At the German Baltic coast several connected islands with the mainland to allow through trains.
- There used to be a two-stage one that connected the German mainland with the island fo Fehmarn and then on to the Danish island of Lolland. In the 1960s the small rail ferry to Fehmarn was replaced by a bridge. I once took, just for the fun of it, the through-train from Hamburg to Copenhagen along this route.
- The once famous Trelleborg to Sassnitz train-ferry that connected Stockholm with the rest of Europe via Germany was discontinued after 111 years of service in 2020.
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wefalck got a reaction from mtaylor in AEG G.IV - Creature of the Night by DocRob - FINISHED - Wingnut Wings - 1/32
Somehow, I overlooked that these are pencils. Then there are not acrylics (probably). They are what is called 'artistis water colour pens'. They have been around for decades. Unlike normal coloured pencils that are bonded with a greasy substance (not sure what they used), the pigments in them are bonded with a water-soluble binder (chatCPT could probably tell you what it is). The problem from my point of view is that after application the pigment remains water-soluble. One has has to keep this in mind for the following steps in painting. Applying light coats of varnish could solve the problem.
I suppose the Tamiya 'clear' lacquers are water-based acrylics? That would explain the smudging effect on your 'wood' layers, because you partly redissolved the pen-pigment, particularly when applied by brush.
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wefalck got a reaction from mtaylor in AEG G.IV - Creature of the Night by DocRob - FINISHED - Wingnut Wings - 1/32
These acrylic paint pens (assuming that is what the AK pens are also) are handy and their soft sharp tip allows good control - in the meantime I have a whole range of Faber-Castell Pitt Artist's pens.
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wefalck got a reaction from king derelict in AEG G.IV - Creature of the Night by DocRob - FINISHED - Wingnut Wings - 1/32
Somehow, I overlooked that these are pencils. Then there are not acrylics (probably). They are what is called 'artistis water colour pens'. They have been around for decades. Unlike normal coloured pencils that are bonded with a greasy substance (not sure what they used), the pigments in them are bonded with a water-soluble binder (chatCPT could probably tell you what it is). The problem from my point of view is that after application the pigment remains water-soluble. One has has to keep this in mind for the following steps in painting. Applying light coats of varnish could solve the problem.
I suppose the Tamiya 'clear' lacquers are water-based acrylics? That would explain the smudging effect on your 'wood' layers, because you partly redissolved the pen-pigment, particularly when applied by brush.
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wefalck got a reaction from Old Collingwood in AEG G.IV - Creature of the Night by DocRob - FINISHED - Wingnut Wings - 1/32
Somehow, I overlooked that these are pencils. Then there are not acrylics (probably). They are what is called 'artistis water colour pens'. They have been around for decades. Unlike normal coloured pencils that are bonded with a greasy substance (not sure what they used), the pigments in them are bonded with a water-soluble binder (chatCPT could probably tell you what it is). The problem from my point of view is that after application the pigment remains water-soluble. One has has to keep this in mind for the following steps in painting. Applying light coats of varnish could solve the problem.
I suppose the Tamiya 'clear' lacquers are water-based acrylics? That would explain the smudging effect on your 'wood' layers, because you partly redissolved the pen-pigment, particularly when applied by brush.
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wefalck got a reaction from king derelict in AEG G.IV - Creature of the Night by DocRob - FINISHED - Wingnut Wings - 1/32
These acrylic paint pens (assuming that is what the AK pens are also) are handy and their soft sharp tip allows good control - in the meantime I have a whole range of Faber-Castell Pitt Artist's pens.
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wefalck got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
The Dutch company Artitec makes some resin-kits of small German railway ferries around the island of Rügen (I think) in HO- and N-scale:
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/railroad-ferry.html
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/wittow-ferry.html
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/ferry-fehmarn.html - This one I remember seeing in operation, when we spent our summer holidays with may grandparents up at the Baltic coast.
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wefalck got a reaction from mtaylor in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
The Dutch company Artitec makes some resin-kits of small German railway ferries around the island of Rügen (I think) in HO- and N-scale:
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/railroad-ferry.html
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/wittow-ferry.html
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/ferry-fehmarn.html - This one I remember seeing in operation, when we spent our summer holidays with may grandparents up at the Baltic coast.
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wefalck got a reaction from Canute in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
The Dutch company Artitec makes some resin-kits of small German railway ferries around the island of Rügen (I think) in HO- and N-scale:
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/railroad-ferry.html
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/wittow-ferry.html
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/ferry-fehmarn.html - This one I remember seeing in operation, when we spent our summer holidays with may grandparents up at the Baltic coast.
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wefalck got a reaction from KeithAug in SMS WESPE 1876 by wefalck – 1/160 scale - Armored Gunboat of the Imperial German Navy - as first commissioned
Indeed the SAVOIE (1914): https://www.cgn.ch/en/savoie.html. We had an extended Sunday-lunch cruise.
Warming up the engine:
Getting ready to put to 'sea':
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wefalck got a reaction from Roger Pellett in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
The Dutch company Artitec makes some resin-kits of small German railway ferries around the island of Rügen (I think) in HO- and N-scale:
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/railroad-ferry.html
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/wittow-ferry.html
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/ferry-fehmarn.html - This one I remember seeing in operation, when we spent our summer holidays with may grandparents up at the Baltic coast.
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wefalck got a reaction from BANYAN in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
The Dutch company Artitec makes some resin-kits of small German railway ferries around the island of Rügen (I think) in HO- and N-scale:
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/railroad-ferry.html
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/wittow-ferry.html
https://www.artitecshop.com/en/ferry-fehmarn.html - This one I remember seeing in operation, when we spent our summer holidays with may grandparents up at the Baltic coast.
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wefalck got a reaction from Canute in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
I seem to have read of similar examples from Russia, where tracks were laid across frozen lakes to provide short-cuts, rather than going around the lakes.
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wefalck got a reaction from Cathead in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
I seem to have read of similar examples from Russia, where tracks were laid across frozen lakes to provide short-cuts, rather than going around the lakes.
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wefalck got a reaction from Canute in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
Interesting subject! These 'Trajekts', as we call them in Geman and neighbouring languages, once have been quite common at places, where it would have been too difficult, not cost-efficient, or impossible to build bridges. Some of them are still in operation, although bridge-building has become more daring in recent years and they were laid off. In some cases there was joint use by railway carriages and vehicles.
- On Lake Constance, between Switzerland and Germany was one in operation for many years.
- At lower reaches of the River Rhine one took whole trains, including the engine
- At the German Baltic coast several connected islands with the mainland to allow through trains.
- There used to be a two-stage one that connected the German mainland with the island fo Fehmarn and then on to the Danish island of Lolland. In the 1960s the small rail ferry to Fehmarn was replaced by a bridge. I once took, just for the fun of it, the through-train from Hamburg to Copenhagen along this route.
- The once famous Trelleborg to Sassnitz train-ferry that connected Stockholm with the rest of Europe via Germany was discontinued after 111 years of service in 2020.
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wefalck got a reaction from Keith Black in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
Interesting subject! These 'Trajekts', as we call them in Geman and neighbouring languages, once have been quite common at places, where it would have been too difficult, not cost-efficient, or impossible to build bridges. Some of them are still in operation, although bridge-building has become more daring in recent years and they were laid off. In some cases there was joint use by railway carriages and vehicles.
- On Lake Constance, between Switzerland and Germany was one in operation for many years.
- At lower reaches of the River Rhine one took whole trains, including the engine
- At the German Baltic coast several connected islands with the mainland to allow through trains.
- There used to be a two-stage one that connected the German mainland with the island fo Fehmarn and then on to the Danish island of Lolland. In the 1960s the small rail ferry to Fehmarn was replaced by a bridge. I once took, just for the fun of it, the through-train from Hamburg to Copenhagen along this route.
- The once famous Trelleborg to Sassnitz train-ferry that connected Stockholm with the rest of Europe via Germany was discontinued after 111 years of service in 2020.
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wefalck got a reaction from mbp521 in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
Interesting subject! These 'Trajekts', as we call them in Geman and neighbouring languages, once have been quite common at places, where it would have been too difficult, not cost-efficient, or impossible to build bridges. Some of them are still in operation, although bridge-building has become more daring in recent years and they were laid off. In some cases there was joint use by railway carriages and vehicles.
- On Lake Constance, between Switzerland and Germany was one in operation for many years.
- At lower reaches of the River Rhine one took whole trains, including the engine
- At the German Baltic coast several connected islands with the mainland to allow through trains.
- There used to be a two-stage one that connected the German mainland with the island fo Fehmarn and then on to the Danish island of Lolland. In the 1960s the small rail ferry to Fehmarn was replaced by a bridge. I once took, just for the fun of it, the through-train from Hamburg to Copenhagen along this route.
- The once famous Trelleborg to Sassnitz train-ferry that connected Stockholm with the rest of Europe via Germany was discontinued after 111 years of service in 2020.
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wefalck reacted to Cathead in Peerless 1893 by Cathead - 1:87 - sternwheel Missouri River steamboat
Sorry for lack of progress, haven't touched the model since my last update. But I did have a pretty cool model-viewing experience recently, getting to see a fantastic scratchbuilt Missouri River rail ferry from ~1870 at a model railroad convention. I wrote a full post about it in the Steamboats and Other Rivercraft General Discussion thread so as not to clog up this one, but here's a teaser image to encourage you to go over there and check the whole thing out. This is at the same scale as my Peerless (1:87).
Hoping to get back to Peerless soon, but other commitments have had to take priority lately. Thanks for your patience!
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wefalck reacted to Ras Ambrioso in ZULU 1916 by Ras Ambrioso - 1/48 scale - sternwheeler
The stack. Needs a little trimming on the cone top. The bracket in the front is for hanging mast light and the eye on the rear is for the stack stays.Used masking tape to simulate the reinforcing rings.
To be continued
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wefalck got a reaction from FriedClams in Soleil Royal by Hubac's Historian - Heller - An Extensive Modification and Partial Scratch-Build
Indeed, making the split at the long part and soldering there, as druxey said, would have been my first thought too. Also silver-soldering with some paste might have been easier and stronger.
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wefalck got a reaction from mtaylor in Soleil Royal by Hubac's Historian - Heller - An Extensive Modification and Partial Scratch-Build
Indeed, making the split at the long part and soldering there, as druxey said, would have been my first thought too. Also silver-soldering with some paste might have been easier and stronger.
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wefalck got a reaction from druxey in Soleil Royal by Hubac's Historian - Heller - An Extensive Modification and Partial Scratch-Build
Indeed, making the split at the long part and soldering there, as druxey said, would have been my first thought too. Also silver-soldering with some paste might have been easier and stronger.
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