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Post by kevsmithnkp on May 16, 2016 14:58:22 GMT -5
The cast house cries out for more detail. I've fitted the skimmers to the slag and molten metal channels, the large steel plated used to cover them. The crane now has a hook although it needs more ropes and falls adding and a couple of barrows dotted about  An inspection platform has been put above the tuyiers and the tap drill was made from a 1/32nd scale handbrake lever from a model car kit! LED lighting added to the upper and lower levels  I spent last night adding lighting to the hoist area behind but here is a video of the effect so far. I'll explain about the smoke later but you can see how the animation of the layout is starting to take shape more later this week Kev |
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Post by kevsmithnkp on May 28, 2016 3:34:49 GMT -5
I have now got the layout to a point where I felt confident enough to photograph it for the forthcoming magazine articles. Most of the lighting is done, the open heart furnace is pretty much complete so... In 1990s form 3 AZL SD70ms pass a Stonysmith SW1500 switching the furnace as an MKT SD40-2 waits to take the M/T Gondolas out of the ore yard  in the background 2 Canadian Pacific Geeps switch the finished products yard. You'll notice the the foreground seems bigger. I have made some clamp on sections of flat board with scenery on to make photography easier and to hide the baseboard edge. These are only used for taking pictures and will not be used at Shows. On the high line a Missouri Pacific GP35 switches alongside a Stonysmith Railking switching machine  The 70ton ore cars are Roy Stevens on Shapeways ones, Gondolas are MTL Two MTL SD40-2s work a short cut of cars past the furnace. A Showcase miniature Ballast regulator waits its next job  Again in this shot you can see the add-on foreground scenery as SD70ms and GP35s pass by the blower house.  Bethgon coalporters are a mix of AZL and Freudenreich. The high line finishes as it does pending the layout getting its first trial connection to Cuyahoga More in a mo Kev |
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Post by kevsmithnkp on May 28, 2016 3:48:03 GMT -5
Back in 50-60s form the highline now features a Z-Thek SW1 and a GP35 on switching chores  You can see how the high line terminates for now until I trial fit it to Cuyahoga. An AZL Mikado works a coal train past the furnace  In a busy scene a Western Maryland F unit combo pass pacific hauled train 6. the yard is busy with 'Torpedo boat' GP9 switching the furnace as two GP35s work the finished product yard  Twp AZL GP7s pass on a Caboose hop  Kev |
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Post by Rob Albritton on May 28, 2016 5:47:46 GMT -5
Wow - simply beautiful work - well done!
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Post by kevsmithnkp on May 28, 2016 9:23:19 GMT -5
Thanks Rob. Sadly my SD70ACE couldn't make it in time to be in the pictures. Anthony has posted it but it has to get past U.K customs yet!
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Post by tjdreams on May 28, 2016 9:44:09 GMT -5
Impressive!!! and It's Looking Better and Better all the time.
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Post by zdave on May 28, 2016 14:12:36 GMT -5
Very nice! I like your clamp on scenery idea for photos.
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Post by kevsmithnkp on May 28, 2016 14:31:43 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind comments. As a sneak preview I took the opportunity to do some preview pictures of the layout in British form An Intercity liveried Class 47 on an intermodal train passes a DRS class 57 on a rake of Bitumen tanks. An ancient Class 24 switched in the works yard and in the background a Class 07 diesel switcher works the finished products yard spotting telescopic roof coil steel cars under the crane  A DRS EMD Built Class 66 on a Yeoman stone train passes a class 47 still in 'railblue' on empty four wheel steel plate wagons.  One of the preserved Southern railway Merchant Navy 4-6-2 speeds past with a railtour  One thing to point out is the change of road vehicles to european ones including the London double decker bus cheers Kev |
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Post by user 1 on Jun 11, 2016 12:21:25 GMT -5
can you dcc a marklin 8864
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Post by Bahninfo on Jul 30, 2016 8:49:25 GMT -5
Hi Kev,
where did you got the UK rolling stock from? Any chance you can provide me a resource?
Thanks in advance!
Philipp
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Post by patrice on Jul 30, 2016 12:58:17 GMT -5
Hi Kev, where did you got the UK rolling stock from? Any chance you can provide me a resource? Thanks in advance! Philipp Very impressive! Thank you for sharing. I also have a question of the same kind : Where did you get those beautiful vehicules the we see in your post from May 28, 2016 at 4:48am. They seem better looking than what I am used to in Z. Thank you. Patrice |
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Post by kevsmithnkp on Sept 15, 2016 15:29:31 GMT -5
Hi Kev, where did you got the UK rolling stock from? Any chance you can provide me a resource? Thanks in advance! Philipp Hi Philipp I've been running a thread on a U.k forum about British Z modelling www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=37834I've just ordered three USRA 0-6-0T 3D printed bodies and another Class 86 electric from Shapeways. More interestingly Stonysmith is looking at doing 3D printed 16 ton mineral wagons, 21 ton iron ore tipplers and HAA MGR Coal wagons for me Kev |
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Post by kevsmithnkp on Sept 15, 2016 15:41:36 GMT -5
The vehicles Patrice refers to are done by a guy called Laszlo in Hungary and come ready finished and painted. He trades as Csikape on EBAY but only during the winter months I believe. His list of Autos is very impressive both European and American and I always have slightly mixed emotions about publicising him because I'm going to end up bidding against the people I've told about him! Got to love classic American 'lead sleds'I'm also going to try some of 'ex libris' designs on shapeways who has some very interesting French cars and vans Still love Randy Browns trucks and vans and miss Tom Phalen's stuff which seems to have disappeared off the scene |
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Post by John Pollard on Jun 9, 2017 4:13:37 GMT -5
Hi Kev.
We are trying to contact you with respect to the Blackburn and East Lancs exhibition in September this year. My email address is john.pollard40@ntlworld.com Thanks, John.
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Post by kevsmithnkp on Jun 10, 2017 15:02:39 GMT -5
Hi John Sent you an e-mail confirming the plan to couple Republic to Cuyahoga. Going to have to get motoring on the adaption! Trial fit  cheers Kev |
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