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Anna-Carin
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Posted - 12/11/2020 : 07:47:52 AM
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A beautiful model, and seeing how you create all the details is very inspiring! The fancy scrollwork will be the icing on the cake.
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TRAINS1941
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 Posted - 12/11/2020 : 08:19:24 AM
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WOW!! Those columns are beautiful!!
Many a small parts have gone through the air never to be found...
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Jerry
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kebmo1
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Posted - 12/11/2020 : 09:21:48 AM
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i think we should consider fred a master scratch builder. structure after structure look just like the prototype.
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Terrell
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Posted - 12/11/2020 : 3:47:38 PM
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Thanks, Robert, Greg, Rich, Anna-Carin, Jerry and Kevin.
I decided to take another stab at the scrollwork. A different approach this time. I started by scaling down and pasting a copy of the real things to a strip of .030 styrene.
Then began drilling and trimming.
I now have a master of the two different styles. I only need one more of the smaller one but nine more of the larger. So I think I'm going to get what I need to cast them.
And just to show what they may look like in place.
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sgtbob
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Carl B
Fireman
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Posted - 12/11/2020 : 5:28:13 PM
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get what I need to cast them
Wow. Well done Fred.
If you want the good stuff, it's all about the hours of manual labor.
And more casting examples on the forum is a good thing.
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Pennman
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Posted - 12/11/2020 : 7:02:48 PM
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This is looking better with each updated post, Fred. Great work.
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Guff
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Posted - 12/11/2020 : 11:16:24 PM
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NICE!!
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Michael Hohn
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Posted - 12/11/2020 : 11:46:24 PM
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Excellent!
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Bernd
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Posted - 12/12/2020 : 12:29:58 PM
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Fred,
Have been lurking on your thread here. Very nice work. The fret work caught my attention. My Dad taught me way back when I was around 10 years old how to use a fret saw. Example of a fret saw: https://www.amazon.com/Groz-Deep-Throat-Fret-Saw/dp/B0032U7IOG
Another one of my interests is fret sawing wood pattern's. I was thinking perhaps you could use a fret saw to cut out those patterns for your master patterns to make castings.
Here's a link to some very intricate fret saw examples. https://www.finescrollsaw.com/examples.htm Perhaps not in the scale we are used to working in, but still interesting.
Bernd
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Ray Dunakin
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Posted - 12/12/2020 : 6:30:59 PM
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This just keeps getting better and better!
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Terrell
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Posted - 12/13/2020 : 5:31:57 PM
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Thanks, Bob, Carl, Rich, Dave, Mike, and Ray!!
Thanks for the links, Bernd. I think these parts are way too small for a fret saw.
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Bernd
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Posted - 12/13/2020 : 8:48:08 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Terrell
Thanks for the links, Bernd. I think these parts are way too small for a fret saw.
You're welcome. Is it HO scale? I don't recall if you stated the scale.
Can you send me a PDF? I'd like to try and see if I could cut it out.
Bernd
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Terrell
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Posted - 12/20/2020 : 4:24:53 PM
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It's O scale. All I have is the scaled down photocopy that I worked from. I'm hoping tomorrow to be able to get the materials I need to cast them. We'll see.
In the meantime I've gotten the front stair railings done.
And gotten a start on the side railings.
You can also see I've started laying the groundwork.
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kebmo1
Engine Wiper
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Posted - 12/20/2020 : 5:12:30 PM
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that is some fantastic work. i'm in awe.
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