Good News
I Have Recently found that my nearest Aster live Steam Stockist (Southern Stean Engines in Travelers Rest South Carolina) has a large amuont of no longer produced Aster GWR/BR Live Steam Kings. It is simmilar to the Hall and I can not find one ( a Hall) in G Scale. I am gratefull for the scratchbuilding suggestions, but I can not and will not scratchbuild. I plan to set up an instalment payment for the engine along with many other steam engines ( not all at once, as they have alot of nolonger produced Aster models as well as current production products), However, I am in Hot pursuit for a Hall for I have seen many pictures of live steam and eleectric models, as well Im have recently hit the Jackpot of Great Western Railway ( my favourite railway, but I like the others alot too) 4-4-0’s. Thy have models of almost every GWR 4-4-0, including the City of Truro ( COOOOOOOOOl, OOOOOOH, AAAAAAH. ).
Thank you all, Nicholas Parker (age 13)
Hi locomotive10
"Cannot and will not scaratch build " I said that for years it was all to hard.
I am now waiting for the roof sheet for a platform shelter 1/2 way through building a shop and just about ready to take a scratch built log car to Perth WA.
So a friend of mine can show me how to make some detail bits and get all the dummy bolts machiened bolsters made so I can fit the lot and get the wagon rolling and get jigs made.
So when it all arrives back home I can nock out the next 17 of the things I have ore cars that have to ne made as well in similar quantity I refuse to shell out that kind of money
its too damned expensive added to which in the end I chose a railway theme where i have to make a lot or I don’t get it.
regards John
Thanks John,
I have recently found the joys of scratchbuilding. I have purchased an HO scale Bcahmann Hogwarts Express and I wanted it to look like it was going some where.
As I was on a limited budget then, I made one end of the Quidditch Pitch (and I am currently working on the castle, out of styfofoam) with thich parchment like paper from a drawing pad. I have seen many suggestions on complex scratchbuilding so thats what drove me away in the first place. But after seeing yours (boiler from pluming pide, cab and tender shell from plastikard, and buffers from the Gauge One society and other fittings from them) I have deciced to give it a try. I will e-mail the Severn Valley Railway today and ask politly if I could please have a copy of a hall engine blueprints and drawings. I have tried to sratch build the Qudditch Pitch during the 180 days we had to attend school (I did this at home, not at school) but it was to stressfull and I counldn’t. But know school is out and I have freeded myself from all the tyranyy on torture of school and I can make one as my Quidditch pitch dosent look half bad and whats finished of the castle dosen’t either, so know I can focus soley on this project. I have gone to Lowes, a home improvment store in my town and I have taken the engine and a coach adn he found a can of card freindly paint that was easy to use, that was a perfect match. I will use the “Make Your Own Decal” sheets that I have bought from Walthers for large Scale Trains and I will make the tender emblem and the button like emblem that goes on the coaches. I will use bachmann chassis or what ever you call the wheels.
Cheerio,
Nicholas Parker (Age 13)
Hi locomotive 10
Good for you
The key things to remember first the hard one take your time don’t rush it
if you do get in to trouble throw the question on the scratch building forum we have one now.
Some one will be able to point you in the right direction.
Even the most complicated scratch build you can think of is a series of simple steps.
I would like to see a picture or two when you have finished
You will have to have a good look round the net to see what is avalable in detail parts
once you have found those the job will be a lot easier mums sewing box will yield a few press studs that can be used for valve wheels ecf in the cab.
god alone knows what you will use for a driver and fireman on the Hogwarts Express who knows what is driving the train you can have a bit of fun there
I had beiter watch my money I want to see the new movie.
regards John
The Hogwarts Express is going to take a back seat in my modeling car for I recently have gotten the taste for live steam. As the prices for them are atrocitous, I will sratchbuild an 0-4-0 side tank painted blue. After that is complete I will fini***he Hogwarts Express (engine is almost done). But, keep answering my topic please I need all the help I can get. Thanks. By the way John Busby, I really enjoyed your sratchbuilding advice. Especiall that math class thing. [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:)][:D]