reports from my workbench and elsewhere ..
Sep 09, 2022 : The LGB layout is not paused, -- yet. But, I really wanted something more realistic to model on indoors. At first I wanted just a "base" to put anything I like on there the scale/gauge combo works out somewhat OK. Like a 457mm gauge train in 1:26 scale,..
Nov 01, 2022 : The LGB layout is now history and a new world opens up! This afternoon I was at the lumber yard and bought some 21 * 69 mm boards to make a wooden frame of. Since I bought the Bachmann On30 trains in September I have been thinking further on this the new
Nov 12, 2022 : From the photos I took at Kvarnabo I could calculate that the roof angles on this building is about 33 degrees. Easy peasy, but how to measure that on the model ? With a ruler and an angle measure (protractor?), it would be easy but I couldn´t find any..
Nov 13, 2022 : This weekend I built the main building frame and got started on the roof itself. Really like this, fun and easy.
Nov 15, 2022 : The new crimper tool I bought as a replacement for the real Fiskars Crimping Tool makes waves which is way to big for O scale. Worked just fine for the engine shed in G scale, but not for this. I made a small test piece to see how it would look if ....
Nov 19, 2022 : Second layer put on and dried (almost).. In my usual impatient manner I did peal it off a bit to early, but it worked just fine. At start it is a very soft and smooth material, but quickly gets harder and harder if you do not apply it where you want it...
Nov 19, 2022 : Just back home from our local "post office" (our food store). Is there any real post office out there still ? Not in Sweden anyway. This little door just didnt want to get photographed... Put on some paint to hopefully show up better, but my paint job....
Nov 25, 2022 : Doors and other detail parts arrived from SW this week. Had a couple of nice minutes painting them today. The roof vent and chimney got to big.. thinking about decrease and print another, we´ll see..
Dec 14, 2022 : Been a bit slow progress for a while, but nearest days I managed to put the walls in place! Still things to do, but it really starts to look like a building now.
Dec 22, 2022 : Put on the final touches today, including a black+brown wash on the roof and backside walls. The wash really blends things together nicely. It is still wet on the pictures but will be complete flat when dry. On to the next project, whatever that will be..