reports from my workbench and elsewhere ..
Jan 02, 2023 : When the Kvarnabo storage building was done I had one door and two windows left. Since I wasn´t sure about next (bigger) project I started this little shed during the Xmas holidays using those. Almost done now, only roof shingles to add.
Jan 07, 2023 : VGJ 22, or as it is called today JTJ 9, "Tallås" is a very nice little 891mm gauge (3 swedish feet) locomotive. It has been on several other railways. At VGJ it was called number 22, at BLJ it was number 9 and a few more railways. To our luck it has surv
Jan 13, 2023 : Finished the Tallås loco today, see below. What remains is making sure it fits a Fleishmann MagicTrain steam loco chassis. I have at least 5 or 6 of them in a box somewhere, but spend hours looking for them today -- with no luck. I had better luck on....
Jan 15, 2023 : finished the shed.
Jan 20, 2023 : My MagicTrain chassi from eBay arrived today so I could control measure and do final adjustments to the body. Also added some more details and made a separat print for the handrails. All are now sent to WinterZone for print. Photos will follow when they..
Jan 20, 2023 : These prints arrived a while ago, but didn´t have the time to release them from the supports until this evening. The result is quite amazing! For half the price of SW and double the quality, it´s no brainer.. Now when I can´t print these myself I am...
Jan 29, 2023 : First test print arrived last friday. Quite delicate job releasing the model from the support so that the model inside do not get damaged in the process.. Even if I measured on the actual chassis there is still improvements to make, the floor is still a b
Mar 04, 2023 : Put on some paint today. A bit tricky to get good photos of a black loco. Even with a good camera it good fooled by the background. Did take several photos to get to these. When completed I think it looks just like any manufactured model, not like a homem
Mar 10, 2023 : Started working on a much bigger loco, the swedish Gp loco which has one wheel in the front and four driving axles, there the last is moving sideways. It was originally built for the VGJ railway, but several more three foot railways did order them too ...
Mar 14, 2023 : First test print of the tender arrived today! Always great first time you see your creation printed. For the most part it looks as I expected. From the "old SW days" I have a tendency to make the walls to thin, which you do not need to consider so much wh
Mar 15, 2023 : Made below drawing for the driving wheels today. These exact wheels does not exist today, either with correct diameter or same number of spokes. So I decided to make them myself. There is several ways to go.
Mar 15, 2023 : Chassis is done. At least the one I will use for the static model. Boiler, cab and details remains.
Mar 22, 2023 : Did draw the cab today. Only boiler and details remains now.
Mar 24, 2023 : Did draw the boiler today. Only a myriad of details remains now, including wheel rods which will not be easy.