A Fork In The Road - 2018
Placeholder for my new adventures in 8mm scale (1:38) using 12mm track which is spot for 18in gauge in this scale.
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A Fork In The Road - or Henrik´s new Workbench
Aug 27, 2018 : My new 3D printer has changed so much. Since I can print whatever I want at home, in hours instead of ten days or more, I do not have same interest for Shapeways and my Web-shop there anymore (I will keep my shop but it will not be updated in the same man
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Print Experiments
Aug 29, 2018 : Here is some experiments from last night. Second two last images shows what happens when the supports are to weak and loose grip with the board.. I am using the gray filament for all these tests cause I found out that both black and gray gives much more.
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Bogie protos done!
Sep 01, 2018 : It took some tweaking to get these right, but here they are! My new standard bogie and wagon chassis for 1:35n18 scale. Right now I am printing something to put on top of the wagon chassis. Bogie wagons will come next.
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Box wagons printed
Sep 01, 2018 : Forever hours is over, here is the finished ´product´ !!
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New wagon bodies
Sep 01, 2018 : At first a few hours compared to 10-12 days with Shapeways felt amazing. Now "a few hours" feels forever ... !! First print of the wagon bodies failed, so I had to restart the print. It happens sometimes, 9 of 10 it is a miss in the drawing, sometimes
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New skip wagons
Sep 02, 2018 : Box wagons painted. Also the skip wagons are ready printed now. Only a small tank wagon left, then it is time for some kind of loco to pull them around.
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Decauville 0-4-2
Sep 03, 2018 : This is Decauville loco type nr 6 which had two driving axles and one trailing extra axle under the cab. I am modelling the version which ran on HRRJ - Helsingborg Råå Ramlösa Järnväg around 1900. This is how far I got this ev....
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Powder Van
Sep 12, 2018 : One example of one of my old drawings in 1/45 scale which actually worked ok to upscale to 1/35 and print at home!
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Decauville got a chimney
Sep 12, 2018 : While waiting for the bogies to be printed I got a bit further on the loco, adding front hatch, chimney etc other details. Almost complete now, a couple of rivets here and there (uncounted..) and she should be ready to print! Mark Clark´s chassi will...
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Decauville got details
Sep 12, 2018 : a few more details added this evening. Slowly getting there! cylinders sit a bit high, but have to to fit the chassis ..
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Box repaint
Sep 13, 2018 : I was not happy with the red paint on the box wagons so they got repainted last night. The red paint will however be great on the powder wagon. The tankers on last image needs some sanding. Often this does not show until first paint is on, like here.
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Decauville Ready To Print
Sep 15, 2018 : The drawing for the decauville is now complete and ready for the printer, but the queue is long ... Hopefully get to start the print tomorrow evening the latest.
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Powder Van Painted
Sep 15, 2018 : The printer is working full time, no new drawing to make at the moment, so I turned my attention to the paint booth instead and made this. Put the 0 scale version to the right to compare the scales with. Loco in the back is not from my drawing, found it o
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New Fork Turns Around
Sep 15, 2018 : I turned the mine module around 180 degrees and then did a rockad with the second module so the mine ended up at far right. The second module now got a new purpose as the harbour. In this new fork of mine I start with the harbour instead and NO ...
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Decauville is printed!
Sep 16, 2018 : Already the first print of the body is fully ok, will only add some more supports for the cab opening in the drawing, plus a bit more space there the motor goes in. The frame could be used as is also, but I am not satisfied with how the cylinders sits, ..
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LID contest wagon
Sep 18, 2018 : Back in the Aug/Sep 2005 issue of LID - Light Iron Digest, Gary Kohler did had a very nice article about this mine wagon. In 2006 I built a model in 7/8in scale of it. I stumbled on first picture below last week and started sketching about a 1/35 scale...
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LID wagon printed
Sep 19, 2018 : The LID wagon was done printing this morning! It looks great but I did not realize how big it is until I saw the result .. For my needs I will shrink it a bit and print again.
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LID wagon, second print
Sep 20, 2018 : The second generation of the LID wagon was done printing this morning! A few clicks and I had another one, but smaller .. Since I started printing during nights my prints goes very fast now .. I blink my eyes and next morning when I wake up the print is
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LID wagon, third print
Sep 24, 2018 : For some reason I got the idea that two axles would look much better on these wagons. Said and done, spent most of the weekend making it work properly.. Looking at it now I feel two bogies instead will be much better ... All these decisions ...
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LID wagons painted
Sep 25, 2018 : The three LID wagons I printed so far visited the paintshop last night. Two axle version is abandon in favor of the bogie version. Working on perfecting that now.
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Fork Harbor I
Sep 25, 2018 : Started on the harbour module this evening. See below. It is 55 * 200 cm. The previous watermill module idea is now abandon and now part of the harbour which by that can be much larger. Along the background will be a 3ft gauge team track for reloads of..
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LID bogies printed
Sep 26, 2018 : First batch of the final bogies was printed this morning. This time I got them right !! Wheels can now be both mounted and unmounted easily. A lick of paint plus another 4 pairs is next.
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LID wagon bigpack
Sep 27, 2018 : Now when I got the drawings right I started this bigpack of wagon bodies. Two of these will be printed so I to start with can have at least one eight wagon ore train. Each pack takes 16 hrs to print..
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LID bigpack printed
Sep 28, 2018 : Four wagons in a row like this is not good with my printer. I know it already, still I do the same mistake .. Small parts placed to long apart does cool down differently and by that also bends a bit. Anyways, this time I got lucky. Those imperfections ...
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Fork stuff
Sep 30, 2018 : The harbour got the final beams on the underside of the frame glued in place today. Tomorrow I can turn it over and start on the scenery and track. The first BigPack batch got some paint and weathering to. Second and last batch of three wagons (since I ha
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Decauville chassis
Sep 30, 2018 : Now when the Catomat is out of my system and both LID wagons and Fork Harbour module is drying, I did go back to the Decauville loco again. Did some final touch-up before time for printing. Really would need two printers now, ... I tend to always keep ...
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LID 2nd batch printed
Oct 01, 2018 : Second and last batch of the LID wagons was printed this morning. Now I have all 8 plus 2 from the two-axle attempt which will be "parked" on a sidetrack somewhere. .
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Decauville chassis printed
Oct 01, 2018 : The chassis was ready printed when I got home from work today. Chassis design is done now. The pivot for trailing axle moves ok sideways but still need a bit tweaking for better roll on the axle.
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Decauville chassis again
Oct 02, 2018 : The chassis was ready printed when I got home from work today, for the third time. Now the RAR chassis sits just perfect and no damage to the frame this time! Also the improvements I added to the cylinders got better, so in a way I am glad I did another .
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Recycled layout boards
Oct 06, 2018 : I have had a few layout frames which was past there duedate long time ago. I thought it to be sad to just throw them away, so I saved them. They have been hitting my feet each time I pass them (not the other way around..) so I got the idea to make shelf..
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Fork Harbor 2
Oct 06, 2018 : Put some foam on the harbor module this evening. Height to the waterline got way to high, maybe I will use a thinner top foam layer to lower it. The 3 foot line which was intended to be along the background got to tight ... Maybe I will have to re-think t
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Fork Studies
Oct 06, 2018 : Just some pictures to "taste" the new setup...
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Decauville body printed!
Oct 06, 2018 : That was a long wait .. but here finally the body is done printing! It turned out great, absolutely no need for another print. Now it will be sanded and get some primer and paint! Just the chassis pivot which hunts me now. Maybe tomorrow.
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Decauville primer
Oct 07, 2018 : Did assemble the loco today and put on first primer. Really like this dark gray! Final paint will be black, but a tone of dark gray would look great to I think. I did some initial sanding before the primer, but easier to see after if more is needed and..
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Henrik got a booth
Oct 14, 2018 : This wasn´t a day to early .. One must take care of ones health .. With my previous setup I used all kinds of masks and open window and all that.. But, really this is the first setup which will work in the long run, cause I stopped using masks and only..
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Decauville fourth paint
Oct 15, 2018 : After primer and two layers of black I put on fourth layer of paint this evening; the green, red and silver colours. All with an ordinary brush.. The chassis also got painted and installed. A closeup photo reveals so much .. some tidying up work left to..
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891mm gauge wheel
Oct 20, 2018 : Designed and printed a 891mm gauge wheel today (3 swedish feet). As you see it worked fine, but axle have to be in metal. Axleboxes works fine to print to, that is next.
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Fork Foam
Oct 21, 2018 : Been sick for a few days. Today I "tried my wings" in the cave, but took only 15 min to cut some foam and start the printer, before I was done and back to bed .. Anyways, here is current status. The harbor floor is now level compared to the waterline, but
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891mm sleepers
Oct 22, 2018 : Today is the first time there I made a drawing, printed it and it turned out right first time.. Seems I am starting to get the feel for PLA. While I waited for that to print, I did mess some up with paint on the layout. No more white foam. Look what a...
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891 flatWagon parts
Oct 23, 2018 : The brake cab was finished this morning from last night. The axleboxes was done just now. Brake cab turned out very well, also the axleboxes, but the wheels got "filled in" between the spokes... Still this is the same drawing I used before, I only inclu..
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891 wheels
Oct 27, 2018 : Well it been a tired sum fight, but finally it is over. See below. Still not really sure what caused the problem and how to avoid it, but I got around the infill problem which is what counts. A complete new re-scale of the wheel, that done it. So, next...
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891 oreWagon
Oct 28, 2018 : So life goes on. This was what was printed last night, an up-scaled version of the 0m Ore Wagon. The plan, if I may to be so bold to tell that in public (since it floats like ice on the ocean.. : P ), is to have 2-3 oreWagons, one flat and one Van on ...
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891 paint from the booth
Oct 28, 2018 : and with some paint on. Last pic shows them in place on the layout. As you can see there is not room for more than 2, maybe 3 more wagons there.
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Fork Harbour III
Oct 28, 2018 : Glued all the foam in place today, so now that is settled. When dry I will turn the layout around so I can finish the back while I can reach it. Last is pictures on the wheels mounted on axles and painted. I do not have enough of them yet, but soon to be.
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891 Van
Oct 30, 2018 : This Van was done printing this morning after 21 hours ... It is the biggest I done so far! Length is 21cm ex the brim, of a total max of 25.4 cm available. This bigger printing space is something to consider when buying a printer. Not many can print ....
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891 Team track
Nov 01, 2018 : Started building the background team track a few days ago. Glued on first stone wall against the platform this morning. Further away there will be an ore loading ramp for the ore wagons. For this the first sleepers looked a bit to much up-scaled peco....
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891 Stoppbock
Nov 02, 2018 : Stoppbock, that is swedish for buffer stop. While I am waiting for the last batch of sleepers to be printed (see first two pictures below), I did finish the ´stoppbock´ drawing this evening. Since last also added grass and sand on the platform.
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891 Track down
Nov 03, 2018 : Well, at least first half of the track is laid now, see below. The PLA plastic is a bit shiny so I first hand-painted them flat light gray. Could have done it with the airbrush but I didn´t want paint inside the tie plates. Tricky with getting the r.....
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891 Couplers
Nov 03, 2018 : Continued with couplers for the three foot gauge wagons. Closest 3ft railway from Gothenburg is Anten Gräfsnäs Jvg, so there is what most of my inspiration comes from. My design is not 100% but as close as I want them to be. Just waiting for a place...
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Atlas in 1/35
Nov 03, 2018 : Track glue is drying and printer is busy, so I started with the Atlas wagons. The 0 scale drawing does not work to up-scale, to delicate to print in PLA for 1/35. Also wanted to do a few changes in the design, so this is a complete new drawing adapted ...
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891 new flat wagon
Nov 03, 2018 : Here is a new flat wagon I am working on. I was not fully satisfied with the previous design. For this I also designed new wheels with the support on the inside instead. Also 3mm axles instead of 2mm.
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891 wheels II
Nov 04, 2018 : Previous wheels was ok, but these are the final really good ones! Even if the computer is micro-exact, my fingers are not .. Getting the previous wheels mounted on the axle without wobbling or off-center was tricky. These with thicker axle and really bold
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891 weeds
Nov 04, 2018 : Rather amazing.. glue is not even dry yet on the second half of the 3ft track, before weeds start to grow ..! After dried up and vacuumed, it is time to turn the layout around again, cause this track is done. Hurray!
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Fork Harbor IV
Nov 05, 2018 : Background team track was vacuumed this evening and by that finished and done. Harbor module was then turned around again. Started on the quay front wall. Ran out of material as usual, so the station platform will get it´s side stone wall at a later dat
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891 Couplers II
Nov 10, 2018 : The van was the biggest I printed so far. These couplers are for sure the tiniest I printed... With this the flat wagon is now not far from finished, only need final paint and axleboxes / wheels to install.
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Bollards
Nov 11, 2018 : This evening I designed and printed two types of bollards. The winner was the straight up pole kind of guy .. The bent horn type is nice to, but gives hint of a much bigger harbor than I had in mind. These will be painted flat black with a bit seagull sh
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891 final paint and start of assembly
Nov 18, 2018 : Put on final paint and started assembly of the 891mm gauge wagons this evening. Second picture shows all of them, maybe I will print one more ore wagon later on, but not now. Last shows wheel assembly.
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891 poles
Nov 21, 2018 : Made these poles the other day to set around the sides on the 891 flat wagon. At first I did not know if it was possible, but as you can see apparently it was... : )
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Göteborgspråm I
Nov 24, 2018 : Started on the Göteborgspråm yesterday (Gothenburg barge). Hope to continue this weekend. Fun to do some ordinary modeling for once.. Will only print a few details to put on deck, the rest will be hand made. I visited Gothenburg Maritime Center in Oct..
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Jenbach JW20
Nov 24, 2018 : Made this little jenbach loco this evening. Always loved it, but it took until now to make a model. My Dremel does it´s best with printing it while we speak! It is really tiny and I had to use the smallest Halling 12mm gauge motor bogie I have to m....
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Jenbach printed
Nov 25, 2018 : This model clearly shows that 1/35 scale does not need to be big! See last picture with compare to both Gn15, 009 and 0 scale models. The flywheels touch the ends of the opening in the frame. Easy to carve out 0.5mm in each side, but also easy to re-print
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Template test
Dec 01, 2018 : Did some tests this morning with making a template for airbrushing letters to a wagons side. I was a bit optimistic on how thin I could make it .. Just because I can make a perfect brim in 0.15mm is not the same as making correct objects... I worked my wa
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Jenbach first paint
Dec 01, 2018 : Painted twice. Needs more sanding, sanding and some more, sanding .. but quite nice still!
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Template used
Dec 01, 2018 : It looks quite nice, but as you can see these letters are way to big ... Further testing needed.
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Göteborgspråm 2
Dec 01, 2018 : Continued with the barge today. Added second side and started on the planking. They are plain coffee stirrers which I was lucky to order through my local food store a few years ago. Nice to have use for them at last!
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Making a mold
Dec 01, 2018 : This was another interesting test! Learned from my mistake with the paint template I made this first version much smaller. The final one will of course be much bigger with room for a hole building side. The final would take 11 hrs to print, way to long..
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Fork evening report
Dec 03, 2018 : See above. It was as full to start with as second fill below... Expect PLA is leaking or something .. On last pic I am gluing the front boards to the port side bow of the barge. Look, I am actually building model boats again : ) that was not yesterday!
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Mold and Alex figure
Dec 05, 2018 : Mold picture shows 2nd fill after 48 hrs. A bit amazed on how much the glue has shrunken !! Not sure if it is the glue or some reaction from the PLA plastic.. never had this before using ready-made wall sheets. The figure is from Thingiverse wh...
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Mold after 3rd fill
Dec 07, 2018 : The solution to the mystery is quite puzzling.. The glue appeared transparent only now, but looking at first two photos below it is proven that it always been so.. (both are transparent, in the new mold and so on the ready-made roof tile sheet) The white.
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Cement Mixer
Dec 08, 2018 : Made this cement mixer for a couple of friends, inspired by the MiniArt version. Uploaded to ShapeWays it will probably be more expensive than the MiniArt version, but on a home printer it is pennies.. Photos when printed..
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Mixer Printed
Dec 09, 2018 : Here comes the mixer printed out. Looking forward to see what Hans and Roger makes of them !!
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FR - Atlas and Barge
Dec 09, 2018 : The Atlas mine wagon was the first real model I did myself back in April 2017 when I started doing my own drawings. Then I had an intense long period with first swedish, german and then all the RAR vehicles. All those drawings were made in 0 scale, euro..
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FR - Roof Tiles
Dec 09, 2018 : Now when the previous mold test worked out OK, I did continue and did these full size roof tiles in 1/35 scale. Second is a mold for the ridge tiles. I am eager to print and test them out - this time cleaned with dish-washing first, but I have family.....
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FR - Galtströms Kran
Dec 16, 2018 : This crane was published in swedish AOH magazine a couple of years back, always in my memory since then. Today that dream came true! These 3D printed details will be placed on a wooden building, made in "conventional" way with plywood frame, basswood s...
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FR - Atlas Mine Wagon
Dec 16, 2018 : Here comes the mine wagon to put on top of the atlas chassis. Seems I got around complete circle with this one .. The print quality had been better than this, but I am ok with it for now. This is a first test print anyway. The axleboxes and the mine "buc
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FR - Knallhatten first print
Dec 17, 2018 : Here is what was printed last night, first test print of the Knallhatten loco. This is straight from the SW drawing, basically only changed scale to see how it would look. Handles needs fixing, but the rest is quite ok.
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FR - Crane details
Dec 19, 2018 : Last night I did print these details to the Galtströms crane. You might wonder why I print so much and not much else.. Simple reason for that, during work days I am rather drained on energy in the evenings, but click start on the printer is not that hard
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FR - Göteborgspråm 3
Dec 22, 2018 : Got a bit further with the barge. Only bottom deck left to finish now, plus some details to add on top.
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FR - Freelance Peat wagon
Dec 28, 2018 : Freelance Peat wagon for my friend Hans Hammarsten.
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FR - Göteborgspråm Finale
Dec 28, 2018 : The Gothenburg barge is done! Lower deck in place, painted and weathered to hopefully look very old .. as if used for timber many years back. Bollards, or what you call it when on a boat/ship is in place to. Quay side also got it´s last ....
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FR - Ore Wagons
Dec 31, 2018 : In the last hour, the last day of 2018, the Ore wagons got some wheels on!
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