keeping with the theme of being late

I just sent off 17 pages of O scale “Zelmer & co”  to Lynn Zelmer (the sugercane railway expert) in OZ. It’s a good size wooden warehouse and I think I started it last year. Life happens and things get out of hand.

There are a few other kits that are kicken my ass “The Chama coal tower” is complete but for the coal skip. It’s so complex that I have trouble visualizing how it should be built. (my brother thinks I should abandon it as biting off more then I can chew) (not likely) and on the other end a simple light house that no matter how many times I build it, it just never looks right.

Well off I go to finish yet another mostly finished kit.

Comments

[Bill Fornshell]

Hi,

Can you post a picture of what the coal skip looks like? Maybe you will get some help if we know what it looks like.

[mel perry]

do we get a preview of zelmer & co?
thanks

[Dave]

The question with the coal skip is do I depart from my all paper view point and use wire for the skip rails.
I'll post pix of zelmer's as soon as i get some. (maybe sooner)

[JT]

Yes, by all means use wire! There are no extra points awarded for degree of difficulty, and while paper is a great media, it is not always the best choice.
I'm building a N-scale version of my HO scale Mobil station
http://jthorns.com/mrr/Mobil.html
for my son right now. The muntins are just too small to do in paper, so I used styrene. I've also used thread for small muntins in HO.
I may decide to buy some n-scale gas pumps as well. I think there is zero chance of reproducing the HO paper lighted pump globes in N.

I'd also enjoy seeing previews of Zelmar.
JT

[Bill Fornshell]

If keeping the model 100% paper - it is possible to spin paper into a very thin thread like material. Then that thread could be strengthen with a coating of a glue like material and then used for cable or wire.

I learned how to spin paper in Japan back in 1999.

[Dave]

I'd like to se a demo of that paper spinning. I also don't think everything needs to be paper but I do try to have it as an option.
I need one person to do a test build on the "Clyde puffer" and I have a couple of non railroad stuff like a flying tug boat.