Scattergun Making an RTR model

Ressaldar

Western Thunderer
Hi Simon,

I also saw it on YouTube and enjoyed it, the only disapointing thing was not seeing the model in motion, pity.

regards

Mike
 

simond

Western Thunderer
I have a manual one of similar proportions - a wooden file handle, a length of (what I assume to be) steel rod, topped with about half a kilo of copper. I believe the GPO linemen used them - you had to be careful to catch the wooden end...

atb
Simon
 

Neil

Western Thunderer
The RE 6/6 has some serious presence, for some reason more so in the green and red rather than the cargo livery I felt.

I love the badass soldering irons
John K

Yes I spotted them too. Rather quashes the notion that you need a fancy pants soldering iron to do a quality job.

Finally a question, does anyone speak German well enough to throw some light on the way they were fixing the glazing in? I wonder if there are techniques and materials that may benefit our own model making here.
 

michael080

Western Thunderer
Neil,

the report just tells that the glue is applied using a medical syringe, that it takes about 10 minutes to apply the corner windows and that the lady is absolutely concentrated on her work.
No secrets revealed...

Michael
 

Neil

Western Thunderer
Dankeschön Michael, much appreciated. I only managed one years study of German, at school, about forty five years ago.
 

Richard Spoors

Western Thunderer
An interesting motor/gearbox arrangement at 10.10. The motors are connected to a vertical plate with a toothed timing belt drive to each gearbox. I have come across this system in one or two of my German 0 gauge models, but never seen it promoted in the UK. I have attached a photograph for illustration purposes of how it is used in steam locomotives from a German forum hosted by Spur Null Magazine. The model is a scratch built Prussian class S10.1.
Cheers

Richard
 

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