Modelling structures & stock in card SIG – 9 June 2025.
Five of us joined the Zoom meeting in June – Brian, Hugh, Robin, Mike M. and Paul.
There were three apologies – Peter, Mike S. and Steve.
Brian had been constructing and adapting the Dundas & Society 00n3 kits. We discussed corrugated roofs (but not made from card).
Hugh has made a Director's saloon to be coupled to the 4-2-2 loco that has recently joined his roster.
It uses parts of the Chivers Finelines RC810 Innisfail coach kit, with the sides shortened and the body widened. To do this, new ends were made by using a simple 2D drawing package to create an end with three windows (for the front) and two windows and a door (for the balcony end). A number were printed onto a single sheet of 210gsm paper and the ends made up of three layers glued together. Three layers give rigidity to the end result and allow for the windows and door to be inset.
The roof is also made of three layers of 210gsm paper, formed round a suitable former (a mug in this case!).
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Modelling structures & stock in card SIG – 9 June 2025. cont/d.
Mike M. showed us his Alphagraphix Wayside Halt kit which had been constructed without the waiting shelter and is intended to be a lineside cottage on his layout.
We also discussed the various glues used for white metal road vehicles.
Robin reported on a resurrected project.
The locomotive: "I built this in 2000 from a water pipe and styrene. It is based on the Barsi Light Railway 0-8-4 of 1897. It was supposed to run on a Graham Farish chassis which gave me too much trouble with split gears. It has sat around collecting dust all these years till now; and it's going to be given a new lease of life."
The tank tender: "This simple card tank tender and was my original attempt in making a barrel/tank/cylinder (now reduced in length) for my Satpuras "Tanker on flatbed". The original tank was formed by wrapping card on a walking stick and it was let to dry for a week.
This new project now has the tank sitting on top of a fine running Kato chassis which will be attached to the 0-8-4 locomotive.
A lot of work lies ahead to make the tank round again and attaching it to its new chassis."
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Modelling structures & stock in card SIG – 9 June 2025. cont/d.
Paul had made a little progress on the Clogher station building since the last meeting.
There had been an issue with the window openings which were not quite as precise as intended so ordinary frames made from a laminate of 180g card were made and installed instead of the intended 3D printed sash window frames. Not as good but they will have to suffice. Window sills had also been added.
The final drawings for the remaining brickwork are now at the printers so hopefully at least the basics of the brickwork will have been completed by our next meeting.
The photos show the progress to date (and one includes the project distraction of the CVR First Class Coach).
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The next meeting has been booked for Monday 11th August, starting at 8.00pm (t.b.c.).
s.p.t. 12-6-25