New Clockwork Layout Started

Started on a Robilt style Platform for my layout. It’s going to be loosely  based on the rusty one in the background. 

I couldn't tell you why, but I love the look of two rail tubular track. 

Are you just using sheet metal for the new platform?

Fantastic Wow ,you are doing a lovely job 

.Love the use of tins whole thing looks great.

Frank 

@BillYo414 posted:

I couldn't tell you why, but I love the look of two rail tubular track. 

Are you just using sheet metal for the new platform?

Yes it’s just standard o.8mm Zincalume sheet I’m using.

I love clockwork tubular track to. It can be a real pain sometimes but with a bit of fettling most problems can be overcome.

Not much to report on the metalsmithing side... but the artwork for the kiosk and signs are done at least.

I have a feeling this is going to be an epic platform Jamie !

If you find youself making an extra one .........

@Fatman posted:

I have a feeling this is going to be an epic platform Jamie !

If you find youself making an extra one .........

Thanks Mate for the encouragement. 
I’m going to make some to sell with a few minor design changes to get the fit and finish better. I’ll drop you a line once I have them made with photos... 

Well the station is  finished.  Trimmed off with “DINGO” fencing (Hornby repro fencing) And a few signs.. The Robilt station I based this one on is in the background.

That's an awesome looking clean layout, I like it!  I just loaded a couple of videos of the only clockwork locos I have that currently run reasonably well.  About a 90 year old Marklin R890 and a circa 1912 Bing King George V.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kpE5Ik_Ff8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PyH06DOjlo&t=66s

That Kiosk and signs are freaking cool too!!!

@Dennis Holler posted:

That's an awesome looking clean layout, I like it!  I just loaded a couple of videos of the only clockwork locos I have that currently run reasonably well.  About a 90 year old Marklin R890 and a circa 1912 Bing King George V.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kpE5Ik_Ff8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PyH06DOjlo&t=66s

That Kiosk and signs are freaking cool too!!!

You have a very nice layout to. Nice length to let the George V loco have it head. Bing sure made some nice tinplate locomotives. Really enjoyed the video’s. 

That station is so clean looking! Great job!

Yep I knew it was gonna be a good looking rooster ! Extremely well done Jamie

While waiting for some more Dingo Fencing to arrive - I have been Playing around with some designs to make some Hornby Style wooden cable drums. A friend of mine wants some for his tinplate  flatcar range he is producing. I’m thinking of making a few extra for scenic items in the goods yard on the layout. 

Here is an original Hornby cable drum followed by some rough proof of concepts with the artwork held on by glue and blue tack. Next is to get them properly laser printed on to strong adhesive paper so they will stick well to the wooden drums. 

Well still waiting on some bits to make some more stations, so thought I would make some goods wagons. Here’s a sneak peak.. Any guess as to what they will be ... hint : U boat

A dunking biscuit wagon ?

@Fatman

Mmmm Biscuits.... Dunked in coffee is the best 😀!

Another clue  - it’s a class of Victorian Railways rolling stock 🤔

Jamie :  The layout is really super!  I love the use of the lithographed "biscuit" tin buildings for the town.  The station and "Sunshine" artwork is really great.  How did you do the tinprinting?  Do you have the capability to do that yourself?  Thanks.

Don

@Don McErlean posted:

Jamie :  The layout is really super!  I love the use of the lithographed "biscuit" tin buildings for the town.  The station and "Sunshine" artwork is really great.  How did you do the tinprinting?  Do you have the capability to do that yourself?  Thanks.

Don

Thanks for your kind words Don.

Sadly I do not have the capabilities to do tin printing. However there are a few companies near where I live that can. The problem is the expense for small runs.

I had a brain wave after watching a video of award Kimball showing off his early paper litho on wood trains. I use my local office supplies store to laser print the graphics on high to quality paper. Then it’s applied to the metal using spray adhesive. The trick is to sand the surface of the metal so it sticks well. Once it’s dried I then apply several coats of clear coat and after drying it’s just like tin litho in that I can cut and bend it to shape.

Having said that though, I applied the above “sunshine” graphics to aluminium sheet and have found that they don’t bend well with about half splitting along the edges. So it’s back to using Galvabond  steel sheet for me on these wagons.

Kind Regards

Jamie

Jamie. Thank you for the answer on how you did the tinprinting. Neat approach thanks again for the info.  Great job really looked super.

Don

And here is the finished product. Until I can get some more “Sunshine Biscuits”paper decals printed to adhere to the sides it will have to stay in an all brown livery.  It’s modelled loosely on the Victorian Railways 6 Wheel Advertising goods vans. The centre wheel set has had the flanges removed so that it can navigate 2 foot radius curves.

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Painted up a few of the wonky prototypes I made earlier when figuring out the design. One has an embossed side doors.

Finally have the artwork on the U van. Biscuits anyone..

Huge thumbs up on this one Jamie ... Love it !

This is impressive work! A couple of questions: What are you using to make/edit the artwork? Photoshop? And the Hornby repro fence- tinplate or plastic? If tinplate, do you have a link to a source?

@Will posted:

This is impressive work! A couple of questions: What are you using to make/edit the artwork? Photoshop? And the Hornby repro fence- tinplate or plastic? If tinplate, do you have a link to a source?

Thanks Will. I use a free vector drawing program called Inkscape. It has some major limitations but for doing basic artwork like mine it’s great. Lots of YouTube tutorials I found helpful when learning to use it. I’m no artist so glad there is technology to help!

The Hornby fencing is made by an Australian HRCAA member. I’m not sure if he posts international but will send you his contact details. It’s called dingo fencing and the tooling was originally made by Ron Fox for his Hornby style stations in the late 1970’s. It then was sold to another club member in the late 80’s when he moved on to Resin O scale models. It was the rebranded as Dingo fencing and is still in production.

Cheers

Jamie