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    Modelling the Mark 1 A spitfire in 1/18 scale

    Hi Andrew, I am back in business, had to update my account only three months at a time might do twelve next time , wow you interested into war games, we had the guys at a train show once , I didn't know you can do those games in 1/72 scale . 1/35th scale a bit better than 1/18, I hope they...
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    Modelling the Mark 1 A spitfire in 1/18 scale

    At long last the spitfire Marlin motor is finished and glued in the engine bay with the fire wall, the motor support frames was not easy to it especially the frame towards the fire wall. next is the construction on the cockpit framing, will be 11 issues of spare parts list. Will have to do...
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    Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build

    Here are the two finished pics of the rear port side window panels Tony form hot and humid down under.
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    Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build

    Have progressed more since last update, I have cut out and glued in place two rear bridge window panels, it has being hard to get the angles right, so I did a mock-up first , the last window panel port side going to a challenge , luck there is a window sill on the inside to help with gluing the...
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    Modelling the Mark 1 A spitfire in 1/18 scale

    I finished issue 7 gluing the detail parts onto the motor , three hour later and motor is starting to look like a Merlin V12 engine , more detail parts next issue , issue will have the battery box and circuit connectors so I can start up the motor, saw on you tube, starts up like the real thing...
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    Modelling the Mark 1 A spitfire in 1/18 scale

    Hi all I made great progress on Monday, had to buy some super glue as some of the parts are metal, I finely go the back order mag issues, the project is starting to look like a nose of a spitfire, parts included the motor, tried it in and was nice snug fit. I will have to wait for the next...
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    Tm'osdell HO scale garden railway

    I have decides to change the points around on the first station module so then the suburban trains will face the right way and run continuously from station to station with point switching set and run a freight train. IN first pics changes is the two express points towards the front of the pic...
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    Modelling the Mark 1 A spitfire in 1/18 scale

    Still waiting for a back order on mag's 3&4 , in issue 3 the underneath bottom fuselage part the motor sits on I am waiting for, fingers crossed the waiting mag's arrive this week ,I don't think I will finish the whole model but is there any kits out there of a Spitfire I can modify. Not...
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    Bridge construction

    Breaking news, the bridge's construction is finished even the double track is down , one more job to do is making up bur wire harness for the bus wires, have to wait till a cooler day, only two days next week as we are having a heat wave of four days straight of 36 degree temps, won't be able...
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    Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build

    Hi Chris, many thanks , here are a pic of the bridge rear windows , the com deck is 22 mm's longer than the bridge deck so I divided by two. First and second pic of what I come up with , very hard guessing, going to ask the captain to measure the windows and the height from the floor, very...
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    Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build

    Being a couple of months since last update, working on the bridge deck now, glad I have a big photo collection now on the ship comes in handy , looking back at the last post pics of the bridge back windows where the wheel house door is and steps up to the com deck going to be fun . The ships...
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    Bridge construction

    Good news is the bridge construction is now completed need to sand the top of the arch ready painting and track laying plus bus wiring . Where the saw horses are is where the 6 inch wide bridge piers be going, main span is 14 feet, next job to modify the bridge piers 5 inches higher for a...
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    Tm'osdell HO scale garden railway

    The curved decking is in , next time will fold out the legs to set up the first station module, the join the two approach modules level them cut the legs and move onto the curved decking, which will clear the bottom down pipe making it easier, to bridge the gap on joining the curved decking...
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    HO 80s/90s CSX, NS, & Conrail layout resurrection.

    Hi PaulE, I had a look on Horizons , come across some from Down under, depends on the price , this is the pic I hope to paint without the ship to hide tracks on the fence . Tony from down under
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    Tm'osdell HO scale garden railway

    The pics show on how I solder the tracks down on the module ends, line up, the first pic using the fibre glass brass plated strips works well Second both modules track bridging the module join . Third pic the test coach running over the cut module join track . Last two pics with the...
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    Modelling the Mark 1 A spitfire in 1/18 scale

    Hi all have started collection the spitfire Mark 1A magazine, got issues one and two after brekkie will get issue three , going to be an expensive build, no painting, brings back memories of building a 24th Airfix spitfire yes did come with a motor, will have to track down the pic of me holding...
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    Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build

    Now working on the bridge and accommodation deck , the orange life boat be another new possible. Going to be a challenge to build the bridge will have clear bridge windows, the only wall to work on is the bridge stair case and rear bridge windows. The last one is a good pic of the front...
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    Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build

    Hi Chris ,many thanks yes and still planning to have works stern ramps, will be a pulley system, should be able to hide them and the hydraulic rams as show, I have louvers I have to tackle, used for fan room, probably be big fans on both sides I will start filling in the side panels next job...
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    Tm'osdell HO scale garden railway

    Latest update on the layout , finished laying the track and points on the first station module The triple track id part of the terminus station platforms , the other track is the main line for the island suburban platforms , there be a 7th single track on the left module edge and extension...
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    Ozdell's 1/87 scale Ro, Ro ship Coroan Sea build

    I have progressed more , the second stern section hull is finely finished at long last after 3 years, I have being working on the funnel deck and funnel, is finished , still more detail and smoke stacks to glue in place. Have now moved onto the the bridge and accommodation decks, I have made a...

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