From Tyco American to GWR Lookalike

Sweet project Gormo,

I will squirrel this one away for a dark winters night, along with the other 72 projects

Just loving the work that's gone in to this, there again I should not of expected anything less from the "Great Gormo"

ATB,
Ian :mrgreen:

Thanks Ian,

You are very kind

:cheers  Gormo

G`day Folks,

Nearly there now with the crane.

The remaining tool boxes were fitted today so here is a pictorial update. The eagle eyed amongst you will notice, courtesy of Macro photography, some inconsistencies with the box lids. The simple answer to this one is that, at some stage the boxes have been repaired with parts that don`t quite match. Just like the real world.

That`s my story and I`m stickin` to it !!!…..Aahemmm????

The back end wagon now with all it`s boxes







The front end or Match Truck







And now some detailed shots……the jib end



Winding gear



An overhead of the works. The winding gear on the left was originally sited on top of the crane but height restrictions necessitated it`s relocation lower down. When I was putting the parts back together, the original shaft for the left hand side snapped in two. A replacement was made from a machine screw and luckily it works.



And these are the two windows that could not be glazed. I have a key that fits over these two squared off shaft ends, that is used to wind the cables up and down. The right hand is for the jib and the left hand for the hook cable.



Well folks the next stage for the crane is to whack on some transfers and then have a crack at some weathering…….fun, fun fun!!!  :chicken:chicken:chicken

:cheers  Gormo

Great job! That looks the dogs 'doo dar's'! Well done that man!

Cheers
Ron

great job Gormo! looks great!

Excellent Gormo. Your steel wires are very convincing. Great job all round!

:thumbs

Toto

Love ya work, Gormo.  :thumbs

Thanks Ron, Darius, Toto & Max,

I`m glad you like it and I am pleased with how it`s going.

:cheers  Gormo

Edit..????????……I guess a before and after would be appropriate now.

Gormo,

Wow, wow, wow and I think maybe another WOW!
Loving your work and attention to the quirky detail, spot on Gormo.

ATB,

Ian :mrgreen:

thumbs:thumbs

Great stuff!

Terry

Proper job Gormo, a great ( and unique ) addition to the rolling stock. thumbs:thumbs



Cheers

Matt

Thanks Ian , Terry & Matt,

Much appreciated….thank you all.

I applied some transfers this morning to one side of the tool wagon. I am using the Pressfix system. I`ve never used them before and I find it quite good, especially when working with the really small transfers. It`s fairly easy to position them properly before committing to the permanent fixing.

They are wagon transfers, so a bit of mixing and matching will go on, combined with some artistic licence and invented history if necessary.

It`s Mothers Day here tomorrow in Oz……so the Mums and Wives and Daughters and Daughters in law will have my attention tomorrow and my wagon decoration will have to wait for a free moment.

:cheers  Gormo

To say I was impressed with your latest work of art would be the understatement. Gormo, you have produced a item of rolling stock to behold. Well done indeed!

Thanks Barney,

You are very generous and kind. I underestimated the amount of time it would take to complete but the results have been worth the effort I feel.

:cheers  Gormo

I have only come to this topic rather late, but it is very inspirational. I love what you have done with the crane and the runner wagons. I'll certainy be using some of your ideas and techniques when I adapt my Dapol crane to something more British in appearance.

Thanks Jeff,

Cranes seem to be the flavor of the month at the moment. Well it`s something different.

The crane just needs weathering now, so I will have to decide on which way to approach this particular project.

Here it is all set to be dirtied up.







:cheers  Gormo

I know I mentioned weathering it a few posts back Gormo, but looking at it now it seems a bit of a shame to 'dirty it up'.


Since nothing ever brakes down on the Gods Wonderful Railway  () you could always say since it's never used it hasn't got very dirty.



Ed

Blimey!!!…..used the wrong browser….now look what I`ve done to this post.

Hope this fixes it???

G`day Ed,

Yes I remember you mentioning the weathering and I think you were right.I will weather the crane but I will savour it as it is for a little while until I work out the best way to attack the weathering. I think I will aim for the " used but cared for look ".

Meanwhile a short vid of the crane trundling about.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZqpEuuoyYc

http://www.youtube.com/v/5ZqpEuuoyYc?version=3

:cheers  Gormo

Staring 'The Crane', very good :thumbs

But I thought the crane's name was Derrick



Ed

I echo the thoughts of others - good result. I have one suggestion relating to the decals, which never work very well when applied to a matt paint surface. It is best to paint those areas where decals are to be placed with gloss varnish (or paint the whole model in gloss paints). Once the decals have dried, paint over them with more gloss varnish. Again, once dry, paint the whole area with matt varnish. This will get rid of the "silvering" effect around the edges and will prevent the decals from flaking off later on.

Bob