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09 Feb 2020, 6:18 pm

JohnInWales wrote:
Lego is very useful for making mock-up buildings, before building the real ones. I've also seen it used as a solid base for realistic model buildings. It can be used for making boxes for doing resin moulding, for supports when building models, and lots of other temporary uses. I got rid of my Lego decades ago, but bought some quite recently to do things like this with, and it's been very useful. Well not genuine Lego, as I'm too mean, but one of the fake versions! I'll have to try 3D printing some one day, to see if my resin printer can do it.

Go for it!



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09 Feb 2020, 6:56 pm

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From the age of 15 up until 21 years old I used to be into model trains. This phase only had went on for like 6 years.


Thanks for posting that here :). Really enjoyed that! I liked how you set up your own train group in school and can imagine that making a big diference in lunchbreaks. That would have been great! As you mentioned, the creativity side of it, adds a whole other dimension to an already interesting hobby. I really love creating lifelike dioramas and scenery, and it's a hobby that's brimming with multiple skills to try out and hone over time. Your computer and hip hop phase, the fact you created your own hiphop music is impressive. As for Lego, I dreamed of having lego as a child, but never had any. I made sure I bought a tonne of it when I started working with children. Best thing ever! Looking forward to your upcoming videos(from a fellow Aussie 8)).



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29 Feb 2020, 1:03 pm

Just tried new attachment for my unimat... Works ok.



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01 Mar 2020, 12:38 pm

COUPLINGS.

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A simple coupling made from a drawing pin (Thumb tack) and a paper clip.



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02 Mar 2020, 8:53 am

Also a first coat of paint... It is still drying at the moment. :)
It will look better when I get to do a second coat of paint. The bufferbeams are not painted yet so I have something to hold onto to paint it.

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02 Mar 2020, 10:28 am

This is looking great 8)! Also, thanks so much for sharing those couplings. There’s a competition afoot, I hear, and your tips etc are going to come in handy if I’m to compete!



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02 Mar 2020, 10:03 pm

Okay, what kind of tiny little train are we looking at there?


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09 Nov 2024, 9:42 pm

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My scale model Hitachi suburban electric.

The scale? 1:1 obviously.
It's 22 metres long (24 with the balcony) and weighs 27 tonnes without bogies.



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09 Nov 2024, 10:54 pm

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My scale model Hitachi suburban electric.

The scale? 1:1 obviously.
It's 22 metres long (24 with the balcony) and weighs 27 tonnes without bogies.

Nice. Are the doors air operated?



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10 Nov 2024, 11:07 am

Lolzzz... very cute . :mrgreen:


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10 Nov 2024, 12:49 pm

Borromeo wrote:
Okay, what kind of tiny little train are we looking at there?


Oh. The red one?

Gauge and scale is 0-16.5 which is also known as 0n30, 0e and NG7. Basically 7mm scale narrow gauge (Narrow gauge of 0 scale) running on 16.5mm gauge track (Same track gauge as H0 and 00 uses).

The loco itself has a Hornby 0-4-0 chassis and a Smallbrook Studio body.



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10 Nov 2024, 1:47 pm

it is the Gnomie railway.... :D .very handy for small area Dioramas..shorter wheelbase, normally means a tight turning radius...As a mining operation , might easily be used to haul Ore and materials. Or a small town interurban type railway
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10 Nov 2024, 3:18 pm

Mountain Goat wrote:
Nice. Are the doors air operated?


Yes, but my compressors both leak and they will constantly turn on and off if I use them.
Not much point using power close for whichever door we are using.
Im off grid and need a generator running to power the fluorescent lights, but my generator isn't big enough to run the 15kW heater/blower combo.



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10 Nov 2024, 3:34 pm

Carbonhalo wrote:
Mountain Goat wrote:
Nice. Are the doors air operated?


Yes, but my compressors both leak and they will constantly turn on and off if I use them.
Not much point using power close for whichever door we are using.
Im off grid and need a generator running to power the fluorescent lights, but my generator isn't big enough to run the 15kW heater/blower combo.


Think they need around 4 1/2 bar to work but if they are like the trains we ran here, the unloader valves were set at around 7 1/5 to 8 bar, so they would operate at around 7 bar... It was the doors and to release the brakes that needed above 4 1/2 bar to work. Is a fair pressure to be honest.