The needed hardware for the flat cars is on its way and I have started with the superstructures, the loads or the items to be added to the flat cars.
The "caboose" structure is built from leftover plastic and measures approximately 18w by 30 mm high.
It needs a a piece of iron bar attached to the side of the structure and a rail at the end of the car.
“The Holy Grail neath ancient Roslin Waits.
The blade and chalice guarding o’er gates.
Adorned in masters loving art, She lies.
She rests at least beneath the starry skies stacked.”
The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
The Japanese are some of the finiest modelers, especailly in smaller scales. I salvate when seeing so many cute locomotives whirling around in their small circumference of tracks. There are many small locomotives featured here and in many scales. So many beautiful small piece's of miniature goodness.
These are some badies are there is a whole lot of them. They go Italian Brainrot, amoung other names. Weird, odd, strange, and horrifying to name just a few. I believe they are constructed from PVC plastic.
Nevertheless, I find them quite charming.
I found this model on the last page, page 7, of the Selly line of products. It was their #608 Go Devil Kit and sold for $15.20.It is funny how we come back to things when the time is right. At the time I made this post I don't remember being all that interested in this small flat car when I first saw it.
I am in the lookout for small flat cars with loads since I started my building of the four short fat cars. I realize that it had been offered in HO gauge, but thought it might have converted to HOn30. Well at least I would have the crane gear to transfer to a HOn30 flat car if the body turned out to be too difficult to convert. That got me thinking, if I could come up with enough crane parts I could just fashion my own.
Let us hope this will be the last of its kind.
But then again you never really know, do you?
It sounds like the DirtSpot.7 HOn30 layout is in flux, infact I didn't see any locos on the layout at this time. However, the layout features plenty of structures, many of them scratch built. I do appricate the many signs of dirt and decay where I got more than a few ideas for my own structures.
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I found this structure on Pinterest and I want to attempt to build it. I have been wanting to start a long term project from mostly card stock. This should keep me entertained for a while.
Jean De Gisors: 1188 - 1220
Marie De Saintt Clair: 1220 - 1266
Greillaum De Gisors: 1266 - 1307
Edouard De Bar: 1307 - 1336
Teame De Bar: 1336 - 1366
Blance D' Evreux: 1366 - 1398
Nicolas Flamet: 1398 - 1418
Rene D' Amjou: 1418 - 1480
Iolande De Bar: 1480 - 1483
Sandro Bollicelli: 1483 - 1510
Lenardo Da Vinci: 1510 - 1519
Connetable De Bourlon: 1519 - 1525
Ferdinand De Gonzague: 1525 - -1575
Louis De Nevers: 1575 - -1595
Robert Fludd: 1595 - 1637
J. Valentin Andrea: 1637 - 1654
Robert Boyle: 1654 - 1691
Isaac Newton: 1691 - 1727
Charles Radclyffe: 1727 - 1746
Charles De Lorraine: 1746 - 1780
Maximilian De Lorraine: 1780 - 1801
Charles Nodier: 1801 - 1844
Victor Hugo: 1844 - 1885
Claude Debussy: 1885 - 1918
Jean Cocteau: 1918 - 1963
The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
I found this tray at a local discount stores. I purchased two of these and thought they might be a great thing for my current projects. All parts are visible and readily accessible.
From left to right: A brass box-cab locomotive under construction, four mini flats (see this post), and a miniature gondola kit, which was found amoung a collection of HO gauge detail parts.
The Indominus Rex stands approximately 50mm tall by 70mm wide and is highly detailed. This specimine is one of three in this new mini Jurassic World collection which includes the Indominus Rex, 'Blue', and a T. Rex. Hopefully I will able to get back to the Dollar Tree and pick up the two miniatures.
"Oh, Indominus wasn't bred. She was designed. She will be fifty feet long when fully grown. Bigger than the T. rex." —Henry Wu
I count four colors being used for its body and the inside of its mouth. It eyes look convincing. Take notice of the very large hind legs. Should I paint its toes the same color as its front claws?
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Assemble has been completed. I still need to prime, paint, and detail the model. The instructions suggest paint consisting of 90% grey and 10% black. I don't see a scale listed anywhere on the box. So in milimeters the transport measures approximatly 75h by 65w. The piece is highly detailed and it will be fun to detail these with dabs of paint.
Even though I took longer to build the model it could have put together in about twenty minutes. For as simple as construction was I am very happy how things worked out. It is as small as it is beautiful.
