Central Pacific 60 Jupiter 1/25

I do have a comment here:

    I have found that many that have foreign( To Us) languages, in many cases do have diagrams to help. I have a neighbor who is learning Polish and Russian. Problem solved. At our Museum I have a fluent German Speaker.

    Well, he did come from the old country in his Thirties! We have a lot of fun together.I learned one way, and of course he another so we have a great middle ground for translating German.

      One imprtant thing is being able to understand othographic drawings too.

Hello everybody!

As I like to write it here on the forums - if you need some help with Polish and paper model instructions in particular, please write me and I'll try to help. Good luck with those paper models and have a nice day

Paweł

chelseynelson15

Hi, Dan. This is my first time on this forum and when I saw your work I was just thrilled, it's very unusual and so detailed! How long did it take you to do it? Thank you in advance for your reply. Thanks for sharing this, looks like I will soon have another new hobby))

 

Hello chelseynelson15, thank you for your interest in my work. Sorry that I haven't answered your question sooner. 

As to how long it took me to finish the engine I started on November 10th (2020) and the engine and tender could have been called "finished" by the end of March or mid April. Then the work on the base was delayed because I started working my dayjob again (most of the work on the engine was done during lockdown).

If you are interested in starting paper- cardmodeling, I would advise you to start with a few easier models to get the hang of it.  The major difficulty for these models is not the modeling itself but the instructions that, with many publishers, are only available in Polish. Visiting paper- and cardboard modeling dedicated forums should be very helpfull as well.

Tanker-Builder

Bravo Mate!!

      Took prints of your engine to the show. Train nuts didn't want to believe it was paper! Many thought it was awesome and now are looking for the paper-kits! It was very well recieved by our Vice-President of History!. He is into that era quite heavily!

       The show seemed to go off quite nicely and I believe the gate was better then we hoped, Considering we lost two venndors to car trouble. Paper models were in evidence as buildings and small equipment!

 

Wow, thank T-B, I guess I'm becoming famous at the other side of the pond then :)

Two days ago I started a new project, when I'm a bit further I'll start a topic over here as well.  It's not train-related though this time.

Bravo Mate!!

      Took prints of your engine to the show. Train nuts didn't want to believe it was paper! Many thought it was awesome and now are looking for the paper-kits! It was very well recieved by our Vice-President of History!. He is into that era quite heavily!

       The show seemed to go off quite nicely and I believe the gate was better then we hoped, Considering we lost two venndors to car trouble. Paper models were in evidence as buildings and small equipment!

Wow, what a beautiful build! I continue to be amazed at what the paper model builders are producing in this forum.

Tanker-Builder

WELL !!

      Son of A Gun! That's absolutely gorgeous work. Luv it! Now come to the New Braunfels T.X. Train Show next week-end. Oh That's right you don't live around here! LOL.LOL.

 

If you're offering to pay the airfares for the spouse and me, I'm certainly willing to come over mate, otherwise I gracefully allow you to show them my pictures and give me the credit :)

WELL !!

      Son of A Gun! That's absolutely gorgeous work. Luv it! Now come to the New Braunfels T.X. Train Show next week-end. Oh That's right you don't live around here! LOL.LOL.

Well gentlemen, I now declare this build as finished, here are the final pictures :

Just a little update on the base.

After a few experiments, I was able to transfer white cardboard into wood :

Ander after installing them on the base, we get the following picture :

Next things on the list is of course the ballast (although I don't see the ballast on pictures of deserttracks) and the rails themselves (cardboard as well).

Hi DanCooper!

  I was going to suggest using " G" scale rails on home-made Ties!

Well;

       I thank you for that consideration. I am looking for a ship, that looks like a small cruise ship for our " N" scale rail setup at the Museum. I only have 18 inches to work with. I showed my landlady some of the more " Cruisy" looking ferries and she vetoed that idea. I sometimes run  something by her because she will take a train car( Any Size) and create a" Tiny Home" with all the furnishings in paper!!

     If course " N" scale is 1/160 so if it can be close that's good. You can send a picture to my E-Mail. If you don't have that, go to messages and I will give it to you. Again -Thank You!  P.S. just remember the working pier length I have - 18 Inches!

      Tha railroad doesn't matter. I would like to find the kit and extra set - If available - for a Baldwin type Steam engine or even a Diesel-Electric like a SD 40-2

TB - I felt that way about plastic models in the US some 30 years ago... If I did it the way you suggest, you would probably have to set up some program for funding me, because how many other customers than you would I have?

But no sweat - if you want a Polish paper model let me know and I'd be glad to help you get it!

Have a nice day

Paweł

DanCopper;

 Yeah, Pawel chimed in an set me straight. I found them at Fentens. Now if I would just get Stimulated, I could buy one with the options!

Pawel:

    Listen here good friend. This ain't fair. The publishers in Your Country offer way more than publishers here don't have the guts to do. Why don't you move here to New Braunfels ,Texas and open a Paper Model outlet. I'll come and have coffee every morning and build models with you too. We can show them " How it's Done".

Thanks T-B, as for the kit, the first picture of this topic shows the cover ; it's Modelik nr5/09 ISSN 1428-3840.

This is at 1/25 but they also have the identical kit at 1/48 or something like that.

Tanker-Builder

Might I ask what brand that kit is? I would like to obtain one myself!

TB - it's noted in the first post right on top of this thread - it's "Modelik", straight from Poland! They also have more railroad stuff in big scale, but most of them Polish railroad.

Have a nice day

Paweł

JoeSMG;

    Hey this is off subject. I am glad I am not the only one who uses LEGO to build jigs!

Tanker-Builder

JoeSMG;

    Guess what though? She's come together with the adjustments so well that nobody notices! That is the beauty of modeling. With other folks reaction I am absolutely happy with the way she turned out..."

JoeSMG;

    Guess what though? She's come together with the adjustments so well that nobody notices! That is the beauty of modeling. With other folks reaction I am absolutely happy with the way she turned out. The Stockholm turned out great too, and there no parts like that mentioned in the catalogue for her.

   Now it's kinda hard to get back to the "Rio", I fell off the wagon and am kinda taking a mental break I guess. It's staring at me though, sending the message" Finish me willya, Already?"

Hi;

 That Sir!

 Is one incredible job. With that display you'll knock them dead at a Train Show! My Museum/Club members don't believe that paper can really tell the "Story of the Rails", that kit just proves them wrong. Might I ask what brand that kit is? I would like to obtain one myself!

That is an increadible piece of work!  I've never done a paper model but I contiue to be stunned by what can be done.  Just fantastic.  Well done sir.

There is a first for everything I suppose, so I'm trying my hand on some woodworking for a display.

The white strip is depron where the tracks will be located on, the white "blobs" are cast outcrops using a woodlands-scenery mould.

Tanker-Builder

D.C.;

 Are you going to mount it on tracks?

 

What a coincidence that you ask, T-B, as a matter of fact this afternoon I was going to work on the tinder... errr, tender but got side tracked because my wife asked me the same question.

And indeed, even though there are no parts in the kit to make tracks, it is however shown how to do so.

So I decided to experiment on that instead of the tender...

First thing to do was to cut enough strips in three different sizes ; 7mm (for the base), 3mm (for the vertical part of the rail) and 5mm (for the top of the rail).

All these parts together gave me this :

And a close-up with one of the rails already started to be shaped (first I generously applied CA on the carboard to make it more sandeable).

That's too bad TB, had to be a stomach churning moment when you realized what was what.

Been there, done similar...

D.C.;

 Are you going to mount it on tracks?

Joe:

 I used the Lazer-cut parts for the Andrea Doria. Now I will say this about that. Very nicely done BUT, they did not leave a note stating where on the backbone the Ribs accurately located. So my ship is an inch short. 

  This required taking and modifying where it wouldn't be noticed, all the way up to the Stack level! Most folks wouldn't notice it, But it is what it is. As it turns out The Lazer-Cut Frames were ALL supposed to be mounted Behind the lines, starting from the bow. Not spaced like the Thin Card frames were. From the center of the ship to both ends.

Ok, pretty much as I suspected.

The availability of lazer cut parts however, was not. Seems like a huge time saver if available (and reasonably priced).

Thanks again