1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted October 15, 2017 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted October 15, 2017 The Pope did visit the area, in a boat. It sank. Quote
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted October 15, 2017 1. DDz Quorum Posted October 15, 2017 Are you going to weather it all to look old and shift ? Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted October 15, 2017 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted October 15, 2017 13 minutes ago, Painless said: Are you going to weather it all to look old and shift ? Probably, in the end ... Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted October 15, 2017 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted October 15, 2017 Line up of all nine ships. The longer deck created, and mounted is a test fit. And hey, it all fits, and lines up! So, next up is creating over 70 cm's of railings... Here's a shot of the set up I created for transforming them bamboo cocktail pickers into planks for the deck. On the left, coffee! Below that, the remnants of the pickers, the curly bit I cannot use. Then there's the small container holding the end product. Above it the raw materials. Then there's the cutting device, with some extra tool so I can cut the things at a constant length. As each picker has a pointy end, that needs to be cut off. And when I do that, the small cut off bit just flies off, up up and away! The box to the right will catch some of them Quote
DD_Arthur Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 FT thats fantastic! Oh yeah, tell us more about your Pope in the water. I'm intrigued Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted October 15, 2017 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted October 15, 2017 1 hour ago, DD_Arthur said: FT thats fantastic! Oh yeah, tell us more about your Pope in the water. I'm intrigued Well, not much to tell there, we never found him, but we managed to quickly find a döppelgänger in the local old folks home, and sent him back to the Vatican ... Quote
DD_Arthur Posted October 18, 2017 Posted October 18, 2017 That looks really impressive FT The picture in your OP looks like it was taken in the early 1900's. Any idea what that scene looks like now? Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted October 19, 2017 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted October 19, 2017 Oh, sure. The bridge is no longer there now A few years ago, they've created a small pier where the bridge used to be, in a similar shape and style. It's in use by the small ferry, you can it in the picture, the small white one on the other side of the river, a bit to the left. Here's where it docks, and you can see they've used ships again: What is extra special, is that this bridge used to end up exactly and spot on where my pub is. (Even came across some plan by the city council, dated around 1870-ish, to demolish the building the pub is in, and create a passage straight from the bridge's end into the city centre.) It's the grey-ish building in between the white house and the brick like tower in the first picture here. Quote
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted October 19, 2017 1. DDz Quorum Posted October 19, 2017 Does your pub have a name like "The Bridge Tavern" or something ? Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted October 20, 2017 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted October 20, 2017 On 19/10/2017 at 12:42 PM, Painless said: Does your pub have a name like "The Bridge Tavern" or something ? Actually, no. But, there's is a story to its name, and it's kinda related to the bridge. The name is 'De Leugenbanke' which kinda translates in to the "bench of lies" (?) There used to be a small building there, open at the front, with benches in it. Older people - all men for sure - would gather there, and talk shop. And all kinds of big stories, like the ones fisher men talk of, the size of the fish they got on their lines... Next bit done, the fixed part, where the lifting part will be connected. Now as you can tell, I apparently have decided what water level to go for. It was determined by me coming across the four creatures in the second picture. They should be on grass, so I need to have a green bank, so I cannot go for a high water level. Decision making can be so simple ... 1 Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted October 25, 2017 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted October 25, 2017 Weathering added, and added the road surface to the quay. Quote
DD_Arthur Posted October 25, 2017 Posted October 25, 2017 Thats just wonderful FT. You didn't tell us about the lifting bridge! How are you going to model the cow shit? Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted October 25, 2017 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted October 25, 2017 1 hour ago, DD_Arthur said: Thats just wonderful FT. You didn't tell us about the lifting bridge! How are you going to model the cow shit? You sure I did not mention it? Maybe checkout the first post in the thread again... I know it's been a while! Cow shit? Hm, thanks for the tip, I could go 1/1 scale for that Thanks for the compliment! Quote
DD_Arthur Posted October 26, 2017 Posted October 26, 2017 I've had another 'good' idea for your next project! Went on this today http://www.cliffrailwaylynton.co.uk/ Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted October 26, 2017 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted October 26, 2017 Oh dear! That's yet again way too much 3D modelling for me, all that stuff up-in-the vertical is too high for me!! Nice bit of railway though! Quote
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted October 26, 2017 1. DDz Quorum Posted October 26, 2017 That really does look excellent Arjen. Clever Clogs ! ?? Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted November 5, 2017 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted November 5, 2017 2 Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted November 11, 2017 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted November 11, 2017 All done now. It just fitted neatly in the shop, joined with the other ones... On the opposite side, I put in some bicycles, painted up all detailed, and nice... You can't even see them ... lol 2 Quote
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted February 27, 2019 Author 1. DDz Quorum Posted February 27, 2019 Another model built, in a perspex/plexiglass box: Should you want to read more about the build itself, have a look at the facebook page BuildingAModelBridge! Here's an image of the original one, back in 1919 or so... it's got a nick name: The elephant's bridge, guess how come? 3 Quote
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