Commission: Listers in 1/35…
‘Finished in primer’ was the request, and the customer is (nearly) always right. So the Lister pair that have been shared in a few Friday updates are complete and will be heading home towards the end of this week…
The models are multi-media creations - a blend of 3D, milled, etched and investment cast brass. The chassis units came partially assembled but needed pickups fabricating - these are added on insulated copper clad paxolin (I suspect some sleepers) that I added to feature phosphor bronze wipers on the back of the insulated wheels - and used the frames and wheel axles to form the connection for the other side.
Frames and buffer beams are a 3D print but the bonnet is etched, neatly in brass. A touch fiddly but rewards soldering. The brake stand, brake wheel, seat and seat base are brass castings - the seat has a brass wire added for the support - soldered. A few details are added from 3D and brass castings.
The result is a reasonably heavy and smooth running (if noisy - Tenshodo worms and gears are not the quietest) model. The detail is lovely and I included a little variation by using different bonnet side louvres on one model, and the lift rings placed in an alternate location on the other.
If you have a model you’d like to realise, any scale, any gauge, get in touch for a no obligation fixed price proposal. Until next time, more soon…
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What great little things to start my Monday with.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe - hopefully my customer will share photos once he has finished them!
DeleteA lovely pair of Listers. 1/35th is an interesting scale that I'm just getting into myself.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what the colour scheme will be?
Roger.
I think I'd struggle to work in it, but I can see the appeal for sure!
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ReplyDeleteThose are impressive models and I imagine your customer will be very pleased. Finishing in "works" grey is unusual - I think all the Listers I saw were in shades of dark green. Also do you know if these are supposed to be petrol units, again all the Listers I saw were diesel and did not have the bonnets just the engine out in the open and in the centre of the chassis not offset- my photos show the chassis/frame and controls looking the same as the models.
Best regards
Alan
Thank you Alan, I’m no expert, I guess these must be petrol ones!
DeleteWhat lovely looking models. You've done a cracking job (as always!). I imagine they have a satisfying heft in 1/35 scale.
ReplyDeleteI've always thought that 1/35 or 1/32 would make interesting scales for an industrial cameo, using 16.5mm gauge track.
Thanks Dave, the track gauge certainly makes it attractive, plus is the same as some military (and Britain’s Farm!) scale iirc.
DeleteThese look good, James...I like the multimedia approach. Roy Link's kits for petrol Listers in 0-14 were pretty much all brass, a lot of it cast. I did buy one, but sold it on unstarted.
ReplyDeleteI've dabbled in both 1:35 and 1:32, but have somehow never been comfortable working in these larger scales, despite their potential. There may be one or two oddments kicking around in the boxes of stuff...
I do still have a great affection for this sort of industrial narrow gauge, having spent much of the 1990s around both the real thing and modelling it, though I doubt I'll do much more now, apart from finishing existing things off; there's too many other things I want to do!
Cheers,
Simon.
I have the same sort of feeling Simon, I have found N so rewarding - narrow gauge in 4mm is alright, but then for me, the large scale 7/8ths is the smallest I’d entertain. The gulf in between is neither small nor large!
DeleteThat's really interesting James. I wonder why that gulf in the middle isn't quite so rewarding?
DeleteI must admit, although my interests are mainly narrow gauge (in all shapes and sizes) and Irish railways
(CIÉ) your championing of all things N is effective and keeps making me think I'd like to give a small cameo a try!
Once you’ve modelled narrow gauge in 7/8ths it’s difficult to see anything smaller as quite as satisfying… N gauge though, it’s a wonderfully delightful size where the models are really exciting to hold and contemplate.
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