Going to need more glass trees on plastic stems.
One tiny LED certainly puts out a lot of light at 9 volts dc.
If you have any questions so far I'd be happy to answer them. For example, why are the cows out at night? Answer: it's a total eclipse of the sun. Incidentally, my wife really likes this, especially the cute little calf.
OldSchoolScratchbuilder For example, why are the cows out at night? Answer: it's a total eclipse of the sun. Incidentally, my wife really likes this, especially the cute little calf.
Well, speaking from years of experience, the only time the cows were kept in the barn was during the winter months, in Wisconsin. Other than that, they were out to pasture, or in the yard, adjacent to the barn. They had their own body clock, and knew when it was morning milking time, and were always waiting to be let into the barn, and knew just what stanchion was "theirs". During the dark, cold winter weather, the barn, filled with cows, was a nice warm place to go. All of the hay in the "hay mow", the second floor of a dairy barn, was great insulation.
I've watched your work from the beginning, nice.
Mike.
My You Tube
I didn't know that Mike. Thank you.
I just edited my post a little.
Very exciting to see Railink pass through Furlowville. Have free time at the stained glass studio today so I'll make lots more glass trees and ground cover.
Built my first stained glass greenhouse for this display. Will make a glass roof and fill it with plants.
Still fun watching, however, I am highly suspicious as to where you got that caboose. I'll be back in a moment after a quick trip to the trainroom.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
BATMAN Still fun watching, however, I am highly suspicious as to where you got that caboose. I'll be back in a moment after a quick trip to the trainroom.
Maritime Hobbies and Crafts recently acquired two of them so I bought one a few days ago. Love the wooden 40s-50s look. Very detailed.
So OldSchool, did you jettison work on the Stained Glass diorama-box to work on this side project "tribute" to Malcolm Furlow?
chutton01 So OldSchool, did you jettison work on the Stained Glass diorama-box to work on this side project "tribute" to Malcolm Furlow?
No.
A wooden floor has been cut, painted, and installed in the HO-scale stained-glass greenhouse.
With the wooden base and glass display case being assembled in the workshop, features for the case are under development here in Furlowville. I have been crushing and sifting more glass (frit) for case ground cover and additional trees. The greenhouse will be in the case as will be the power poles.
Change of base wood. Using a beautiful piece of Italian olivewood that I purchased today at Eastcoast Specialty Hardwoods. Lots of hand sanding to do to smooth out the marks that allowed this expensive piece to go on sale for only $57 CDN.
Following the article by George F. Peters entitled "Make your own miniature connectors" [MR 45(7), July 1978, p. 81] to build electrical connectors for my power poles and greenhouse.
Interesting stuff, Scratch.
Here are a couple of related videos on New School construction of power poles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmQgQg_JEck&t=144s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-FfPREhRsU
A lot less complicated than yours for those of us with lesser skills.
Alton Junction
Thanks for those links, Rich. He scores the outside of his light poles with the same method that I do to represent an aged pole. Haven't looked at the 2nd link yet.
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
tstage Thanks for those links, Rich. He scores the outside of his light poles with the same method that I do to represent an aged pole. Haven't looked at the 2nd link yet. Tom
Rich
Had to solder with the skills I had in the 1970s to put these snap-on connectors in place. A little more work with heat shrink, paint etc and this will allow me to remove or replace all wires and poles from the display by simply disconnecting these miniature connectors. Power will flow on the 3-phase lines!
Installed glass-top benches in the greenhouse. Tomorrow I will install real plants, a door, and miniature LED. The glass roof will be removeable.
My first structure on backdrop fused glass turned out well. So I can easily do city and industrial scapes.
I have been reading several articles by Malcom Furlow and find I have very little in common with him. This also applies to Van Gogh (the original post before the Furlow edit). In fact, I have a great deal in common with Sheldon - my wife calls me this often. You will find lots of unusual personalities in the field of physics, myself included. That's what made me a very successful scientist and frequently sought out guest speaker within Canada, all over the US, in France and the UK.
Goodness, I'm impressed!
ENJOY !
Mobilman44
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
mobilman44 Goodness, I'm impressed!
I know you are - you keep reading all of my posts helping to boost my views into the thousands!
The snap-on connector for the neutral line is ready to install. A t-joint has been soldered and two IC sockets pushed on by hand, but to protect this joint from melting when I solder it to the resistor lead on the pole, I use stainless steel tweezers as a heat sink.
T-joint soldered to the resistor lead was easy with the heat sink in place.
Pole is now finished with snap-on connectors in place. If I want to add wiring to the other two phase lines in future, I simply disconnect the transmission lines (not yet made) and pull the pole from the display.
Works like a charm! Transmission cables next.
List of parts and materials for my custom power pole:
wooden doweling, wooden crossarm, stiff metal HO grab rail, crimping beads, LED with leads, wooden lamp housing, resistor, heat shrink tubing, hookup wire, IC socket, safety pin, solder, paint, and glue.