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FERRO MODÈLES : ULTRA-FINE ACCESSORIES! This brand new company produces a range of 3D printed accessories, based on the UV resin technique. The models are extremely fine, and available either unpainted or painted. We selected a fine office set consisting of the desk, the armchair, the typewriter, the phone, the desk lamp and the wastepaper basket. Not forgetting freshly sawn boards with separating strips. Very, very fine, and quite splendid! François Fontana FERRO MODÈLES  https://ferro-modeles.fr/ PAINTED DESK PRICE 14.90€ UNPAINTED PLANKS 6.90€ UNPAINTED CAST IRON RADIATORS 6.90€ JOSWOOD : SHIPMENT CONTAINERS This is laser-cut card, but first and foremost laser-engraved, and what a fine job! Among the range of new releases, we selected the shipment containers, available with 5 different company names, and in 3 sizes. MWM, Deutz, Krupp, Lanz…

The creation of this model was kicked off by a competition launched by the 009 Gazette. The suggestion was to design a railcar using body parts from an Ashover Light Railway carriage. Bob Telford proposed a project that the Tramfabriek team decided to produce as a kit. This small freestyle railcar is fully compatible with the many wooden-bodied carriages that are widespread on narrow gauge railways! THE KIT The body consists of 5 thicknesses of 0.3mm thick brass, the floor comprises 3. The body is fairly heavy, there’s no need for ballast! The roof, the mock floor that conceals the Kato chassis and the radiator are 3D printed in UV resin. All the parts fit together neatly, and the insets for the glazing (supplied pre-cut) are perfect. As far as…

1 The basis of my load consists of 3D printed leftover parts. The poor condition of their surface is of no great importance. They will be covered by the tarpaulin, and they are used simply to give a general shape to the load. 2 A lead sheet is traced and cut just like paper. A scalpel guided on the tracing lines with a ruler is enough to obtain a suitably dimensioned rectangle. 3 It is possible and even very easy to mark the hems of the tarpaulin. Using the back of the scalpel blade, I trace a line along the edge of the sheet. I fold the sheet back along the inside of the line and crush the fold onto the sheet. This provides a lasting hem. 4 The tarpaulin…

A standard load of logs at Rasca in Romania on 17 August 1992.…

Photographed at Capolago on the Rhaetian Railways, on 21 Octobrer 1975, this bogie flat wagon is carrying a road crane. The cab of the crane has been lowered to avoid fouling the loading gauge, the vehicle is blocked with wooden chocks and even, behind the rear axle, by a simple log nailed to the decking. 1 I chose a farm tractor, fitted with slings tied to the end hooks. The slings are 0.2mm diam. brass wire, from a length of multi-thread electric wire. They are simply threaded through a 0.5mm diam. hole. 2 The chocks and pieces of wood are cut out of a strip of balsa. 3 The wood is stained with Payne grey water colour. 4 The wood is glued onto the decking of an REE CFD flat…

Between the Wars, Panhard and other builders used to offer motors adapted to lean gas, as well as generators – known as producer gas units – a technology they were familiar with. On the Tramways du Loir-et-Cher network, delivery of such Panhard units took place in 1928. IN THE SOLOGNE The orders placed by the TLC with Panhard applied only to motorized chassis of the AGF 1 type. The bodies were built by a coach-maker, Mr. M. Guffroy, based at 69 rue des Rosiers in Saint-Ouen, in the northern suburbs of Paris. This was quite usual, in those days, many railcars were supplied as a bare chassis, with the customer choosing the bodywork. The two units were delivered on 5th and 27th November 1928, permission to put them into service…

H0-12 BEMO : PILOT CARRIAGES BEMO REF. 3275 205 ALL-RED REF. 3275 218 RED WITH WHITE STRIPES PRICE OBSERVED: 115 TO 120€ Put into service in September 1971, therefore a little before the ABt 4151 to 4154 series, used with self-propelled vans Deh 4/4 51 to 55, these carriages differ from the remainder of the series by their smaller first class compartment and their use with the BDeh 2/4 units (expected soon from Bemo) that will be ideal to make up the short reversible sets used on the Schöllenenbahn branch from Andermatt to Göschenen. The body is neatly engraved, with two large windows on the first class side, and reversible LED lights, three white and two red. Several connectors and hoses are add-on parts, for which instructions are supplied. If…

The period modelled is the 1970s, the former railways of the ertswhile Saxon kingdom are now managed by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR). Closure of unprofitable lines is planned, but oil supplies from the Soviet Union are unpredictable, delaying such closures somewhat. 75cm gauge railways are on a suspended sentence. The old IV K classs steam locomotives have been overhauled and some even completely rebuilt. The large and modern 2-10-2s, recently delivered, are in charge of heavy traffic, while the small number of passengers is handled by comfortable and fast railcars. Goods traffic, which is predominant, mainly spinning and paper products, calls on carrier trucks, avoiding the endless transshipment operations in exchange stations with the standard gauge network. Many enthusiasts have come to photograph the last trains on a line that…

1 Filling the wagon completely is out of the question. One layer of bricks is enough. I cut out a rectangle of soft card to fit inside the wagon body. 2 This is the most tedious phase of the job. On a bed of Cléocol adhesive, I fix the bricks next to each other, one by one. I mix two different shades and glue them haphazardly to provide a mosaic effect. 3 A coat of silky varnish, applied with a brush, reinforces the load and improves its appearance. THE LOAD OF BRICKS IS SIMPLY INSERTED INTO THE WAGON.…

1 Sold for ca. 9 euros, each pouch contains 10 identical objects. Cast in translucid plastic, they are supplied painted. Besides the milk churns and drums we review here, the range comprises barrels and various other more modern items. 2 The milk churns can be used straight “out of the box” to load a box van or a low-sided flat wagon, as was the case on the Pithiviers -Toury tramway, to create a small lineside cameo. 3 Supplied painted in silky black, the oild drums can also be used as they are. Depending on the period chosen for your own layout, you can redecorate them. FOR PERIOD II, PRE-1945, IT IS BEST TO USE A GREY SHADE THAT IS EVOCATIVE OF GALVANIZED METAL. ON A MORE RECENT LAYOUT, FAVOUR THE…

I quickly fell for this motley load! The desk, the armchair, the couch, the boxes and baskets, nothing is missing. There is even a goat. My own removal will call upon a box van. 1 I chose an REE CFD wagon. First step: carefully un-glue the various parts of the wagon. Start by the roof, which is removed vertically by pressing lightly on the sides with a sharp tool. Un-glue one of the body sides. They are held together in the angles. From the inside, using a scalpel, cut through the plastic around the door. The scalpel balde should be at an angle of ca. 15 degrees. You will need to run the scalpel down the seam several times. 2 On the side where the door closes, work from the…

This small project was motivated by the release of the Tramfabriek motor upgrade kit for the Egger-Bahn chassis. I had a tractor lying around, and I was keen to get it to run properly. But before reaching that stage, a bit of work was required! Website: https://tramfabriek.nl/eggerultimate.html 1 Here it is, the famous tractor with its wooden body, derived from the prototypes that were used for the maintenance of the Rhine embankments. My model is a Jouef production from the 1970s: bad temperemental motor, running too fast, faulty fixing of the chassis to the body, front lamp lost, silencer missing. In summary, a dirt cheap model bought in a swapmeet. 2 Dismantling the model is quite simple, the magnetic block between the axles is removed from below, and frees the…

In 1877, the kingdom of Saxony decided to build a large secondary railway network in 75cm gauge, to complement the standard gauge network. Like elsewhere, the choice was dictated by financial constraints, as narrow gauge railways were cheaper to build and to operate. By 1881, 23 lines had been opened and by 1913 representend a total mileage of more than 500km. A HUGE NETWORK In1945,asaresultofsignificant war damage,ofstock confiscations and of road competion, many lines stopped operating. In 1952, under the management of the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR), the remaining lines were put back into service. But the stock was in poor condition and motley, so the DR ordrered 24 newly-built steam locomotives of the 2-10-2 T type. In 1964, line closures resumed, with some surviving only because of a…

13D design proper simply consists in defining a single model stack. My own is 3cm long and 4mm high. It allows me to generate an .STL file that will enable me to make loads for all my open wagons, irrespective of their dimensions. 2 Creating the proper shape and dimensions takes place at the next stage, using the cutting software. As indicated by its name, this software generates a .gcode file which prints the part layer after layer. The functionalities of Cura, the one I use, enable me to pivot the part, duplicate it, redimension it and finally move it. 3 Designed for two wagons in different scales, both these shapes originate from one single initial file. 4 The plastic base is covered with any type of material, coated with…

I'm no different from many modellers. While scratchbuilding or assembling kits of all shapes and sizes never puts me off, painting and its many phases and methods is always the source of some anguish… So I tend to postpone the job and unpainted parts pile up in a box. When the box finally overflowed, I jolly well had to get down to the painting stage! Amongst the unpainted parts, I happened to have a couple of small Renault FT tanks, and this led me to take a closer look at the methods used by our fellow military kit enthusiasts who work in 1/72 scale. And it turned out that a number of techniques and products they use are perfectly suited to railway modelling. Choosing the methods I would use myself…

This tank wagon never emerged from the Billard works… but it will from my own! Christophe Menier published several Billard drawings on the Loco-Revueforum, including wagon. I am grateful to him! As usual, this construction project aims at being simple, but with some delicate phases however. This is a tiny, tiny model. 1 Tracing takes place on a wooden board, nails hold the various strips in place. Start by carefully soldering the brass bearings. The 13mm gauge will be adjusted depending on the tip-to-tip length of your axles. What you are aiming for is a slight force-fit. 2 The various parts are soldered together, ensuring they are perfectly square. Adjust and trim at the end of the work, this is often easier. 3 The axles have been fitted and tested:…

For many years I have been using 2D drawing software (Canvas X) to draw my cutting patterns. These patterns are glued onto plastic sheet before cutting out my parts in the conventional manner. I had never before used a blade or laser cutter, not even a 3D printer. The arrival of a fab lab just next to my home gave me the opportunity to take the plunge. I registered as a member and began studying how to master and control a laser cutter. This project, which I have called “Speeder Train Starter Set”, consists of tracks, buildings and trains, enough to assemble a tiny layout in 0-16.5 scale. I will make: an oval of track with sharp radius curves, a station building, a rolling stock workshop, a trackside shanty, two…