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Wow, I never thought the Fodor Coach would get detailed like this. Thanks
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VK,
My pleasure! Thanks, for providing the magnificent models. More on the way. John |
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I want to use some fancier horses for a couple of the coaches. At his scale, the legs are extremely thin and trying to cut them out of cardboard or even foam core board is impossible for my skill level with a knife or scissors (I tried). So I am going to use the same method that I used on the carriage wheels. I will cut out 12 or 14 individual silhouettes of the horse glued together in a stack, with a full colored horse on either side of the stack. It will take some time, but I figure I only have to make 4 horses. I ran a short prototype test (photo below) and it looks like it will work well. Lots of snacks and cups of tea and I will muddle through. I forgot to put a scale comparison item in the photo, so imagine the horse about 1/8 of an inch taller then the diameter of a US quarter.
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OK, folks, I have cut out my "kits" for assembling the first horse and the front wall of the connecting building between the Inn and the Hall. I hope to assemble them tomorrow night.
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Those horses are beautiful.
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They are indeed and should look equally beautiful when assembled. Looking forward to the assembly.
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It has been most enjoyable to see what you have done with Dave's design, John. And it has been great to see Dave's periodic comments as the project has developed. Lots to learn here.
Don |
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Horse(s)
I am not quite finished assembling the wall, but I have finished the horse. One thing that I learned during this task is that you need a 24 hour period after gluing a cutout to the stack to completely cure the glue. If you added one layer at a time, it would take 14 days to build the horse. I had applied several layers each day and the horse warped between applications and it took a some work to flatten it back out. My next horse will be assembled using this plan. Day 1: Glue 6 separate stacks of of 2 filler horses (do not use the colored horses in any of these stacks). Day 2: Glue each set of 2 stacks together (you now have 3 stacks). Day 3: Glue all 3 stacks together, glue the colored horses on the top and bottom of the composite stack and let cure for 48 hours. Each day during the curing, the horse stacks should be under pressure to keep them flat. I would put a layer of waxed paper on the table, add the stacks, then add another layer of waxed paper on top of the stacks. Now add a weight on top of the waxed paper covering all of the stacks to provide the curing pressure. OK, I'll step away from the podium and shut up. Pictures below of the finished horse.
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That panned out well - a good idea!
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Just as expected. They should look great when harnessed up and ready to go.
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