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Post by MoelygestLR » Sat Jul 10, 2010 5:25 pm

Pete, I am in the process of making a wooden floor like yours and i am wondering how you weatherd it down to look that good.
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Post by TonyW » Sat Jul 10, 2010 7:28 pm

Replacement cranks are now available from Chuffed 2 Bits:
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Post by mhlr » Sat Jul 10, 2010 10:07 pm

MoelygestLR wrote:Pete, I am in the process of making a wooden floor like yours and i am wondering how you weatherd it down to look that good.
The only things I used were:

- Pencil
- Ruler
- Scroll Saw
- Soldering Iron

Marked it out, cut it out, then just plank effect-ed it with the soldering iron tip, then the flat tip I have I just pushed over the top of it to just burn it a little. Job done.

And Tony, those cranks are still too much money for my liking! :lol:
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Post by Palmerston » Sat Jul 10, 2010 10:27 pm

Which brand en type of headlights are you using on the Roundhouse locos?
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Post by MoelygestLR » Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:14 am

Soldering iron? is that it?
My soldering iron is an old school one of my dads and don't think it has a fine enough tip but its worth having a go on some scrap
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Post by mhlr » Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:15 pm

MoelygestLR wrote:Soldering iron? is that it?
My soldering iron is an old school one of my dads and don't think it has a fine enough tip but its worth having a go on some scrap
Mines got the changable tips, so I used a pointy one for the lines, then a big flat one for the weathering down. Works a treat!
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Post by MoelygestLR » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:12 am

Well I just have a big flat one. I could use a stanly knife for the lines and just weather down with the soldering iron. ill give it a try tomorrow. Fitted Lindas new plates today and i must say theres a massive improvement.
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Post by TonyW » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:49 am

MoelygestLR wrote:Fitted Lindas new plates today and i must say theres a massive improvement.
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Post by Palmerston » Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:19 am

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Post by MoelygestLR » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:37 pm

Later on today when the loco has its back buffer beam refitted and a few other jobs finished I will post some pics.
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