Hello dear lovers homemade!
I want to start my story with a verse, or rather a refrain, a very old, forgotten by all, song of my childhood.
Yes, indeed it was an unforgettable sight when this huge, steam-shrouded, belching black smoke puffed out, rattling, iron “monster” named steam engine rushed along the rails. I didn’t see large steam locomotives and I don’t remember them well, but with the small trains, the Cuckoos with a narrow gauge, I knew quite well. We often went to the cottage and used the services of this transport, which had sunk into the summer. Every evening I ran to the railway station, to meet my father, who was arriving from work in the village, in a lone wagon, which was carried by the tiny Cuckoo train.
When I saw the mock-ups created by the author from paper, I involuntarily indulged in my childhood memories and, being very delighted with what I saw, decided to write this article. The author himself calls his layouts a simple word - crafts.
You can argue a lot for a long time, the layout is, or model, or crafts, but only one thing is clear to me - this is a work of art! Not only that, I would call it jewelry art! In short, watch and judge for yourself!
I will start with the final “chord” that completed the creation of this masterpiece. The author of this layout said about this event like this:
And these are the final photos themselves.
Looking at these photographs, the question involuntarily arises, but does the author play us? Maybe the model is still made of metal? But delving into the process of creating this model, you realize that “miracles” can be made of paper
Here are the words of the author on this issue.
Let's go along with you through the various stages of the construction of this train. I do not know many terms and names of the details of the engine, but I will try to clearly comment on the photos. However, admire yourself!
I start from the very beginning.
The author "sculpts" the engine.
Trying trolleys "runners".
And here are the "runners."
Runners try on a place.
Steam train assembly.
Wheels are being made.
Workpiece blanks
Steam engines.
Detailing of steam engines.
Fitting
The body of the heat box.
Boiler and water tank.
Steam pipe.
The sleepers of the future railway bed are made.
Fine detail
Drawbars are being made.
Start painting parts.
Wheels
The engine rises to the wheels.
Trying on the platform.
Installation of an electric generator.
Railway cloth
Painting of individual elements of the model continues.
Installation work.
Installation of small parts on the boiler continues.
Small parts.
Pasting instruments and levers in the cab.
Work on gluing the driver’s cab.
Pasted the last details.
On this titanic, jewelry work of the author to create a layout of a steam locomotive ended.
We wish the author success in creating the following models.
That’s all for me.
Bye. Yours, Valerian master.