Interesting layout, thanks for sharing
'Clear Creek', or Beeching clobbers the mid-West.....
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'Clear Creek' was [that's right, was] a very large, scenic mid-Western adventure in On30, built a while back by two club members. Nicely constructed and suitable for DCC or analogue operation, it was dismantled after one of the builders left the club and it fell into disuse.
At that time, I also had an interest in On30. It was fairly cheap and quite available and a reasonable collection could be amassed without the assistance of a mortgage. Further, the rolling stock lent itself to heavy modifying or using as a scratch-build aid as in American timber and other narrow gauge railways, there was a prototype for absolutely anything.
The first few photos are general shots of 'Clear Creek' itself. they are followed by some images of rolling stock that I made at the same time.
Screenshot (96) by Anthony Richards, on Flickr
Screenshot (95) by Anthony Richards, on Flickr
Screenshot (94) by Anthony Richards, on Flickr
Screenshot (97) by Anthony Richards, on Flickr
The rolling stock uses the Bachmann On30 flat car as its basis; easily modified and quite sturdy, almost anything can be made from it.
DSCF1121 by Anthony Richards, on Flickr
DSCF1123 by Anthony Richards, on Flickr
The two above show an MOW [Maintenance of Way] car. The body panels came from a set of very poor resin castings that took a lot of straightening. The clutter and the rest of the junk came from the bits box.
DSCF1118 by Anthony Richards, on Flickr
DSCF1114 by Anthony Richards, on Flickr
DSCF1111 by Anthony Richards, on Flickr
The water bowser started life of as a shiny bright red Solido fire tanker. Somewhat modified and given new bumpers, a release valve, an exhaust, a lot of dents and generally aged, it sits on a new floor simulating steel sheeting.
DSCF1093 by Anthony Richards, on Flickr
DSCF1090 by Anthony Richards, on Flickr
DSCF1089 by Anthony Richards, on Flickr
DSCF1071 by Anthony Richards, on Flickr
DSCF1069 by Anthony Richards, on Flickr
This is my favourite. The idea was that someone needed a portable boiler to deliver steam out in the sticks to drive a small mill, or something like that anyway. The boiler body was a basic resin casting which needed detailing. Everything else was either scratched up or taken from the bits box. Whilst building this I discovered that solder is an excellent medium for making pipe work that needs to follow intricate shapes and bends, and was used to create the water feed from the tank to the boiler. The boiler sits bolted on a simulated steel sheet and the sides of the flat-car under the boiler have been reinforced to take the extra weight.
DSCF1139 by Anthony Richards, on Flickr
Finally, a quick and easy one: two Bachmann OO/HO mouldings weathered and tied onto a flat car to make a convincing boiler load.
Tony
At that time, I also had an interest in On30. It was fairly cheap and quite available and a reasonable collection could be amassed without the assistance of a mortgage. Further, the rolling stock lent itself to heavy modifying or using as a scratch-build aid as in American timber and other narrow gauge railways, there was a prototype for absolutely anything.
The first few photos are general shots of 'Clear Creek' itself. they are followed by some images of rolling stock that I made at the same time.
Screenshot (96) by Anthony Richards, on FlickrScreenshot (95) by Anthony Richards, on FlickrScreenshot (94) by Anthony Richards, on FlickrScreenshot (97) by Anthony Richards, on FlickrThe rolling stock uses the Bachmann On30 flat car as its basis; easily modified and quite sturdy, almost anything can be made from it.
DSCF1121 by Anthony Richards, on FlickrDSCF1123 by Anthony Richards, on FlickrThe two above show an MOW [Maintenance of Way] car. The body panels came from a set of very poor resin castings that took a lot of straightening. The clutter and the rest of the junk came from the bits box.
DSCF1118 by Anthony Richards, on FlickrDSCF1114 by Anthony Richards, on FlickrDSCF1111 by Anthony Richards, on FlickrThe water bowser started life of as a shiny bright red Solido fire tanker. Somewhat modified and given new bumpers, a release valve, an exhaust, a lot of dents and generally aged, it sits on a new floor simulating steel sheeting.
DSCF1093 by Anthony Richards, on FlickrDSCF1090 by Anthony Richards, on FlickrDSCF1089 by Anthony Richards, on FlickrDSCF1071 by Anthony Richards, on FlickrDSCF1069 by Anthony Richards, on FlickrThis is my favourite. The idea was that someone needed a portable boiler to deliver steam out in the sticks to drive a small mill, or something like that anyway. The boiler body was a basic resin casting which needed detailing. Everything else was either scratched up or taken from the bits box. Whilst building this I discovered that solder is an excellent medium for making pipe work that needs to follow intricate shapes and bends, and was used to create the water feed from the tank to the boiler. The boiler sits bolted on a simulated steel sheet and the sides of the flat-car under the boiler have been reinforced to take the extra weight.
DSCF1139 by Anthony Richards, on FlickrFinally, a quick and easy one: two Bachmann OO/HO mouldings weathered and tied onto a flat car to make a convincing boiler load.
Tony
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