tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10045003203134905002024-03-14T00:07:10.726+01:00RENA 1900This blogg was started to show my efforts to build a Golden Jubilee Layout Competition entry for the 2MM Scale Associations 50 years celebration in july 2010. After this event I am continuing building the layout althoug in a slower pace. My theme is a model of Rena station around 1900. Rena station belongs to the Roerosbanen between Hamar and Trondheim in Norway.The line was built as the worlds first with the CAP gauge of 3`6``or 1067mm. My model is built in N finescale to a gauge of 6.65mmkeknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-4599311560906363492017-02-15T11:53:00.003+01:002017-02-15T12:02:28.805+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Refering to my post from 16.april 2015 about Microantriebe/KK Producja:<br />
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Last week I received a package form KK Producja. I was impressed not only about the fine products, but also of the very clever and safe packageing. First an envelope with inside air bubble plastic sheet.<br />
Then a wellpaper box, then platic bags for each part, and inside this a laser cut veneer made to fit the part, again wrapped in clear tape.<br />
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Also I had a very good contact/conversation with the firm in advance of the ordering/delivery. This firm have so many interesting products for us small scale modellers. Good to find they have improved in their earlier weak sides (in my experience), communication with the customers.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mikroantriebe.de/" target="_blank">http://www.mikroantriebe.de/ </a><br />
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Update oktober 2015</h3>
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For the little NSB type IV I have received four drivers and a cab with sidetanks 3D printed in high detail stainless steel from <b>Imaterialise. </b>The wheels (without rims) but with integral half axle came out quite well. The turned steel wheel rims in the picture I have already pushed onto the wheels. These rims are from <b>THE 2MM Scale Association (2MMSA)</b>. They where pressfitted from the back onto the wheels with handforce.<br />
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2 pair of 2MMSA 7mm dia drivers is E 18.90£14.00<br />
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Comparison with 7mm DIA coach wheel (left)and 7mm DIA driver (right) from the <b>2MMSA</b><br />
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I have also received from <b>Shapeways</b> a set of wheels from the same stl. file. This time in Frosted Extreme Detail plastic. Of cause plastic half axle may not be so good, but for a stand model its okay and I wanted to compare with the steel ones. The cost for the set shown without steel rims was: E 10.76/ £ 7.96<br />
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As you can see from the photos the degree of detail and fineness is
about equal between steel and plastic. Further development of the
plastic solution could be to have steel axles and steel rims. But to
assemble three part and get a wobblefree wheel is a real challenge!
Pickup would then be from the steel rims and therefore not really suited
to split frame pickup from the axle.<br />
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I will go further with the steel version for this project. I have two ideas:<br />
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separate wheel rims turned in steel from 2MMSA. I will ask them to make
a version where the little flange that keep the wheel in the right
position is made on the inside and not on the outside.. The 1mm integral half
axle, I will increase to 1.5mm and turn it down to 1mm for accuracy.<br />
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turn it down to the right profile. The 1mm integral half axle, I will
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So to the cab/sidetanks:<br />
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<b>Imaterialise</b> warned me that this may not work out well because of thin walls and the general shape. They where right:<br />
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They were able to produce the thin wall (0.3mm) but the model wharped in the prosess. If I shall go furter with this I will try thicker walls and put in preliminary reinforces like closing the cabsides and connect the two sidetanks. By using tabs to connect , It should be easy to cut off the reinforcements.<br />
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To conclude this, I also ordered a plastic version from <b>Shapeways</b>,
but they refused the design. I prefer the metall version because I need
all the weight I can get for traction. Therfore I will continue
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My NSB type IV has come a little further. The correct gearwheels from Mikroantriebe are placed in position temporarely on the picture. Aksles have to be made and he two compensation plates (see blog 25 Mars 2010) must be made. I have some 0.25mm PCB that need to be etched. It has no photoresiston it so I have to cover it myself. I try to find the spray called Positiv 20 but I heard its out of the market. Does anyone know a source for this? The wheels in the picture are 7mm finescale (tender?) wheels from 2MMSA. These are an option, but first I will try 3D printing in high detail stainless steel with integral 1mm axle for split frame. These will fit steel wheelrims from 2MMSA<br />
The motor is from China and is Ø5mm. The Trancend memory stick is 12x37mm<br />
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About Mikroantriebe<br />
They have for some years produced the gears in Poland. New name is KK Podukcja Mikroantriebe<br />
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http://www.shop.kkpmo.com/<br />
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The unike about this firm (to my knowledge) is that they have a complete program of gears from module 0.1 and up to module 0.5 in brass and Polyacetal POM (nylonlike) And a lot of other useful parts for micro models.<br />
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But I have had problems with getting answers from them when I tried to trace a missing delivery of gears I had ordered (It was not their fault). So I now wonder: Are the firm still out there? I hope so.<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WVyoGcW9N3o/VKwBUdY6yUI/AAAAAAAAANg/_iIPjfPUM98/s1600/IMG_4186crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WVyoGcW9N3o/VKwBUdY6yUI/AAAAAAAAANg/_iIPjfPUM98/s1600/IMG_4186crop.jpg" height="149" width="200" /></a>After mixed experience with etching, I got interested in 3D printing. This have resulted in a few new parts for my Rena 1900 project: steam NG loco NSB type IV in N finescale 1:160. But designing for 3D printing have given me some frustrations also. I use Sketchup for designing the 3D files. For a while I have struggled with a drawing comprising the cab and sidetanks. I plan to print it in high detail steel or brass for weight. So far I have not been able to refine the drawing into STL format which is required by the printing companies. I now think all the tiny boltheads may be the problem. But I have succeded to have some other parts 3D printed. Its the splitframes printed in brass and a soldering fixture for holding etched parts together while soldering. This as an alternative for 3D printing the cab and sidetanks. The turned brass boiler in the picture is ok, but I like to try 3D printing also this. Afterall, I need several of those locos. The motor is a 5mm Ø pagermotor that I was lucky to obtain from China. It slides snugly into the boiler. The picture shows the leads popping out of the boiler tube in the front. <br />
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Today I tested a new green mix and sprinkled on more sparingly on another tree I made today. This improved the appearance as may be evident in the picture below. <br />
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keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-75758472217833401622012-11-03T22:12:00.002+01:002012-11-03T22:12:08.157+01:00Trees againAfter almost a year of silence , I like to tell about some experiments
with making spruce trees for my Rena 1900 project. I may go into more
detail later, but for now I have uploaded some pictures. I make the
branches by etching and use a wooden tapered stick for the trunk. The
branches are glued to the trunk and then all is airbrushed brownish
grey. Then I spray with 3M spray mount and sprincle some fine ground
foam. In the second picture I have used a photo of real trees as a background. I liked the result reasonable well, but after this test I see many improvement possibilities for making the trees faster and more airy. <br />
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keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-10315618325213692272011-11-16T19:59:00.000+01:002011-11-16T19:59:34.866+01:00More buildings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HNJfol25ASY/TsPhsr3UeII/AAAAAAAAAIA/I6IGXIuBLV0/s1600/099Copy+of+TB-2001-047.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="209px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HNJfol25ASY/TsPhsr3UeII/AAAAAAAAAIA/I6IGXIuBLV0/s320/099Copy+of+TB-2001-047.bmp" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>It has been a long time since last posting. <br />
I have, when time permits me, worked out dawings for the group of houses on this picture <br />
(photo Thor Bjerke)<br />
It is a house originally built for four lenghtsmen (=line inspectors, see earlier posting of the plan) with their families and with a shed and a cow barn (left). The cow barn was on the heritage list, but a few years back all three houses were demolished. The lenghtsmens house is built of machined wood log and after some decades, hevily rebuilt and covered with plastering on the facades. Typical for some houses in the area, but still unusual onto logs.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Next task is to decide on how to build the model. Lasercut card will have problems to define the corners properly. Maybe a thin etch (0.1mm or 0.15mm) overlay over plasticard?. A bit of wood grain can be scraped into the surface with a stiff steel brush after etching, (maybe). Or handmade in plasticard. Difficult corners again. Same with wood/veneer. Like to hear comments on this. Windows, doors and railings is best etched or lasered.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, ...Yes there are dragonheads topping the apex</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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After I returned back home from Oxford, everyday life has taken all my time. But during the Christmas holidays I found time to test my new etching unit. After some trials with exposuretime, temperatures etc. I got results that looks promising for some goods wagons and parts for the loco. But there are a need to redesign a lot to get more buildfriendly parts. I will tell more when I have experience from next trial etches.<br />
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It is friday morning, a hot nice summerday in Oslo<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhvDYLCvxI/AAAAAAAAAHM/g4aWcRXXL3o/s1600/Rena1900-Oxford+019.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492261849397378834" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhvDYLCvxI/AAAAAAAAAHM/g4aWcRXXL3o/s320/Rena1900-Oxford+019.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We have a long stairway on the outside of our house leading to my little workshop/office. Here something happened:<br /><br />A worktrain has appeared by the snowshed!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDh5Z__LBbI/AAAAAAAAAHc/6-7hzdw9Us0/s1600/Rena1900-Oxford+035auto.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492273233158407602" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDh5Z__LBbI/AAAAAAAAAHc/6-7hzdw9Us0/s320/Rena1900-Oxford+035auto.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhvDYLCvxI/AAAAAAAAAHM/g4aWcRXXL3o/s1600/Rena1900-Oxford+019.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />But where is the snowshed? Hey! look down! Its in the river!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhu61oohjI/AAAAAAAAAHE/4PIpSOJUcPA/s1600/Rena1900-Oxford+029crop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 181px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492261702687295026" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhu61oohjI/AAAAAAAAAHE/4PIpSOJUcPA/s320/Rena1900-Oxford+029crop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And the pine also!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhupB2JGPI/AAAAAAAAAG8/1aIxD7uFfxI/s1600/Rena1900-Oxford+036.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 262px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492261396727535858" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhupB2JGPI/AAAAAAAAAG8/1aIxD7uFfxI/s320/Rena1900-Oxford+036.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is dramatic! Good thing its summer, though.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhuirmkKyI/AAAAAAAAAG0/w-zLjmFqYEA/s1600/Rena1900-Oxford+025.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492261287677405986" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhuirmkKyI/AAAAAAAAAG0/w-zLjmFqYEA/s320/Rena1900-Oxford+025.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And all those columns in the river! Can it be saved?<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhucK55nsI/AAAAAAAAAGs/VHzzs9Hk3iw/s1600/Rena1900-Oxford+026.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492261175820918466" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhucK55nsI/AAAAAAAAAGs/VHzzs9Hk3iw/s320/Rena1900-Oxford+026.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yes, but it will take time to fix all this mess. Good thing the roof seems intact. We`ll make it.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhuU1ySwfI/AAAAAAAAAGk/ujZ7xEt38a0/s1600/Rena1900-Oxford+030.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492261049892782578" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhuU1ySwfI/AAAAAAAAAGk/ujZ7xEt38a0/s320/Rena1900-Oxford+030.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And Gulliver says: and all this because I stumbled in the stair! I was dreaming of the expo instead of looking out for the last step. Silly me!keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-83881972035505540822010-07-10T14:00:00.015+02:002010-07-10T14:50:27.543+02:00In Oxford at last<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhq_scmvRI/AAAAAAAAAGc/7KF0fhU7EEw/s1600/EPV0065cropclon.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 175px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492257388073762066" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhq_scmvRI/AAAAAAAAAGc/7KF0fhU7EEw/s320/EPV0065cropclon.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDho3JzFMMI/AAAAAAAAAF8/7V4x1Xv6dn0/s1600/EPV0068crop.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>We made it to Oxford and it was a splendid exhibition. My wife AAsne helped me to exhibit Rena 1900 and snowshed Setesdalsbanen. It was a pity that we could not have any trains moving, but the rolling stock we exhibited is owned by Stein Ragnar Pünther. He built it on Märklin chassis about 20 years ago. It worked then, but Stein has taken a pause from model railways for a while and I have no rights to change his models. In the near future i will go on to make my own locos and wagons. Ill tell you about my results as I go. </div><br /><div>We met so many nice people both in the 2mm SA and as public. And we studied so many top quality models. Some very big and very impressing, like Cpoenhagen Fields and some very small like the very cute little oval shaped Golden Jubilee Layout Competition winner Framsden, by David Eveleigh.</div><br /><div>I wish I could get more scandinavian N scale modellers interested in finescale. It was nice to meet Kirby from Finland and a young danish N finescale modeller.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>We were very well velcomed by the chairmann of the 2mmSA, Nigel Cliffe, thank you, Nigel.</div><br />I took some pictures of Rena 1900 at the show:<br /><br /><div></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhq3Cl-aiI/AAAAAAAAAGU/GnOjgxPJCr8/s1600/EPV0060crop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 163px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492257239399819810" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhq3Cl-aiI/AAAAAAAAAGU/GnOjgxPJCr8/s320/EPV0060crop.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhqfL0sR5I/AAAAAAAAAGM/ZfS7ceVcif8/s1600/EPV0053crop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492256829560604562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhqfL0sR5I/AAAAAAAAAGM/ZfS7ceVcif8/s320/EPV0053crop.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhof4GGZJI/AAAAAAAAAF0/B0Q00fqDyeg/s1600/EPV0068crop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 157px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492254642421523602" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhof4GGZJI/AAAAAAAAAF0/B0Q00fqDyeg/s320/EPV0068crop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhp8ixPuFI/AAAAAAAAAGE/pWDoPWB2UdE/s1600/Rena1900-Oxford+004crop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492256234424744018" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TDhp8ixPuFI/AAAAAAAAAGE/pWDoPWB2UdE/s320/Rena1900-Oxford+004crop.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-75919947624017003782010-06-21T10:46:00.018+02:002010-07-10T14:00:05.213+02:00Oops--one week to goooo....Time goes fast. After various trouble with making perfect transparens for my artwork for etcing, I realised I had to delay the work with the rolling stock. (design and artwork is ready for etcing of five different small wagons and one loco type IV). I have to rely on the old models on loan from my friend Stein Ragnar Pünther. He made around 1990 three small ng locos based on Norwegian and swedish types. Also he made some goods wagons. All based on Märklin chassis. However these locos are in nonworking condition so it seems I end up with a static diorama.<br /><br /><div><div><div>I now concentrate on making a shorter version of Rena for the 2mm celebration including the stationbuilding with trainshed , two tracks and two points. I try to make a nice setting around it with trees and fields. Later I will expand to the original plan.<br /></div><div>So The last few weeks I have concentrated on the trainshed and track ballasting. Connecting the trainshed with the stationbuilding will be a very delicate wooden platform.<br /></div><br /><div>Here is the results so far:<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TB8qvirfFXI/AAAAAAAAAFE/3YkeBiSK_-k/s1600/mars-junil2010+041crop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 319px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 380px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485149867411969394" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TB8qvirfFXI/AAAAAAAAAFE/3YkeBiSK_-k/s320/mars-junil2010+041crop.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TB8tosHI5TI/AAAAAAAAAFc/SQzU1F8OCfQ/s1600/mars-junil2010+039crop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 171px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485153048219673906" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TB8tosHI5TI/AAAAAAAAAFc/SQzU1F8OCfQ/s320/mars-junil2010+039crop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TB8sz1OEbrI/AAAAAAAAAFU/cSeYG05WKcU/s1600/mars-junil2010+034crop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 281px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485152140131593906" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TB8sz1OEbrI/AAAAAAAAAFU/cSeYG05WKcU/s320/mars-junil2010+034crop.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TB8vsSvca9I/AAAAAAAAAFk/_Pphtd1356I/s1600/mars-junil2010+040crop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485155309152136146" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TB8vsSvca9I/AAAAAAAAAFk/_Pphtd1356I/s320/mars-junil2010+040crop.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div></div><div>Since I now use only half the space I asked for , I may (if permitted)bring another little diorama based on a snowshed from Setesdalsbanen, a preserved 1067 line in the south of Norway<br /><div>This will be connected later to the Rena 1900 diorama.<br /></div><br /><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TB8xG56mvYI/AAAAAAAAAFs/AqtG9jcy5Eg/s1600/dscn3268-01fr.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485156865856159106" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TB8xG56mvYI/AAAAAAAAAFs/AqtG9jcy5Eg/s320/dscn3268-01fr.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /> </div></div><div></div></div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-63158518553751873802010-05-31T11:50:00.003+02:002010-05-31T12:02:20.688+02:00Here is an almost complete station building. From my drawings (autocad) Klaus Maser (Mago) , a finescale Fremo member, <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TAOGmMahAWI/AAAAAAAAAE8/F6yKzzD4wK4/s1600/marsapril2010+078.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 183px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477369562538246498" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TAOGmMahAWI/AAAAAAAAAE8/F6yKzzD4wK4/s320/marsapril2010+078.jpg" /></a> has lasered the parts in carton. This was a very interesting experience and Klaus did a fine job with his laser. But still it took me about 40 hours to complete the model. I use 3M Spray Mount to laminate the walls etc. This gives a very fine spray and it is repositionable for some time. I also use Cyanoacrylate for stiffening small parts and for small touch up repair. For more control with positioning small parts, white glue is best.<br /><div></div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-86010890744715308192010-05-31T11:48:00.001+02:002010-05-31T12:04:38.452+02:00Here is a detail of the walls with curtains in the windows and the stationmasters daughter looking at the action at the platform. The windows lack some details to be etched.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TAOGOvP7XwI/AAAAAAAAAE0/EF76_mZoKFY/s1600/marsapril2010+079.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 164px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477369159572217602" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/TAOGOvP7XwI/AAAAAAAAAE0/EF76_mZoKFY/s320/marsapril2010+079.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-83127297650244087812010-04-09T08:54:00.004+02:002010-04-09T09:11:39.050+02:00Type IV construction started.While waiting for Gunnar to mill the frames, I have commenced making the boiler, doom and stack. I use my old Unimat 3. The wheels are 2MMSA 7mm spoked bogie/tender wheels. The black rods are tiny drillbits holding the parts for the photo<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S77Qm8CYS6I/AAAAAAAAAEI/tZSMO_5-lW0/s1600/marsapril2010+025.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458029165789334434" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S77Qm8CYS6I/AAAAAAAAAEI/tZSMO_5-lW0/s320/marsapril2010+025.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S77QavaePVI/AAAAAAAAAEA/UC7gzn_ddb4/s1600/marsapril2010+023.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458028956242296146" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S77QavaePVI/AAAAAAAAAEA/UC7gzn_ddb4/s320/marsapril2010+023.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-36023033938595277782010-03-25T20:59:00.005+01:002010-03-25T21:02:56.809+01:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6vBaWHrjFI/AAAAAAAAADo/h5ejTkK0mGg/s1600/Type+IV-03.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 173px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452664432220671058" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6vBaWHrjFI/AAAAAAAAADo/h5ejTkK0mGg/s320/Type+IV-03.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6vBViauD2I/AAAAAAAAADg/9GAm5d18z-Q/s1600/Type+IV-02.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 173px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452664349622407010" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6vBViauD2I/AAAAAAAAADg/9GAm5d18z-Q/s320/Type+IV-02.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6vBOiy-39I/AAAAAAAAADY/F-wt8kKp9gU/s1600/Type+IV-01.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 173px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452664229465087954" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6vBOiy-39I/AAAAAAAAADY/F-wt8kKp9gU/s320/Type+IV-01.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Focus now is on the locomotive, the NSB type IV. Here is some sketchup views of the chassis with a 5mm motor and gears M02 </span></div></div></div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-49327190553550569262010-03-25T18:11:00.005+01:002010-03-25T18:26:01.325+01:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6uaGBhMzeI/AAAAAAAAADQ/mELeJRDsKw8/s1600/RENA+JM+2009+019crop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 192px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452621202139696610" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6uaGBhMzeI/AAAAAAAAADQ/mELeJRDsKw8/s320/RENA+JM+2009+019crop.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6uZ5gztmjI/AAAAAAAAADI/kXuShcirFfE/s1600/RENA+JM+2009+021crop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 139px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452620987200543282" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6uZ5gztmjI/AAAAAAAAADI/kXuShcirFfE/s320/RENA+JM+2009+021crop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6uZsvxHiHI/AAAAAAAAADA/hlAovHraP4g/s1600/RENA+JM+2009+024crop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452620767877892210" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6uZsvxHiHI/AAAAAAAAADA/hlAovHraP4g/s320/RENA+JM+2009+024crop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>At home the five turnouts are now almost ready for installation. Note the V point is sharp and not rounded down. This is thanks to an idea from Geoff Jones in the 2MMSA mag. some years ago.</div></div></div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-75112399914604985042010-03-25T18:08:00.003+01:002010-03-25T18:10:58.224+01:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6uZGu-MSMI/AAAAAAAAAC4/dx04Sfrc8WM/s1600/RENA+JM+2009+013cropsharpen.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 216px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452620114829265090" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6uZGu-MSMI/AAAAAAAAAC4/dx04Sfrc8WM/s320/RENA+JM+2009+013cropsharpen.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Here the same tree viewed from below as if you are standing under it looking up</div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-73855547986204193822010-03-25T17:51:00.003+01:002010-03-25T17:56:41.110+01:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6uVpOr3KwI/AAAAAAAAACw/6jcm_xB6zRI/s1600/RENA+JM+2009+010crop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 182px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452616309411359490" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6uVpOr3KwI/AAAAAAAAACw/6jcm_xB6zRI/s320/RENA+JM+2009+010crop.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Here is one mature pinetree so typical in the woods around Rena. My fingers show the size (4 inch<br /> tall)<br /><div></div></div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-11266873899948664302010-03-25T17:48:00.002+01:002010-03-25T17:50:27.491+01:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6uUPLxWTEI/AAAAAAAAACg/yseYhNgrkpQ/s1600/RENA+JM+2009+006crop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 219px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452614762440838210" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6uUPLxWTEI/AAAAAAAAACg/yseYhNgrkpQ/s320/RENA+JM+2009+006crop.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Here is my production from a long weekend in the woods in Nordmarka north of Oslo</span></div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-37588281562164641982010-03-25T16:46:00.004+01:002010-03-25T21:56:33.991+01:00Trees, trees ,trees<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6vDFFl65XI/AAAAAAAAAD4/_GA0LCUcPtU/s1600/RENA+JM+2009+001crop.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 279px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452666266030105970" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S6vDFFl65XI/AAAAAAAAAD4/_GA0LCUcPtU/s320/RENA+JM+2009+001crop.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Sometimes I go skiing in the winter. When I sit by the fire in the evening away from the home workshop, I bring with me some stripped thin copper wires from electric cords. Some ideas like using loops, I picked up from the 2MMSA magazine aug. 1994 and april 1995. A splendid idea from Mr. David C. Scott. Here is some samples of pine trees for Rena 1900</span></div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-67176626903885424062010-01-10T16:23:00.000+01:002010-01-10T16:38:15.189+01:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S0n0X0Zq59I/AAAAAAAAABw/XUYrk3zOX5k/s1600-h/Knut+Kittelsens+FSn1067+NG+from+Norway+proposal.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 226px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425135916184954834" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S0n0X0Zq59I/AAAAAAAAABw/XUYrk3zOX5k/s320/Knut+Kittelsens+FSn1067+NG+from+Norway+proposal.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-85075345086164426972010-01-10T16:15:00.002+01:002010-01-10T16:16:01.180+01:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S0nvErEkfEI/AAAAAAAAABo/lDMO6ACU0UE/s1600-h/NR+01.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 173px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425130089704881218" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S0nvErEkfEI/AAAAAAAAABo/lDMO6ACU0UE/s320/NR+01.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-33676643983929295802010-01-10T16:14:00.002+01:002010-01-10T16:15:08.985+01:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S0nu9vUj5nI/AAAAAAAAABg/2fLlA4yTQqU/s1600-h/NR+02.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 173px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425129970586609266" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S0nu9vUj5nI/AAAAAAAAABg/2fLlA4yTQqU/s320/NR+02.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-22641790477711384502010-01-10T16:14:00.001+01:002010-01-10T16:14:36.509+01:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S0nuzizBr3I/AAAAAAAAABY/_eS88kgJIcc/s1600-h/NR+03.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 173px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425129795426037618" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S0nuzizBr3I/AAAAAAAAABY/_eS88kgJIcc/s320/NR+03.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004500320313490500.post-49167497622680266462010-01-10T16:10:00.000+01:002010-01-10T16:11:28.534+01:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S0nuGEfr0WI/AAAAAAAAABQ/LIXZ5uOtzcE/s1600-h/NR+04.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 173px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425129014197735778" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-iitNt-w6dg/S0nuGEfr0WI/AAAAAAAAABQ/LIXZ5uOtzcE/s320/NR+04.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>keknorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10545720767763811162noreply@blogger.com0