With my ambitions of creating a believable 1950's Danish industrial railway in 1/19 scale there isn't much available off the shelves. Almost everything needs to be converted, rebuilt or made from scratch. Naturally I spend a lot of time planning and designing. In periods I'm sketching and searching for solutions more than I'm actually modelling.
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| Test printing designs for decals for a Ford AA and Land Rover. I test fonts and size using printing on ordinary white A4. Once I've decided on a design I finalize it and send it off for printing. |
Currently I'm designing decals for two road vehicles and circuits for two locomotives - including researching possibilities for their control systems. With Brexit and the global supply of chips challenged that's no easy task. But for a seasoned modeller in odd scales and themes it's nothing unusual. For the tasks in hand I'm having good help from friends and suppliers from as diverse locations as Denmark, Australia, Germany and the UK.
While design and planning work isn't particularly good blogging content, it certainly is a part of railway modelling I really enjoy. Not least because of all the helpful people I get in contact with. Many thanks to them.
Good points Claus. I'm sure most of us are the same as you, lots of pondering, doodles, and idea gathering prior to sitting down at the model bench. It's fun to come across forgotten doodles I did many years ago. Speaking of going back, I've started going back to some of your early 1/35th posts. I still have models and interests in that realm.
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You are quite right, Pete. And with that in m ind I feel we are to celebrate 'armchair modelling' much more than we usually do. A lot of good things have resulted from 'armchair modelling'. Provided that you do get out of the chair occasionally. I went through some years' worth of post during my covid-19 isolation and it is quite a material. If the statistics are to be believed the old posts are still sought after. The blog can celebrate its 10. year of existence later this year. Perhaps cause for a little celebration?
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