Finescale - of a sort?!
- Thread starter Peter Insole
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Peter Insole
Western Thunderer
Thank you so much Tim, Richard and Giles. I do have (plenty) of aluminium, and more than enough steel sheet ideal for such a job, but for some reason I cowardly chickened out of attempting to roll either type into an accurately tapered tube!
In retrospect, it might have been a whole heap easier to try either, but had completely convinced myself that sticking ply together with offset joints to make what is in effect a continuous tube was preferable!
It was a monster to do, but I will say that the finished chimney is incredibly strong, and indeed may well survive some quite severe impacts in future? As to longevity, both ally and steel can corrode, the former sometimes very aggressively, while wood on the other hand has the potential to remain good for centuries - but with ply, it is usually the glue in between the veneers that fails!!
Some items of 16mm scale rolling stock in my small collection are quietly dismantling themselves after only (!) twenty - odd years!
Pete.
In retrospect, it might have been a whole heap easier to try either, but had completely convinced myself that sticking ply together with offset joints to make what is in effect a continuous tube was preferable!
It was a monster to do, but I will say that the finished chimney is incredibly strong, and indeed may well survive some quite severe impacts in future? As to longevity, both ally and steel can corrode, the former sometimes very aggressively, while wood on the other hand has the potential to remain good for centuries - but with ply, it is usually the glue in between the veneers that fails!!
Some items of 16mm scale rolling stock in my small collection are quietly dismantling themselves after only (!) twenty - odd years!
Pete.
Tim Watson
Western Thunderer
An amazing use of materials. People often say you must have patience to make models, but it is perseverance to see the job finished.
Tim
Tim
Peter Insole
Western Thunderer
Ah, small world innit? So you knew old uncle Percy as well?!
Sorry Tim, I couldn't resist that! I am sure you are right, but I have just thought of adding "panic" to the list of appropriately descriptive words beginning with "P"!
Pete.
Sorry Tim, I couldn't resist that! I am sure you are right, but I have just thought of adding "panic" to the list of appropriately descriptive words beginning with "P"!
Pete.
Ian@StEnochs
Western Thunderer
Persistence is another good one for modellers doing things a bit differently from the mainstream!
Ian.
