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Frederic Testard Posted - 11/20/2008 : 5:30:56 PM
One of the members of the french forum "Forum US" dedicated to modelling american trains (mainly USA and Canada) has recently posted an amazing series of images describing his scratchbuilt machinery, which he does for a living, as an "independent artist". His name is Christophe Le Corre, he is 37. He allowed me to post on RR-Line these pictures and translate the most important elements of his messages, in particular the description of his construction techniques. He started this job four years ago, his goal was to provide some material to populate industrial areas that he found too empty on many layouts.

Among the documents he uses to do his work are :

- the 1941 US railroad encyclopedia, which last pages describe the layout of machines in a loco shop ;
- photos he took for instance at Strasburg on the East Broad Top, or when he visited shops in Germany, or that he simply downloaded on the web ;
- concerning the building of lathes, a very documented internet site at http://www.lathes.co.uk .

His first topic was devoted to machinery found in machine shops.

Although he is perfectly aware of the availability of excellent material such as Western Scale Models line of machines, he was after some more modern looking models.

He describes his modelling strategy this way :

1. You must understand how the machine you want to build works.
2. You must gather as many parts as possible, from the most various sources (military kits, gears, lighter striker wheel, lots of styrene - he must be one of the best customers of Evergreen..., brake wheels, small electric wires, 0.02" diameter brass rod).

Then it's time to build and with the help of the gathered documentation - and of a steady hand - , one obtains this kind of thing.



The picture features a lathe (a small one : a loco shop would feature more huge machines, able to handle the turning of loco wheels), a mill, a drill press, a grinder and an arc welder on a cart.

Then comes the time to paint the models. The basic color is an industrial green : ref. Humbrol Mat 120. After spraying a first coat, the paint is allowed to dry for 24 hours, then a weathering wash is applied, and after this one has dried, a final coat of metallic color is drybrushed. The result looks like this.



Don't forget to sprinkle some metallic shavings in front of the machines to add realism to the scenes.
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sradasch Posted - 04/12/2011 : 11:17:30 AM
love lathe machines
lemkerailroad1 Posted - 06/21/2010 : 10:09:50 PM
quote:
Originally posted by k27rgs

With so many workshop projects on the go with RRL members, it was good to revisit this thread.

Amazing work



i will agree with you, its nice to see alot of different pics
and ideas of the machinery and how their weathered
but this is a very nice model and i love the detailing
thanks for bringing this up from the deep depths of a archive
k27rgs Posted - 06/21/2010 : 9:21:52 PM
With so many workshop projects on the go with RRL members, it was good to revisit this thread.

Amazing work
ETinBH Posted - 01/07/2010 : 09:24:14 AM
priceless
Christophe LE CORRE Posted - 01/07/2010 : 05:32:45 AM
Well thanks everybody
to answer at some questions
No production kits
first it's all scratchbuilt
This is an order for a Guy in Germany
I made only in special order no catalogs and this not serial models because I like to create, every time it's different
He just said me I want a real tool shop: lathes milling machine etc...(in my opinion it's better if anyone got personalized and differents models (I mean not the same in 5 or 6 layouts and dioramas)
some time I made propositions I have visited many shop around the world ans there are so many types that's unbelievable!!!
I have got a big amount of drawings and pics for machinery
I bought some parts like photo-etched wheels
my models are also finished, weathered and ready to put inside your building factory , tool shop etc...
JBL Posted - 01/07/2010 : 03:46:23 AM
Superbe!
wesleybeks Posted - 01/07/2010 : 03:03:39 AM
Hi Christophe

That is some real amazing work you doing. have you ever thought of selling your machines etc?

I think you would make a killing.
jerrman Posted - 01/06/2010 : 8:32:08 PM
Just spent the last half hour catching up with this thread. I'm sort of speechless. Thanks to Frederic and Christophe for posting this incredible work. If I didn't like making machinery before, I absolutely hate it now, having studied Christophe's work. Somewhere, earlier in the thread there was a mention of possibly posting how any of Christophe's new work might be bought but that there's an issue with commercial postings on the forum. Has this been worked out? I'm sure there are a lot of O scalers who'd be interested to know availability and cost. Thanks again for the postings. An absolute treat for the eyes.

Jerrman
Nelson458 Posted - 01/06/2010 : 4:25:39 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Christophe LE CORRE

Hello guys very busy lasts months...
just for fun some machines for tool shop

just for fun? Wow, really, these are magnificent in themselves. You have certainly given me something more to strive for. The detail, crispness and exactness of these models are beyond words. It is truly a pleasure to see what you have built.
Tony Burgess
A Brit in the US.
railmus Posted - 01/06/2010 : 4:25:08 PM
The more I look, the more I am "blown away"!
Thanks for showing us your handiwork.

Looks like you might have used wiring "Marrettes" for the grinder, n'est-ce pas?
(Marrettes are the plastic caps you use to twist wires together in electrical work)
Geezer Posted - 01/06/2010 : 4:23:35 PM
Awsome! Can't say much more.....
Wha perserverance and craftsmanship!!!
WOW!
Rick Posted - 01/06/2010 : 4:21:58 PM
Christophe, thank you for posting more pictures of your exceptional work.
Your timing in posting these pictures is perfect since some of us in the On30 forum are scratch building an engine shop and machine shop.
I'm curious about some of the tools and other bits you've used on your shelves and storage bins.
All the different sized wrenches, did you make them or buy them. If you bought, where did you get them. The small gears, same question.
Also, if you don't mind, would it be possible to get a closer picture of your storage bin and shelves?

Thanks again for all your pictures, you've provided me with a wealth of ideas and inspiration.
Frederic Testard Posted - 01/06/2010 : 4:19:16 PM
A great assortment of machines, Christophe. Your creative talent never ceases to amaze me.
bruno Posted - 01/06/2010 : 3:54:17 PM
All superlative to compliment your "work".
And I'm lucky to see it.
Merci to share.
Al Delp Posted - 01/06/2010 : 1:53:32 PM
Wow!!!!!!!!!

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