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Title: Airfix Beam Engine featured in WS&S issue 95
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on March 08, 2018, 06:25:52 PM

Issue 95 of WS&S features a short article by me showing how I modelled and painted a veteran Airfix Beam Engine into a piece of 28mm or 1/56th scale Steam Punk terrain.

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k0cbXJEV1ws/WqF2e1ZClsI/AAAAAAAATEs/9CuzLR_mEQoCNnxcrEWyiCXMsMK7u4VsQCLcBGAs/s320/Small%2BBrick%2BWall%2Band%2BBeam%2BEngine%2BFinished%2B031.JPG)

For more details see the Blog.

Tony
https://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/airfix-beam-engine-as-featured-in-ws.html

Title: Re: Airfix Beam Engine featured in WS&S issue 95
Post by: fred on March 08, 2018, 07:35:20 PM

And very nice it is too - I was just reading the article last night. Made me want to construct one.

Title: Re: Airfix Beam Engine featured in WS&S issue 95
Post by: Constable Bertrand on March 23, 2018, 04:58:45 AM

Nice weathering Tony! Coloured pencils, I'll have to consider that next time.

Cheers
Matt

Title: Re: Airfix Beam Engine featured in WS&S issue 95
Post by: Vanvlak on March 23, 2018, 05:45:01 AM

Very nice job - I'd never seen the beam engine model, it's impressively large too  8)

Title: Re: Airfix Beam Engine featured in WS&S issue 95
Post by: Metternich on March 23, 2018, 02:27:31 PM

Very atmospheric.

Title: Re: Airfix Beam Engine featured in WS&S issue 95
Post by: has.been on March 25, 2018, 09:03:54 PM

Well done.
Despite the (many) hours I spent as a youngster studying the Airfix catalogue, lusting after almost every kit.
Until now I never saw any possible use for the Beam Engine, now I want one, or maybe four?

Title: Re: Airfix Beam Engine featured in WS&S issue 95
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on March 26, 2018, 08:44:48 AM

UPDATE - 26.03.18

I have added this image to my Blog - a 1/27.7th scale workman to the side of the Airfix Beam Engine and think it works better than the wargame scale (1/56th) figure.

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_RYU0Q3jiGQ/WrifULRCp9I/AAAAAAAATK4/0ZWvtqh0aaciRk5Lbivq7raXIERtembKwCLcBGAs/s320/Small%2BBrick%2BWall%2Band%2BBeam%2BEngine%2BFinished%2B042.JPG)

Tony

https://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/airfix-beam-engine-part-two.html

Title: Re: Airfix Beam Engine featured in WS&S issue 95
Post by: Vanvlak on March 26, 2018, 09:26:44 AM

Quote from: dampfpanzerwagon on March 26, 2018, 08:44:48 AM

UPDATE - 26.03.18

I have added this image to my Blog - a 1/27.7th scale workman to the side of the Airfix Beam Engine and think it works better than the wargame scale (1/56th) figure.

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_RYU0Q3jiGQ/WrifULRCp9I/AAAAAAAATK4/0ZWvtqh0aaciRk5Lbivq7raXIERtembKwCLcBGAs/s320/Small%2BBrick%2BWall%2Band%2BBeam%2BEngine%2BFinished%2B042.JPG)

Tony

https://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/airfix-beam-engine-part-two.html

It does - it's perfect.  8)

Title: Re: Airfix Beam Engine featured in WS&S issue 95
Post by: FifteensAway on March 26, 2018, 01:48:15 PM

1/27.7th scale?  I do believe that's the worst bastardization of scale I've ever seen (though the modeling looks just fine).  Where and why that scale?  Just curious.  And I thought the railroad scale of HO at 1/87th was weird.

Title: Re: Airfix Beam Engine featured in WS&S issue 95
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on March 26, 2018, 03:41:06 PM

1/27.7th scale = 11mm to the foot.

11mm to the foot can mimic 18inch gauge narrow gauge railways on 16.5mm HO-OO track. For more details see this post;
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=103865.0

It makes sense to me.

Tony