Large Scale Central

Off to Market

Latest 7/8 project. A shorty pig hauler.

Don’t forget Charlotte, John (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

A bacon bus…(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

Looks Great Now all you have to is get them pigs dirty …

Thanks, Guys.

Once I figure out how to get the “straw” glued down, I’ll filth those swine up.(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)

I’ll drip some diluted white glue from an eye dropper. that should hold it.

John,

I love your attention to detail. The broken board with the pig snout sticking out is perfect and not something most would do.

Great work.

John Bouck said:

Once I figure out how to get the “straw” glued down, I’ll filth those swine up.(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)

John,

When I made some HO log cars and needed bark and dirt stuck on I just used the thinest CA I could find and painted it on with Qtips and then sprinkled it on. The after the first layer dried I blew it off then painted on more CA and rinse and repeat. By doing this you can unevenly layer debris. May work for the straw.

I thinned out some white glue and poured it over all the straw. (Pigs, too. (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif))

It dried clear and worked great. Shook the loose stuff off and she’s good to go.

Oh, BTW, I made the straw by shaving a piece of scrap cedar with a horse shoer’s rasp.

I made the straw by shaving a piece of scrap cedar with a horse shoer’s rasp.

I suppose such a tool is readily available on Amazon? eBay?

Or the local tack shop.

Pete Thornton said:

I made the straw by shaving a piece of scrap cedar with a horse shoer’s rasp.

I suppose such a tool is readily available on Amazon? eBay?

Yup.

Farriers rasp

Boys, that rasp comes in handy if you work in wood. It has two sides, course and smooth.

I use it to even out corners, shape angles, etc.

A new one is incredibly sharp. I get mine used for free from our Farrier.

Even a used one is sharp, but not sharp enough to shave a hoof.

So if you really want one, check to see if a local farrier would give or sell you one cheap.

I’ve used a 4 in 1 Carbon Steel Carpentry Woodworking Wood Rasp File Mill Tool like this for years; I’ve got two. I’m guessing that they are not quite as sharp as a real Farrier’s rasp but they have definitely served me well. It fits nicely in the hand and pants pocket.

I purchased mine from Sears and it looks like they still carry something similar but for a heck of a lot more money.

I’ve used both styles, for saving shavings you might want to use the stamped steel blade type; rasp plane style;

Image result for rasp plane"

Devon Sinsley said:

John,

I love your attention to detail. The broken board with the pig snout sticking out is perfect and not something most would do.

Great work.

Agreed !

John, I like that file. Those two ended ones are hard on my 73 year old hand skin. (I’m not going to wear gloves when I model (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif))

My smaller rasps are all single ended.

Another type of file that works great on wood and styrene is a file made just for Aluminum and soft metals.

I use my aluminum files all the time on wooden projects.

Guys, All of my models since day one are built with out any power tools, except for a dremel. No table saw, no sander, etc.

My wood is either purchased already cut or a friend cuts it for me.

I use a precision miter saw from Germany to chop.

So files are used quite regularly on my bench.