Share my models,
Kerr Stuart locomotive, Allchin traction engine, boats,
OO railway and some drawings
I want to share some of my
work with you. I am 80 years young and have made models
of all kinds for more than 60 years. Many of these have
long gone to the great scrapyard in the sky.
I illustrate
recent work, some of which I am quite pleased
with........... I am still learning however !
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whilst pressing the Control key.
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the images below to go to the relevant pages.
I hope that the
models illustrated and in some cases the description of steps
in construction will tempt the visitor to try his/her hand at
building the model they have been thinking about and which
perhaps prompted them to visit this site.
On these pages I
show some of the construction techniques and will later
describe some of the problems encountered in the course of
construction, describing ways and means by which they were
overcome.
I am not keen on
construction kits but enjoy using materials recovered from
sources such as scrap and recycled objects, buying only items
that I cannot make such as electronic components. For
engineering projects I employ castings where I cannot
fabricate. This provides practice in pattern making ! For
what they are worth, I have added a set of recommendations
based on lessons learnt during my 60 years+ of modelmaking to
see them Click here
Site
contents early 2008:-
Building
the 1 1/2" scale Allchin ....Click here
3
1/2" Gauge Loco 'Tich's' pedigree.. Click
here
5"
Gauge Loco 'Pixie's' background, survey and contruction... Click here
Have
a look at my workshop........workshops.htm
Building
the 1/32" scale Rhine pusher tug 'Egrete'.. Click here
Building two simple R.C. sailing
boats click here..Click
here
1/24th
scale scratchbuilt workboat 'Free Lancer '.. Click here
Looking
back at OO Gauge Model railways click.. Click
here
The
Clyde Puffer and other earlier boats.. Click here
1/24th
scale scratchbuilt workboat 'Free Lancer 2'.. Click here
Modelling
a small cruising boat...' Silhouette 'Click here
A major project carried on over
a period of six years was construction of the Allchin
traction engine ( Road locomotive ) to 1 1/2" scale/
The six year term resulted from shortage of spare time
due to a job which involved lots of travelling !
To see the construction of the
Allchin from plans produced by the late great model
engineer W. J. Hughes and a description of the many parts
click here BuildingtheAllchin.htm
Following contact initially
built up over the Internet with my now good friend Peter Beck, a German model
engineer, pictures of my models now appear on his
site.Peter is an accomplished model engineer and we share
many interests, he has also built the Allchin and a
number of locomotives, so appreciates the hours of
patient application required. Peter
has now built a 1" to the foot scale traction engine
' Minnie ' to a design by L.C. Mason. And is now
building a model of the ' Rocket ' The high quality of
Peter's work is evident from these images :-
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The
hornplates and gear assembly. The gears were
individually cut in Peter's home workshop.
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hours of work result in the engine standing firm
on it's intricate wheels. Next the ' Engine
proper '..... the cylinder block, valve gear and
transmission which sit on the boiler. |
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Peter's high
quality workmanship, complete and tested. Click here! to see images of the build as it
progressed.
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After
building 'Pixie' from the site survey I put together a book
on CDRom detailing the work involved. Chapters from the book
are being added to these pages. To see a sample and a
paraphrase of some ancient wisdom, click here The
book on CD
Paul
Sharpo's home page has 1000+ photographs of
prototype locos too so follow that link. Thanks for the
encouragement Paul.The site also shows pictures of scale
steam models in action at clubs throughout the UK go there by
clicking http://www.sharpos-world.co.uk/mainindex/mini/
We must also
say that Geoff
A Cryer's
site http://www.geoffspages.co.uk/grp provides a wealth of locomotive
pictures, a treat for Rail enthusiasts and modellers alike.
Thanks Geoff for permision to use some of your images.
Having
reached this far you will be wondering what facilities I have
for model making in the variety of materials shown. To see my
present workshop and and read about some of the past
locations click here John's workshops
Radio controlled
model boats, power and sail
Currently activities are
focussed on building model boats........so a page on the site
describes construction of the Rhine Pusher ' Egrete ' from
drawings published in Model Boats magazine,, a fountain of
knowledge for all who enjoy Boats, and in particular model
boats.
To view click here Building the Rhine pusher
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' Egrete
' A Rhine ' Pusher tug ' in 1/2" scale from free
drawings published in Model Boats Magazine. |
| The
wheelhouse is raised and lowered to clear the bridges
along the river |
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Martin Davis
a great model boat enthusiast has
a superb site at www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk where amongst a wealth of topics,
show reports, construction features and so on, he kindly
exhibits illustrations of other modellers work. My page on
his site which shows some of my fleet can be found by
clicking onto ' Your Models ' on his sidebar and scrolling
down to ' John Richardson ' clicking on the Model Boats
magazine cover illustrated there will open the page.
Back to my
activities......................
A recent model boat
building project was construction of a freelance model of
workboat, aptly named ' Free Lancer ' constructed in
wood as you might say,.' All out of my head '. The step- by-
step build is illustrated here
Building a workboat
This has been followed by
a larger version ' Free Lancer 2 ' also illustrated on
another page
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Test
of the workboat under way in the bath ...where
else? Whilst it is a scratchbuilt freelance model
the details are all based on images on the web |
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Free Lancer ' a scratchbuilt workboat ' .....own
design ' to 1/24" scale |
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Building
yachts
A Recently added page
which describes describing two successful radio
controlled model sailing boats
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Both are built
mainly from scrap and reclaimed materials |
A
Trailer sailer
Another page describes
construction of a small trailable sailer / cruiser. Click here
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timber and metal offcuts Details
were taken from memory of the original boat which I
trailed and sailed
with my Father and two sons.
I also had many photographs in
my ' Archives '
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OO Gauge model
railways
Small cameos from 16'x
10' fun model railway which in it's time was
enjoyed by 3 generations of my family and
countless visitors !
To look
back at my OO Gauge Model railways Click
here
Artwork and
cartoons .
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' The beach '
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' L'Isolabelle,
Maggiori
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' Safe
Harbour ' Salcombe
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When time permits I will
be adding a gallery of items from my sketchbooks.
The drawings below are
from cartoons I produced for a construction magazine for more
than 25 years under the pen name ' Jon ' The cartoons were
also used for training at various levels within the industry
from the ' Man on the Job ' to Architect, designer,
contractor and products manufacturer.
The cartoons featured a
character named ' Cubcoman ' who developed over the years
into something of a concrete pundit. The cartoons were
quasi-technical commenting on best practice and innovation in
all aspects of concrete construction..
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This is Cubcoman, main
character in my cartoons. Like me, he learns something new each
day !
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Jon draws ' Cubco Man 'and........... |
' Cubco Man '
fights back !
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Copyright J.G.Richardson.
........................................High Wycombe 2006
Thanks
for visiting the site If you would like to comment on or
discuss any of the content please click this link to
mail:- jaygee@johnsmodelmadness.co.uk
