hitchhiker Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 Hello, a few years ago - after visiting San Francisco - I built the 1/24 scale Cable Car # 49. It was originally an Occre kit. Since I was not very satisfied with the kit, only the base plate, the roof structure and some cast parts are left. 1
hitchhiker Posted November 23, 2020 Author Posted November 23, 2020 Now a few years later I'm building # 9. This time without a kit. I document the entire construction from the planning in great detail in my vlog on YouTube. San Francisco Cable Car 1/24 I would be happy if you like the videos and subscribe to my channel. Here some pictures: Best regards Manfred
TonyK Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 Wow. Take some pictures of that model outside with a proper background and you may fool people it's a real one. Nice work!
GeeBee Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 16 minutes ago, TonyK said: Wow. Take some pictures of that model outside with a proper background and you may fool people it's a real one. Nice work! I couldn't agree more.....
Bugatti Fan Posted November 25, 2020 Posted November 25, 2020 Manfred, what did you not like about the OCCRE kit? I am thinking of buying one. Your model looks like a scratch build, so did you use the OCCRE parts to use as templates to make pieces from plastic card or metal?
hitchhiker Posted November 25, 2020 Author Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) First, thank you very much for the positive feedback - that motivates me to do even better when building # 9. You can see the progress on Youtube. I'm happy about every subscription. About the Occre kit: It's basically a nice and recommendable kit. With a little skill you can build a nice cable car. What bothered me: The front is not done correctly and distorts the typical appearance. The sides under the windows are actually curved and not straight. The pillars and other details are simplified. The trucks unfortunately went wrong. I also wanted real sliding doors so I had to build the cabin myself. The cabin and the front are made of plywood. The trucks made of brass. Some details are also made of polystyrene. Best regards Manfred Edited November 25, 2020 by hitchhiker
Bugatti Fan Posted November 26, 2020 Posted November 26, 2020 (edited) Manfred, thanks for your feedback, and I will certainly look at your YouTube videos. My daughter visited San Francisco some time ago and I would like to build this model as a surprise for her as she has said to me in the past that she would like one of my models. Do you have any scale drawings that you used to correct any mistakes on the kit? Some of the things you mentioned look as though they would not be too difficult to sort out. I looked on the web to see if there were any scale plans available for San Francisco Cable cars but found none. Kind regards Noel Edited November 26, 2020 by Bugatti Fan
hitchhiker Posted November 26, 2020 Author Posted November 26, 2020 Hello, I can see what I can find on my harddisk and send it to you. Send me your email address via pm. Best regards Manfred
Slimguy Posted December 1, 2020 Posted December 1, 2020 Beautiful build Manfred...quite stunning actually. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Bugatti Fan Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) Thank you for coming back again Manfred. I had a look at your YouTube videos, and see that you are building a different style of Cable Car to the Occre one based on No20. What I found very interesting was that you are scratch building No9 that has the enclosed indoor area at one end whereas the Occre No20 has it in the middle. It looks like you had the floor and some other parts laser cut from a CAD file and sourced many other parts and raw materials from various suppliers. Besides the 2D plan drawings you are working to I saw the Bill of materials that you prepared for the job. I am a retired engineer, and looking at your plans, material lists, 3D CAD drawings in your You Tube videos suggests to me that you are also an engineer. I see that you use Proxxon machines that I know are very good. I only have their adjustable swivel vice that I find very useful. My other workshop machines are Emco mainly. You kindly offered to send me extra info off your hard drive by email, so thank you very much for that and I will PM you with my email address. Many thanks and kind regards. Noel Edited December 2, 2020 by Bugatti Fan
hitchhiker Posted December 9, 2020 Author Posted December 9, 2020 I had all parts of plywood 0.4mm, 1mm, 2mm and 3mm laser cut here in Vienna. That was relatively cheap (approx. 100 parts for 70 euros including material). I don't really enjoy fretwork, I prefer to focus on details.
unclescott58 Posted December 10, 2020 Posted December 10, 2020 Wow! I’m very impressed to see the talents of different people who post here. I love it.
hitchhiker Posted January 1, 2021 Author Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) Happy New Year. The next part of my San Francisco cable car is ready. The videos can be seen from January 17, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdr2W_A5gRMg0nJLejDZxAw I am happy about subscribers. Edited January 1, 2021 by hitchhiker
hitchhiker Posted January 1, 2021 Author Posted January 1, 2021 The original can be seen on this video from Val Lupiz. https://www.facebook.com/viewsfromthegrip/posts/1536765403127402
hitchhiker Posted January 31, 2021 Author Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) It goes on. The cabin is primed and provided with 230 rivets. I am happy if you follow the progress in my vlog. San Francisco Cable Car 1/24 Edited January 31, 2021 by hitchhiker
hitchhiker Posted April 18, 2021 Author Posted April 18, 2021 Recently in the cable car workshop. It goes on. San Francisco Cable Car # 9. 1/24 scale. I am happy if you follow the progress in my vlog. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdr2W_A5gRMg0nJLejDZxAw
hitchhiker Posted July 2, 2021 Author Posted July 2, 2021 The roof is ready - only the bell is missing. I am happy if you follow the progress in my vlog. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdr2W_A5gRMg0nJLejDZxAw
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