IRON RAILS 2015 GB

Johan I would never have thought it would have been a snap together, looks good. The frame looks nice and straight.

So I'm working on the base. First photo is the base the second is prime red cleats and rails.

Terry

Just a quick update on my WR360 Locomotive and German Schienenwolf in action. Unfortunately i've been slowed down but this is almost ready to put together. The Schienenwolf is complete, the track is about 90% complete and the loco is almost finished. Here are a few preview shots showing how the Germans destroyed railroads in the last months of the war. As you can see, it was a plan that worked rather easily[/URL[/URL[URL=http://s1346.photobucket.com/user/kingtiger11/media/Schienenwolf/DSC01612_zps0uz5gdt5.jpg.html]

Terry

Looking good Terry! Man, what a way to tear up tracks!

Okay, here is a small update from me for today. I'm also experimenting here with a Gallery on another site since the LEM went down again.

I started out by doing the wheels and axles for the engine and tender. As you can see here, the axles that are provided in the kit are crap as they break when you look at them wrong! So, I got a piece of styrene rod about the same diameter and cut it to size to make my own axles:



Next I had to enlarge the slots where the wheels stick out on the bottom of the engine and tender. You can see the ones I enlarged already compared to the original size:



As I continued to build the wheels and axles for the rest of the tender, I happened to notice something. What's wrong with this picture?



The bottom left wheel was molded without the rim! Oh well, it will barely be seen underneath this train once everything is assembled. You can see that in this next pic where I finally got the engine and tender mostly assembled with the basic assembly:



That's all for now, stay tuned for more. Until then, comments are welcome, thanks all for looking in!

Wow how can that happen, at least those (so far) are relatively easy fixes, but i'd worry what else will I run into…Thats seem to be an odd color right out of the box. Terry  

I agree Terry. However, I've built one of these models of a Russian armored train already so I pretty much have an idea of what to expect. It is an odd color too; sometimes it makes it a bit difficult to work on this. Still, I already know what to expect and I'm still forging ahead. Thanks for the comments.  

You bet, I've been thinking about one of these for a future build but i'm looking forward to Trumpeters armored Panzertrtiebwagen that'll be out soon. Unfortunately another $125 kit….

Duke are you going to make your own track or stay with the kit? Its small but HO rails work.  

Nearing the end of WWII the Germans wanted to destroy rail lines heading into the Motherland as part of a scorched earth policy. The quickest and easiest way to destroy these rail lines was the use of a Schienenwolf (rail wolf). They had a very strong hooked end attached to a plough mounted on a rather simple platform, it was pulled by a locomotive that destroyed wooden ties and bending rails at a speed of about 7mph operated by a small crew. There were a few versions of these ploughs and photos show different were used. From photos, more than likely yard locomotives that were probably not in very good condition were used leaving others to haul troops and materials in their war effort.   

When I approached this build, I wanted to show how they used the plough and how really effective it really was. The WR360 locomotive and plough I think are aged appropriately, showing a lot of wear. To build the track I used scale pieces of basswood for the ties that were glued to a cork board and the cleats and rails were taken from the provided track and cut to size. On the damaged end of the base, I broke the ties in half and used some steam to mildly warp the rails. I left a few cleats in place to the damaged rails and cut tiny RR spikes fitting them underneath to look like they were yanked right out of the ties. Once everything was in place course ballast in a mix grey color was added and sprinkles of real dirt over the entire area. Everything was held in place by some thinned spray adhesive. I thought of adding a couple figures but I didn’t want to take anything away from the plough and its devastating effect on the track.

Bish I'd like to submit this one as completed. First I apologize that my photos aren't better but i'm not set up for this size of build. Thanks for hosting.

Wayne I thought I was posting on the 1945 GB. Anyway I do have a few more photos if you can't find one that'll fit the front page.

Thanks, Terry

jibber

You bet, I've been thinking about one of these for a future build but i'm looking forward to Trumpeters armored Panzertrtiebwagen that'll be out soon. Unfortunately another $125 kit….

Duke are you going to make your own track or stay with the kit? Its small but HO rails work.  

I believe I'll just use the Trumpeter track this this is sitting on now. I have quite a bit that I ordered for train displays and although it might not look "authentic", it does look good enough when painted. Besides; I want people's attention drawn to my trains, not the track. I could always add some static grass and/or other effects to these once I finally decide where and how to base things, but for now, I'm happy to just paint the as you see and use them that way.

BTW, outstanding job on the Scheinenwolf; that is  brilliant! I bow to the Master!

Duke thats funny, I want some of those little guys…

Trumpeter track isn't really that bad, it just takes a little work to get them right and thanks for the really nice comment. The hardest part was taking photos...

Terry

Wayne I'm getting started on my Karl-Morser by Hasegawa in 1/72 with over 400 parts at about 16 inches in length. I'm not crazy about the rubber track and rail sections, and I found a little flash on two like sprues, but on closer look it won't be a big deal. I'll make my own rails, ties and base. Should be fun.

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Terry

Making slow progress on Stephenson's Rocket. Here is the highly modified firebox.

Lots of strip and sheet styrene used to make the shape more accurate, I used Apoxie Sculpt, too. I added some bolts from Grandt Line (and broke 2 drill bits in the process). Next I'll prime and then add lots of rivet decals.

The base is still a WIP, I'm still trying to get the sleepers to look like real logs.

I think you have a good start on that Rocket. What a cool vehicle and I can't wait to see it built. Terry

I'm just getting started with a quick update. Theres a lot of detail in this small kit and so far its straight forward with the exception of a little clean up. I put the track together just to be used as a guide to keep the frame square and the wheels level.

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Terry

HYPERTEX the logs look good in the photo. after you add the rails, some dirt and grass and put the ROCKET on top they will be hidden. glad you decided to continue with it.

TERRY so a mortar and rail carrier. the ripper looks great. like how you did the torn ties.

i hit a huge wall with everything looks like crap stage. dabbled a bit with heavy flat car and have plans for it being abandoned and derelict since i have to hide one side. maybe some velociraptors will make an appearance. still debating camo on rail gun.

Thanks, we all go through that. Welcome back.

A quick update on the Karl. Hasegawa has made a nicely engineered kit with a lot of detail but my only issue is a little cleanup with some of the parts. Its not that big of a deal so far.

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Terry

jibber

A quick update on the Karl. Hasegawa has made a nicely engineered kit with a lot of detail but my only issue is a little cleanup with some of the parts. Its not that big of a deal so far.

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Terry

jibber

A quick update on the Karl. Hasegawa has made a nicely engineered kit with a lot of detail but my only issue is a little cleanup with some of the parts. Its not that big of a deal so far.

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Terry

Looking good Terry. Only your rail cars are backwards. The bars on the ends hold up the lifting brackets that keep the Mortar elevated during transport. Still looking good. This is bringing back good memories for me.

That Stevenson's Rocket is looking good too. Can't wait to see more.

I have a little progress to show as well, pics forthcoming, stay tuned...

As promised, here's my latest progress.

I assembled the two rail cars for the Russian Armored Train:





I also attached the engine and tender to each other and then completed all the turrets (sans guns on the smaller ones to keep from breaking off the guns). Here's the whole train all together so far. I didn't have enough rail to pose this whole train so it is sitting on the table:

Okay, that completes my latest progress so far. Hopefully I can get even further later in the week. Meanwhile, thanks for looking in, comments are welcome!

Thanks Duke, I just set them on there to make sure the wheels and frame were square. Your armored train is really coming along just from the other day. You may have answered this already, but how are you going to paint it.

jibber

 You may have answered this already, but how are you going to paint it.

I'm just going to paint it Russian Green like my other one. I have yet to see anything that indicates any kind of camo pattern on these trains.

I've seen one but it was a finished model and the builder took some liberties by painting what looked like thin flames from the bottom up. Nice paintwork but it sure didn't look like a train.

Certainly sounds like he was taking liberties for sure. I doubt any Russian armored train had flames unless they were real and not painted on. LOL!

Duke Maddog

Certainly sounds like he was taking liberties for sure. I doubt any Russian armored train had flames unless they were real and not painted on. LOL!

 

hey DUKE 

i have seen pics of german armored trains in camo so why not a soviet one though, given they didn't camo their tanks, they may not have. a c\hance to do color modulation and filters.

TERRY coming along nicely.

latest from me. K-5 may be on hold until mid-june as i have a local regionals coming up and have other things to finish. here is the heavy flatcar. i will build a loading dock at rear and along back side but am thinking abandoned, rusty, abandoned with some junk on the bed. maybe a critter or 2 will appear as well or parts to a TYPE XXVII or luft 46 thingie. lots of fun with oil washes and dry brushing with more to come.

speaking of critters here is a six pack of 1/35 primed velociraptors. these are going to be fun to paint and my mind is awhirl with dioramas. have to investigate how to preserve real plants for the dioramas.

and the K-5 barrel is coming along. popped a seam but easily fixed. this plastic melts easier with testors glue but that is working to my advantage. still have some wiring to finish up. KV-2 in background will go in a thrown track abandoned dio for regionals. picked up some new stuff to make bases. yes that is 2 feet long,

That is looking good Wayne! Two-foot-long barrel? Yeah, been there done that! I'm looking forward to seeing more. And yes, I know the Germans camouflaged their armored trains; I built one! LOL!

it is possible that the Russians camouflaged their armor trains too, but I have yet to see any pics of one, except a whitewashed one. I'm not doing whitewash, but if any other pics of a camouflaged train pop up, I'll be happy to apply it to one of my trains here.

A little cleanup but the kit is going together nicely. I think I'm going to prime it as I go along.

Terry

Some nice detail on this kit, theres even some casting marks on the side of the gun mount and rifling in the barrel. I started some priming and working on quite a few wheels.

Terry

got 12 powder bags painted gray white and 12 canisters german gray. when they dry will paint black rounds and brass end casings. (ran out of clips). also painted ammo cart german gray instead of yellow for some contrast. here is the elevation mechanism set together. going to be a lot of individual priming and painting. ig it looks a little rough remember 1. i will clean it up some more, 2. all of this inside the carriage won't be seen, especially down in travel mode and 3. i'm assuming they would leave the inside gray to conserve paint. pity as this is a pin wash dream.

ON A SIDE NOTE. vallejo paints nicely but i find, even after cleaning, if i let the airbrush sit for a couple of days it gets stiff. had to field strip mine today. easy enough to run anything like water though it each day to prevent that.

Looking good Wayne. That's a good idea having the raptors patrolling the perimeter to keep saboteurs away. Keep plugging along man!

ammo and i have a 4th box.the rounds are split between smooth (for normal barrels)  and ribbed (for deep rifled barrels). i have a set out so i can use it for a mold to cast more if needed. i can use the smooth and put the ribbed on a pallet under a tarp.the rounds are painted Vallejo metallic black which i will tone down a bit with some pastels.  there were large and small powder charge bags (all are the same here). i will wash them to highlight the detail. the brass is the end piece and the minimum charge. the gray canisters i think can hold  the powder bags which would make sense. a max range on the ammo cart would be the projectile, 2 large and 1 small powder bag and the brass end piece.

like the couplers, now you know more about K-5 ammo than you will ever need.