IRON RAILS 2015 GB

Sprue, you're making some great progress. That is looking so fantastic!

Now for my update. I didn't get as much done as I wanted to; I've been so busy this week and ran out of time.

I did manage to get further along on my Russian Armored trains. I had wanted to get started on the photo-etch for them, but was too short of time. So I pulled out the little BT-7 tank and added the last pieces:



Since there were only a few photo-etch parts for this tank, I added them to it to finish this little tank:





Now I've seen a few different pictures of how they stack the tracks on the fender when they remove them. I need to research a little more to determine how I want to add the tracks to the tops of the fenders on this model after I paint it. Meanwhile, I also finished the last of the long flatcars I had still to do. I finally found all the parts so now this last one is done except for the bumpers and photo-etch:



Just for fun, here's how these two will look on the train:

That's all I got done so far on these. Hopefully soon I'll be able to get some more progress done before too long. Thanks for looking in.

nice tiny work. How did you shape the engine grille so even and consistantly? 

SprueOne

nice tiny work. How did you shape the engine grille so even and consistantly? 

 

Thanks Sprue! I curled the edge around a paintbrush handle until it matched the curve of the side pieces. Easy peasy.

Good thinking 

Last weekend I sprayed an under-base color of Rustoleum red primer and flat black so the following Krylon bright yellow wouldn't be so bright. This replica build will not look like a brand new caboose but almost 30 years of service later. 

Preshade under-base coat

UP yellow base coat. 

Decals and weathering to follow. . . thanks for looking

This is looking better and better. Nice job getting a strong, even coat on the yellow. Looks like you are almost there.

Thanks for the compliment 

Decals from Microscale are set and some pre-weathering 

SPRUE that looks really good. all the wok paid off.

DUKE the "tracks " on some BA-6s were on the rear fenders or wrapped around the back. i imagine they would be rolled up and set on the back deck on their side. or, in your case, rolled up on the flat car. that green plastic, like black plastis, is just weird.

Thanks Wayne! I have heard that their tracks were also laid on the side fenders along the length of the tank. I'm going to be checking out various photos to see what looks best and try to copy that for this tank. Meanwhile, I still have other work to do on so many other train cars. I agree, this green plastic is a bit hard to work with; I can't wait to get the P/E on these so I can paint them!

Wow that weathered caboose looks great, we sure've had some nice builds here.

Terry

Thanks fellas. Rail subjects are always interesting. 

I'll have final images of UP 25831 posted by Thursday (31st)

The prototype, Transfer Caboose, UP 25831 and the model. 

Happy New Year everyone! 

Great group build subject idea and I hope there'll be more 

That's awesome, but someone tagged that up a lot! Time to find them so they can clean it up! LOL!

That is a magnificent job on that caboose. Way to go! You have definitely earned your badge.

LOL, I'm searching for an O scale RR maintenance figure set now

I saw this on my FB page from UP and thought it interesting enough to share.

Union Pacific using G Scale models in their wind tunnel for fuel economy design.

https://www.up.com/aboutup/community/inside_track/aerodynamic-covered-hoppers-08-07-2018.htm

I'm drawing the whole munition train in 3D, included the D311 diesel locos. For 3D printing and casting. The wagons can be used for the 1/72 Leopold too, but they did not use the D311 diesel locos. Don't know when I'm done though.