GERMAN RAILWAY GONDOLA TYP OMMR

Nice fix on the chair...and not a bad collection of heads either!

disastermaster

PANZERWAFFE:

 

OH MY !!

Real germans don't need no steekin bucket.

And no t.p either ?

No TP either

Bill , thanks but still have not decided if I will use one of those heads, they are just kind of plain.  I may wait until I get the chance to order some new heads.  Have been wanting to get some for other builds anyway.  Still undecided though.  Have been trying to paint the rest of the figure though but have had very little time to sit at the bench

With the exception of the 4 crewmen and the car connecting hook (picture below) I am going to call this one done.  Had wanted to finish the crew before calling it but it has to get packed in a box for now, the time has come.  Will update this WIP with the crewmen when all is moved and settled.  The hook for the car connection will be completed when another railcar has been built in order to be able to glue the hook into the correct position and length.

The crewmen are Luftwaffe and you may not be able to see the hint of blue in this uniform pic but it is visible here in person.  This guy is just waiting for his head and his other three companions.

There are lots of pics here so will break them into 2 post.  This will be my last post of any building until I'm in my new place.  Will try to check in when I can to keep an eye on everyone else's builds.  So onto the completed pics.........

More pics coming in a few

Thanks too everyone for following along with this one

THE END

My goodness Rob that is a real interesting piece to look at ......all of the details are fun to look for.

Hope you can get back with us soon .

What will become of the headless crewman? 

Great build log Rob. I hate to see this one end. I'v just been in awe of the whole thing from the beginning. 

My God Rob, you should be proud........  

looking terrific ,Rob  !!!!   good luck with the move and look forward to you settling in and finishing this beauty !

hurry back, but take your time !

tread

Can't think of a better ending to this project Rob! Very sharp work all around...the headless LW gunner will wait patiently I'm sure until your move is complete. Good luck with packing things up and moving to the new digs!

I really like your painting of the "wood" parts , it's just enough not too much .

In Germany those cars are still in service just like the G10 wagon from L.Z. Models (not in regular transport role but as workshop wagon) .

This is my  Dragon flatbed platform so far ... I'm still not satisfied with the look it seems to be too new 

Did not realize the wagons were still in use, interesting.

Your wood looks pretty good but I do agree with you that it looks newer.  For the older look you need to add more variation of color.  I would suggest adding a "dirty" yellow color, Light Sea Gray, and Light Gray to random boards then re-apply some of your black weathering.  You may have already but go to page 4 and I have a little better explanation of how I achieved this look.  Hope this helps but if you have any other questions just PM me I'll be glad to help you out.

Is this the Heavy Transport car?  Will you have the Pz III on it?  Sure would like to see more.

That is some really great work,I especially like the weathering on the wood.It is also a subject you don't see every day.Great job.

They have been widely used after WW2 . Take a look at this picture with the Marder on top , a bewildering likeness between this and the Deutsche Reichsbahn SSys Schwerer Plattformwagen ? 

The platform posted earlier is from the German Railway Flatbed Typ Ommr with armored sides , I want to mount the Trumpeter 3,7cm Flak 37 on it . 

I have a question about Trumpeters German Railway Gondolas the axles don't seem to be the German design like on the Dragon cars have . To me it looks like they have copied it from Tank Workshop or someone else . Can someone help me out ?

The L.Z. Models railwaycars have the right ones I've bought the German G10 type wagon and I'm very impressed by the detailing ! If anyone wants to buy a covered wagon this is the one to get ! 

Here are some of the parts , some are slightly warped but due to the thin resin it's no problem to bend it back . The walls are so thin that the light is shining through !

P.S. I would like to see more of my car too but I don't have the time at the moment to get it done ...  

That timber looks awesome. The whole build is going to be amazing. I will be following your progress as I haven't seen one of these before. Could you please let us know what comes with that kit?

Great work