Kitbashing a doodlebug

[cnrglen]

Thanks Matt. Doc Wayne is a real asset to this forum, I couldn't have built this without his help.

I'm nearing the end now. All the interior pieces are coming together:

The interior fits nicely behind the decoder and associated wiring, still working a crew and passenger list for it. You can see the Rapido lighting unit in the roof. It is long enough the it will shed some light into the baggage/ RPO section as well. The black stick at the bottom of the photo is the magnetic 'wand' the you use to turn the lights on and off with.


I finished off the exterior details, adding the ladders/stirrups beside the baggage, RPO and cab doors. I just have some detail painting to do and that's done.


Finally I added a wiring retainer to the fishbelly frame to keep the wires in place, I also painted the wires black to hide them a bit better.

I plan to airbrush the trucks and underside to weather them a bit yet but it's almost finished.