E-paw's duff challenge for 2013

[ezdays]

What more can I say that hasn't been said? Impressive work. I think this challenge has brought out the best work in many people, including these...

[doctorwayne]

Very nice work, Steve.

Wayne

[Tyson Rayles]

Those are awesome looking locos and I love the use of the blue flags as well !

[e-paw]

With the nicer weather I was a to go out into the garage and do some weathering on the two camelbacks. And with the even nicer weather today I was able to take them outside for a few pics.

Just pay no attention to the out of scale house and the almost visible swing set in the background.    

   

Now it's time for windows, coal, and crew..This build is almost complete.

[ngauger]

Amazing!!!! Simply amazing!!

[cn nutbar]

Steve---I've never thought of camel-backs as being beautiful locomotives---until now hock: .Amazing workmanship

[doctorwayne]

My friend Ed's got it right: beautiful job, Steve.

Wayne

[Schraddel]

Steve!
That is an excellent job you have done.
Turning two common models into two unique examples of real workmanship.

Lutz

[modelsof1900]

Steve, great job! And nice pictures!

[Sumpter250]

What everybody else has said - - - and,
This has been a beautifully done project

[e-paw]

I have added all of the finishing touches to the models and I am very happy with the way they have come out. I'll show you what I have added.

I scratched a few tools for the firemen from brass wire and sheet stock. These will be added around the tender, now that I have glued down some crushed up anthracite over the foam inserts, that make the basic shape of the coal load.    

   

And the creews have been added.    

   

   

[e-paw]

Here is another pic of a crew member, this time it's the head end brakeman hitching a ride in the cab of 412. I seam to have a smudge in my camera lens. It's a spot that shows in the frame in the bunch of my shots, in the last pic it just above the brakeman's window.    

Here is a pic of the head end if the two camels. I used Testers clear plastic cement to fill-in the head lights and tender lights.     I also used it to attach the clear plastic that I used to fill in the cab windows.

[e-paw]

Here are a few shots of the 2-10-0's working away in AT yard in Allentown PA.        

Just pretend there are "Trees" covering the blank mountain in the background.

   

   

They can also be seen working around the round house just south of Easton.    

[Steamtrains]

Just too good for words....

You gotta be feeling like a million bucks just about now....

[e-paw]

Thanks Steamtrains, I've got a few more shots at the roundhouse..    

   

Here #412 waits for sister # 434 to clear the turntable bridge so that she can take a spin.     this pic also shows another project that I have to get to. The smaller tree stall engine house on the left still has molded color plastic look from the stock kit. It really needs some paint so that it matches the larger one on the right.