Show us your steam engines

[JR59]

Please show us your different steam engines and weathering jobs.

http://www.railimages.com/albums/juergrueedi/abr.sized.jpg

http://www.railimages.com/albums/juergrueedi/abs.sized.jpg

Regards
Jürg

[ February 27, 2006, 04:23 AM: Message edited by: JR59 ]

[JASON]

Nice collection there Jurg,

For starters,not my own but ones I weathered & 905 front coupler for a friend.
http://www.railimages.com/albums/album54/acy.jpg
http://www.railimages.com/albums/album54/acw.jpg

[JR59]

Hello Jason

How did you weather the Locomotive? BTW nice job!

Regards
Jürg

[JoeS]

Mikado http://railimages.com/albums/joeszajko/aaj.sized.jpg
Mogul http://railimages.com/albums/joeszajko/abt.jpg
Pacific http://railimages.com/albums/joeszajko/acb.jpg
I enjoy weathering my steam, it makes it look so much better. smile.gif By the way Jurg, nice collection!
And Jason, aren't those N-scale loco's? graemlins/wink.gif

[ February 21, 2006, 07:57 AM: Message edited by: JoeS ]

[henrikH]

here is mine... this is the best pic i have now, but i am detailing the engine now.. new tender and such things... ;) http://norskmjforum.no/video/data/mikado%20med%20nytt%20camera.jpg

[JR59]

Joe, i like your Mogu! graemlins/222.gif
The weathering on the buildings also looks cool.

Henrik how will you build the tender? Styrene?

Regards
Jürg

[henrikH]

Originally posted by JR59:
Joe, i like your Mogu! graemlins/222.gif
The weathering on the buildings also looks cool.

Henrik how will you build the tender? Styrene?

Regards
Jürg our friend Torsja is on the task.. ;) he is an great builder, so i hope it comes out real
nice! graemlins/cool.gif it is similar to the old one.. (i melted it down... :( )

any ideas of how to get sp decals?

[pray59]

You guys have some really cool steamers, and this is a fun topic to share what we have done with whatwe have to work with. I like Steam the best, but it's hard to do much with them, compared to Diesels which are easier.


Here is my Z Marklin Mikado. I modified it to look a little more like an NP mikado:

http://raybob.boche.net/projects/images/p927i.jpg


I did a Mike in N Scale before I switched to Z Scale:

http://raybob.boche.net/locos/images/l803.jpg

I did no mods to this Marklin Mogul, other than painting it to represent an NP Mogul. I needed a more modern tender, so it is scratchbuilt too:
http://raybob.boche.net/projects/images/p926b.jpg

Here is an 0-6-0 Switcher I bashed out of a Marklin BR89, with another Marklin Mikado I modified behind it. The Mike got whitewall tires and a modified doghouse tender, and the 0-6-0 got a new cab, which is a failed attempt at hiding the huge motor. I really need a larger boiler to make the 0-6-0 look convincing. On another note I managed to get a DCC decoder installed in the 0-6-0:
http://raybob.boche.net/projects/images/p900aa.jpg

:D
-Robert

[JR59]

Robert, I waited for this stuff. Great pictures. Your tenders are so cool! graemlins/notworthy.gif
The Mogul from Marklin looks completly different in this color, I think I gonna buy one too and start my first paint job. graemlins/222.gif

Regards
Jürg

[henrikH]

my mikado detailing is finished. :

the train... http://www.norskmjforum.no/video/data/mikado%20detalj.JPG


some copper wire and the top of a needle: http://www.norskmjforum.no/video/data/mikado%20rør%20d%202.JPG


this is a needle painted black: note the bell to:

http://www.norskmjforum.no/video/data/mikado%20trottle.JPG


the front. i have moved the bell longere back and added number boards of cardboard. http://www.norskmjforum.no/video/data/mikado%20front.JPG


and i have done some weathering....

[JoeS]

Looks good henrikH! I too am waiting to see that tender you are writing about.

[JASON]

Originally posted by JR59:
Hello Jason

How did you weather the Locomotive? BTW nice job!

Regards
Jürg First of all my appologises,I didnt see the Z scale part graemlins/220.gif these are N scale loco's.
Thanks Jurg,I just get a much info as I can gleen from colour pic;s of the acual loco's & go from there,usually do some lime weepage from valves & fittings,add a little rust to those parts & light weathering to suit.
Cheers.

[shamoo737]

Jason, you are welcome here. Your tips on weathering engines will add to the look of our engines.

[JoeS]

Absolutley welcome Jason....heck next thing you know you'll be into Z! ;)

[pray59]

I just looked over your detailing Henrik, and it sure came out nice. I like the filler pipe too, it's a great detail to add, and your weathering came out nice too! graemlins/notworthy.gif


Keep up the great work everyone! :D

-Robert

[henrikH]

Originally posted by pray59:
I just looked over your detailing Henrik, and it sure came out nice. I like the filler pipe too, it's a great detail to add, and your weathering came out nice too! graemlins/notworthy.gif


Keep up the great work everyone! :D

-Robert Thanks!!! :D Now i only need to get it going..... The gears are troublesome. graemlins/shakehead.gif

[JASON]

Originally posted by JoeS:
Absolutley welcome Jason....heck next thing you know you'll be into Z! ;) Thanks gents,Joe does Nn3 count?lol.Trying to finish a BLM C16 loco kit + a Ophir Loop layout,time is a four letter word!!!

[Jay Gould]

Decal question for Pray59---Your locos look great, but I was wondering, where or how do you get the Northern Pacific decals small enough to fit on the small Z scale mogul tender? I myself have a turn-of the-century N-scale 2-8-0 and I'd like to put NP decals on its small tender, but it appears (from the web site at least) that the available N Micro-Scale decals are too big. How did you provide your locos with these tiny decals?

[pray59]

Originally posted by Jay Gould:
How did you provide your locos with these tiny decals? I bought an NP Roman railfont, then typed up what I wanted in Corel Draw, then printed them out on an Alps MD1000 with white ink. Then I paint a layer of Microscale Liquid Decal Film over the printing, and the decals are ready to be cut out and applied.

As far as N Scale decals, I just bought the Microscale NP Steam decals for my N Scale 2-8-0.

-Robert