A slug built by a slug!

Hiya.

Happy New Year to all! Here're pics of a long-overdue slug I finally finished on 12/31. Better late than never, I guess. Regards,






Jim Maurer
Tokushima, Japan

 

Jim:

Very nicely done.

Stay cool and run steam....

 

What was this slug in its previous life?

 

Looks ike one of the Alco/CR MT-4 units..???

Harold

 

Nice job, Jim.

 

Looks to be some kind of Alco unt, based on the hood indentation...

Harold

 

Hiya.

Thanx for all the kind words. The basic "parts" for the slug were a Kato/Atlas RS-11 body, with all detail sanded off and gaps filled with styrene, 2 RS sill-units cut and spliced, and a pair of K/A GP trucks with gears removed. The rest is sheet brass, brass wire, and styrene. Paint by Tamiya, Micro-Scale decals, and weathered with pastel chalk. Regards.

Jim Maurer
Tokushima, Japan

 

How did you weather the trucks?

Stay cool and run steam.....

 

Jim- That is awesome! I have always loved units like this and you did a superb job.

 

Hiya.

The trucks are painted Floquil Grimy Black(looks 'dirtier' than PollyScale and chalk sticks to it better) and weathered with regular artist's pastels. Regards,

Jim Maurer
Tokushima, Japan

 

May I also add nice work . I was guessing an RS-11 ancestry in there somewhere just was thinking an old LL shell instead.l

 

looks great jim!!!

 

Jim

Looks great. Is it powered?

 

Hiya.

Nope. Couldn't swing it with what I had available. Regards,

Jim Maurer
Tokushima, Japan

 

Nice work Jim. Great to see some of the more esoteric units being modelled in N, and your's looks great!

 

The finish is flawless. great job.

 

That looks great! Excellent work !

 

Nice, Ever So Very Nice!