Stupid Easy Simple Critter Bash

[vsmith]

This was a stupidly simple bash:

Take a HLW chassis, a spare cab from a scrapped cheepo Scientific loco, and a generator load model....

Still need to add some more details and paint to my tastes.

Whoever said kitbashing was hard?

[altterrain]

It looks like the product from a mind suffering from a tryptophan overdose

 -Brian

[vsmith]

It looks like the product from a mind suffering from a tryptophan overdose

 -Brian

Nope, just the normal madness , we arent doing the turkey thing till tommorow, and then its going to be Cuban style pork

[vsmith]

Bit more progress this weekend

Grungezilla?

Interior

Maybe I should actually look around to finding a Mack motorblock for this thingy

PS the pork was gooooooood!

 

[dwbeckett]

UGLY BUT CUTE

[vsmith]

Done...well it still needs a drive brick but what the hey, thats a minor note, right?

Engineers side

Cab close up

Rear view

Front

Last week I had no plans whatsoever for another lokie, but I got to playing with spare parts and well one thing lead to another.... but this was fun and now I have to make room for another critter in the barn

Weathering is just paint layers of different colors applied with a drybrush technic, takes a little practice but its fairly easy to learn

The Generator is a fairly common load item, I got mine at the BTS from Bridgemasters if I remember right, I think its from USA Trains.

Whoever said kitbashing was hard?

[S&G Rute of the Silver River]

I've seen ones that worn before. Olny they were covered in lime dust and someone had the great idea of washing them down. Which gave them concrete locos. Great bash.

[FJ and G]

bravo!

 

Great bash. There are hundreds of similar locos all over the world. Here are just 3 from Taiwan's man 2' gauge lines, one of the areas I'm modeling (I've ridden narrow gauge  in Taiwan about 30 years ago)

 

 

[vsmith]

Thanks, Went to San Val yesterday, picked up a Mack and last night switched the block over (after bending the light post to fit the new cab). So its done done done!

PS I've also packed away the Mack body , so the devil wont tempt me again with yet another bash opportunity.

[sfcgadget]

What a piece of junk! No really. Great job using what you had on hand and taking the time to take it from toy looking to old and abused.

[Capt Bob Johnson]

Vic, is that the switcher for the paint factory you intend to put on your layout?