TooLate4Weekend Photos - Re-Done in the SUN! (pay no attention to that ugly roadbed...)

[Anonymous]

Sorry about the redundancy, but I was totally dissatisfied with how last night's indoor photos turned out (the shells "faded" paint didn't show) - so I decided to re-shoot them in direct sunlight. So, the links are the same, but the 5 loco model photos are different.

I did some actual modeling this weekend, but I didn't have time to snap pictures of my work in time for the weekend photo thread. I'm going to take these models to the 2005 Steel Mill Modelers' Meet next weekend in Medina, Ohio.

The first 5 model shots are of some Kato SD38-2 units painted for my fictional short line, the Iron Belt. I weathered them, but because of the crappy indoor lighting the weathering doesn't even show[banghead]. (I also included some shots of EJE prototypes used as weathering references.)

The next two shots are of a Kibri front-end loader adapted for handling red-hot slag in steel mills - I added protective chain-me***o the tires using a material called "tulle" from my 9yr-old daughters' discarded ballet tutu.

The final two shots are of a Kibri model of a Terex "off-road" [read: oversized] dump truck.

Anyway here they are - I put them in as links so the guys with slower connection speeds wouldn't get annoyed.

3 Iron Belt SD38-2s
Iron Belt #236 head-on view
Iron Belt #236 left front view
Iron Belt #224 right rear view
Iron Belt #227 tail view
Prototype - weathered J unit #665 used as a reference for undercarriage weathering
Prototype J unit #669

Front-end Loader with chain mesh for slag service
Slag Loader rear view
Prototype Loader Action Photo

Terex Off-Road Dump Truck
Terex Off-Road Dump Truck – head-on view

[Anonymous]

Ken

[tup]

[Anonymous]

Ken,
Great work man.. keep at it.. truely fantastic stuff! [bow]

[Anonymous]

I don't care if it was too late or not! Looks great to me!! [tup] Keep up the great work Ken!

[Anonymous]

Thank you Dave, Coyote and Kevin for the 'positives'....[:)]

[Anonymous]

The pictures at your web site of the steel mill buildings and bridges is awesome [bow]
Great work, you should be able to steal some business from Ohio Southern [;)]

[ac4400fan]

Great job Ken! i think you did a great job keep up the great work
And go EJ&E

Carl.

[Anonymous]

Great pictures, glad you got some late results from the weekend's work. One comment, the front of your engines could benefit from some vertical dry brushing of "black dirt" like the proto type photos. Give them a little more inservice look!
Will

P.S. I for one really appreciate having the links to the photos, speeds up access to the post so much faster. Thank you!!

P.P.S. Does this mean we won't see you in your tutu any more? What a sacrifice for the hobby![:D][:D][:(]

[Anonymous]

Wow. Nice[tup] Especially that front end loader!

uspscsx

[Anonymous]

Whoa, you changed the photos while I was typing! Hehe, Okay, the locomotives look much better in sunlight. Wow! [tup]

uspscsx

[Anonymous]

Thanx again guys, for all the encouraging feedback![:)]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dthurman
Great work, you should be able to steal some business from Ohio Southern [;)]

Dave, I was actually hoping to see Jim at the Meet but unfortunately he can't make it this year.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Overdurff

Great pictures, ... the front of your engines could benefit from some vertical dry brushing of "black dirt" like the proto type photos...

Good point Will, I plan on doing exactly that - after I get back from Medina.

[cheese3]

Nice!!![^][:D][8D][tup]

[steveblackledge]

VERY NICE INDEED

[TrainFreak409]

Great job Ken, excellent work. The tulle chain-me***urned out great! Very creative.[tup]

[UP Deano]

GREAT JOB! ON ALL!!, Ken. i really admire the SD38-2's, putting your own road colors and lettering on them had to be teadious work, but the end result really looks GREAT! nice job KEN, keep it up! [^] [:D]

[Anonymous]

I Hope to have my layout done soon. I need some more WS Incline sets

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ac4400fan

Great job Ken! ...And go EJ&E

Thanx Carl! Do you have any 'J' motive power running on your layout? If so, how about some pics?

[DavidJ611]

Wow, Ken! GREAT work!!!! [bow]
...I can't wait to see those units at work on the pike!!! [tup][8D][tup]

-Dave

[twhite]

Super work, Ken!! The paint scheme on the models is just terrific--work that good is almost enough to make me consider diesels, so STOP IT!! Just kidding--wonderful job.
Tom [bow][bow]

[ac4400fan]

Ken here you go Thought you would never ask [swg]



Great job ken ,,here ya go

Carl.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ac4400fan
Ken here you go Thought you would never ask [swg]
http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL928/3432489/7051088/109735153.jpg

Thanx for sharing that Carl!

Even though I'm not a Chicago native like yourself, I'm growing mighty fond of the 'J'! First, I like the simple elegance of their paint scheme; second, they are the closest real-world example of the type of road my fictional Iron Belt represents.