RI #10000

Detailed & painted

GE #8835 - trucks' chains added

GE #8835 finished

Apart of an additional lettering for GE, Alco and Ingersoll-Rand (some photos show such lettering, some are w/o) the model is finished externally (some improvements of interior and wiring the front light still are on the to-do-list)

RI #10000

Some of the roof details has been attached as well as most of the underbody parts

And #8835 again

More of the roof details (radiators, exhausts, bell, smoke stack of air heater etc.) applied

GE #8835

Further progress on #8835 with first radiator mounted

RI #10000

First pictures of the basic assembly of shell and frame

DRGW 'The Prospector'

Lettering applied and full width diaphragm installed

Assembly of interior and rework of the trucks will follow

GE #8835

Some pictures of the current status

Denver Zephyr

'Silver King' & 'Silver Queen' (EMD's EA & EB) put together with 'Silver Courier'

Two early diesel switchers on the way

GE's demonstrator #8835 of 1923
http://sbiii.com/boxjfcpx/jcageir2/8835a.jpg

An USA-Trains 44t-driveline and chassis and an USA-Trains / Charles Ro boxcar are used for this project

Rock Island's #10000 - a two-power switcher similar to NYC's DES3

http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/45533/rec/1

 An USA-Tains NW2-chassis and an USA-Trains refrigerator car are used for this project

CBQ's Silver Courier

Painted and lettered - missing final varnish & windows

And the start of the interior with the four diesel generators as head-end power

RP-210

After rather slow progress the last weeks now some new pictures from NYC RP-210

Preparation of new projects - 3D printing in focus

After some time of consideration I bought a 3D-printer. Unfortunately my CAD-abilities are limited so currently I design rather 'simple' parts (skirts and tank for the RP210, ventilation hoods for the Zephyr baggage) which on the other hand would be quite difficult to manufacture w/o the printer.

I bought a 3D-printed 1/29 kit of a PRR BP20 A which I will modify in some areas (trucks will be donated by an USA-Trains PB). I'll try to build a B-unit, too.

A somewhat generic vintage cab-diesel is available on thingiverse for free - it resembles an Erie-built passenger unit and is designed in an unknown scale. With some scaling, re-arranging etc. I was able to 'extract' the cab-area and have it printed. It will need some modifications to get close to the FM-prototype but it is a good start - I'll use an USA-Trains PA for trucks and chassis. I already prepared the CAD-data for the rather spherical roof.
I hope - with some more experience in CAD-design (I use FreeCAD) - to be able to design some more unique (early) diesels. Also the passenger cars to the RP210 would be feasible - but this will require a quite steep learning curve.

DRGW's original 'Prospector'

Also out of the paint shop