And the news on CBQ EA/EB

I also achieved some progress on the CBQ-set

Additionally I have an appropiate aux.-power baggage under construction - the car has a fairing on its front end to match the higher roof height of the EA/EB-set

Further progress on the Prospector

Some new pictures of my Prospector-project

And the news on CBQ's EA/EB-set

DRGW M-1 'Prospector'

Some progress to show on the Prospector

New projects - basic bodies

CBQ's  'Silver King'

Cab-unit of DRGW's 'Prospector'

Upcoming new projects in 1/29

After finishing CBQ's 'General Pershing Zephyr' I'll go on transforming streamliner coaches into shovelnoses.

CBQ  #9906A 'Silver King' and 9906B 'Silver Queen'

#9906A & B


DRGW's short-lived early M-1 'Prospector' by Budd
Rio Grande 'Prospector'

Units will be powered using modified Aristo-Craft's AAR B-trucks.

General Pershing Zephyr - train set completed

Finally CBQ's 'General Pershing Zephyr' was completed. The power unit and coaches were assembled, modified, got interior, were painted & decaled:
- Silver Charger (power unit, 1000hp)
- Silver Leaf (88ft 8" coach, 72 seats)
- Silver Eagle (78ft 8" coach, 52 seats)
- Silver Star (88ft 7" observation, 22 seat parlor, dining car)

and a pictures' bigger version of the train

CBQ 'General Pershing Zephyr' - Silver Charger & Silver Star

Finally re-decaled GPZ's #9908 ('Silver Charger')

and finished the diner-lounge observation 'Silver Star'

PPU #200 - paint job finished & heralds applied

CBQ #9908 - almost finished

Missing only the windows CBQ is almost finished

#9908 - painted & temporary assembled

Current decals are rather poor (on one side only) and will be replaced by sharper ones

#9908 - pilot attached

It took three evenings to build the pilot from brass. First a mock-up was made from cardboard to determine the shape of the base, the correct angle and the compound-curved sides.
Then these patterns were used to cut the brass sheets. Soldering was done with silver-solder.
Finally some cutting and filing to adapt the curved transition from the side-sills / anti-climber to the pilot.

CBQ #9908 - now riding on trucks

#9908 received its trucks - the six-wheeled front truck was donored by an USA.Trains SD40-2, the rear is a powered (in contrast to the prototype) Aristo-Craft FB-truck.

The front truck will be modified to resemble the Blomberg-design

CBQ #9908: progress on shell

Some progress on #9908's shell:

UP M-23: paint job on trailer finished

Finally the trailer got his paint - still missing the lettering

After Application of deals the body will receive a matte or semi gloss coat

CBQ #9908 - progress on shovelnose

The shovelnose is now roughly finished - all windows and the air-inlet above cut out. Also the combination of the frontlight and the later added warning/emergency light in an add-on housing are attached.