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Finally got my lazy butt back to the modeling bench and started the two Dolbeer kits I have.

One is an old CHB and the other is the Sierra West kit.
The CHB has wood skids and everything else is Cerrobend (sp?)
The SW uses resin for the skids, boiler, water tank and large gear housing.
The wood skids were treated with several coats of silverwood and powders.
The metal pieces were treated with blacken it and the usual powders.
The resin was painted with floquil colors and also received some powders.
Washes still to come with oils.

Since the NBW's are cast on the sled on the SW I made a "stencil" so I could paint them easier.

Progress so far;






more soon,
Marty

So , Marty , what you are saying is that one of those skids is resin and one is wood . Well , I think that the one on the left is definitely the wooden one ,and the one on the right is resin . But then again , the one on the left could be the resin one and the one on the right is wood . Oh , I give up . They both look good !

  Then again , they both could be wood and you're not telling us the truth ,

  Nick

Nick your right.  But it could be trick photography.  You know he's getting pretty good with the camera!!!

Will the real woody please stand up!!!

Jerry

You really nailed the wood. Can't tell by that at all. The boiler on the right in the top photo looks more rusted and on the left in the bottom photo. Are you being sneaky?

John

Very nicly done. Glad to see you back at the bench....looking forward to your progress on these.
Clecer idea to use a stencil foor the NBWs.  Are you then airbrushing them?

Marc

They both look great, Marty,  good to see more of your work.  Looking foward to your progress on this build as the Dolbeer has long been a farovite.....Randy

I must echo the comments they look great Marty.

Michael

Nice to see you at work again Marty!! I love donkeys and will waiting for more pics soon.

Here is your weekly update.
Just plugging along.
Two days off work due to an upper respiratory infection sure helped move these along
Couldn't decide which one I liked best so here is all three.
Still lots of detailing to do and obviously a few more bits to go on the Sierra West one.
Also I do not like the lack of mounting for the water tank.
I'm going to do something........
-Marty

-MJ

Wow I'll have to make up my mind on which I like better after careful study!!  They both look to be up to expectations!!  As usual you didn't disappoint me.

Jerry

Marty,  Thanks for the update,  they are looking great!!!   Randy

Marty, if that is how your models turn out when your are sick I hesitate to think how good they will look when you are feeling better! -- Russ

Awesome work Marty!!! Don´t ever give up, and keep showing your excellent work, is very helpfull!! 

Marty ,

   Well , you've done a damn fine job on those Dolbeers and if I didn't already know which was which, I wouldn't be able to tell them apart . They almost make me want to phone Brett and get him to send me another kit so that I can do it again  properly ... but not quite !

" Couldn't decide which one I like best , so here is ( that should read , here are) all three ". I know my maths isn't that good , but I could only count two Dolbeers , where's the third ? Are you secret doing one of Keith Wiseman's versions as well and keeping quiet about it ?

   " Upper respiratory infection" ? Have you been inhaling things that you shouldn't ? Sniffing Diosol is not big and it is not clever , so don't do it !
    Hope you are recovered and back to work,

   Nick

Marty,

great to see some CHB dolbeers built up.

This model pulled me over the line to start a logging layout and  consequentely the sawmill diorama.





Jacq