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Alco 2-6-2T in 16mm

Started by LesTindall, May 22, 2015, 09:11:28 AM

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Hi, Les,

what Ray and the others said. Looks like it could start running immediately. No way to identify this being built from plastics! Which size / weight does the model have?

Happy new year!

Cheers,
Volker


P.S.: I'm with Russ concerning the color in the pictures. The rust looks somewhat redish and a bit arbitrarily positioned. For a 'running' loco you may add some more coal dust / oil stains around the footplate and some 'polished' areas at parts often touched like the handles and so. The frame /wheelsets / drive look spot on, but the upper chassis lacks a bit a color conjunction with the lower parts.
I'll make it. If I have to fly the five feet like a birdie.
I'll fly it. I'll make it.

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Chuck Doan

That came out so nice, Les! Quite an achievement!
"They're most important to me. Most important. All the little details." -Joseph Cotten, Shadow of a Doubt





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LesTindall

Hi Volker,
just measured it  34 cm (for Europeans!), 13 inches in "real money".  The weight I find incredible for styrene, its tricky to pick up but is quite heavy (mind I've been modelling in 1/35th before and to me this is BIG!!!!). I've enjoyed building it - now looking at a Kitson steam tram engine in the same scale (16mm or approx 1/19th).
Les

Barney

Les
All what they say plus a big WOW !!!!
Barney