CB&Q #9908 - building progress

[norm66]

Since Lyle asked for some photos of the building process of my #9908...

Ugly start with the basic shell of a USA-Trains streamliner (it was a surplus diner)

the nose with a styrene substructure




the raised roof on the engine compartment - curved edges with aluminium tube as a substructure


all substructures were laminated with resin & glass fiber layers


Doors & intake grills, exhaust stacks and roof louvers were added



Windows & pilots added; basic trucks (front: USA-Trains SD40-2, rear: Aristo FA)attached - side frames were modified to resemble the front 'Blomberg'-style (a fabricated version of it) and the rear unpowered coach-like


And finally


There are a few details that are not correct (basically the shape of the fluting) - but only real specialists will know.
And yes, I omitted the 'General Pershing' label on the front because the unit resembles the later look (added upper mars-light) and will run with some heavyweights as well...like the protoype after been relegated to branchline service.

Regards
Norman

[EMDX6043]

Very cool. You've got some phenomenal skills!

[bigjdme]

Wow.
Very nice

[lyled1117]

While the result is great, the shots of how you got to it make it just that much more impressive. Way cool!!

Lyle

[spike]

Very nice. This is a good tutorial on building shovel noses. I belong to a Boston and Maine modeling group. This would be great material for building the Flying Yankee.

[tankertoad70]

Absolutely stunning!!!!