Post by pacificwestern on Aug 16, 2011 21:27:33 GMT -5
Hi, Im Drew and new to the Diesel Detailer forum.
A little bit of history....
The Pacific Western was the name of the railroad modelled by the Auckland Metropolitan MRRC, on their club layout in Auckland, New Zealand.
A long story short, the club buildings were only leased, and the regional council decided their motorway extension needed the land more than the club did, so the club was evicted, the members disbanded and all the assets were farmed out to the members.
Fast forward 10 or so years and after a swap with some Rock Island gear, I became the long term custodian of many of the clubs PW locos.
This has become my inspiration and "prototype" for my future modelling projects.
The PW was set in the mid 1980's North West USA, and based on the operating workings of the BN and MRL, the PW concept being a "Regional" carrier.
Anyhow..... below is the evolution of the first PW loco I did, in a long term project to grow my PW loco roster for a layout to be built "sometime" in the future :-)
I started with a humble Athearn blue box WC SW1500:
And stripped off the factory paint......
I then added some generic personal favourite details such as firecracker antenna, dropsteps, mu sockets, spark arrestors, footsteps and sunshades.
Next I gave the unit a coat of primer and let it set for a while.
The body and frame were painted.....
...and decals applied...
...followed by handrails.
A little bit of tidy up work was done and then I weathered the unit...
This was the first loco I had detailed / painted in quite some time, so I was a bit rusty in places and it took a while to "get back on the bike" so to speak.
But, I am pleased with the final outcome, and has inspired me to do more.
Next project is an SW1200, also of Athearn blue box origin, but that is still ongoing...
Drew
A little bit of history....
The Pacific Western was the name of the railroad modelled by the Auckland Metropolitan MRRC, on their club layout in Auckland, New Zealand.
A long story short, the club buildings were only leased, and the regional council decided their motorway extension needed the land more than the club did, so the club was evicted, the members disbanded and all the assets were farmed out to the members.
Fast forward 10 or so years and after a swap with some Rock Island gear, I became the long term custodian of many of the clubs PW locos.
This has become my inspiration and "prototype" for my future modelling projects.
The PW was set in the mid 1980's North West USA, and based on the operating workings of the BN and MRL, the PW concept being a "Regional" carrier.
Anyhow..... below is the evolution of the first PW loco I did, in a long term project to grow my PW loco roster for a layout to be built "sometime" in the future :-)
I started with a humble Athearn blue box WC SW1500:
And stripped off the factory paint......
I then added some generic personal favourite details such as firecracker antenna, dropsteps, mu sockets, spark arrestors, footsteps and sunshades.
Next I gave the unit a coat of primer and let it set for a while.
The body and frame were painted.....
...and decals applied...
...followed by handrails.
A little bit of tidy up work was done and then I weathered the unit...
This was the first loco I had detailed / painted in quite some time, so I was a bit rusty in places and it took a while to "get back on the bike" so to speak.
But, I am pleased with the final outcome, and has inspired me to do more.
Next project is an SW1200, also of Athearn blue box origin, but that is still ongoing...
Drew
