Commission: North Korean M62…
“And now for something completely different” - I love my job. Sometimes projects come along that are completely unique. I was asked recently if I could convert a Fleischmann M62 in N scale to the North Korean K62 … Almost without knowing the scope of work I hoped it would come to pass for it just sounded interesting. In fact the conversion was basically just a repaint if the Fleischmann model - so from a modelling perspecfive quite straight forward. That said, the colour choices weee somewhat ‘freehand’ as I couldn’t find any real idea on these and they seemed to vary wildly in prototype photos, I hope I’ve captured something of the real locomotive in miniature. It is always nice to include a little extra beyond what the customer expects, in this case I drew and had etched some tiny number plates for each cab front. Otherwise the Fleischmann model was nearly as easy to strip down as a Kato - and the paint was certainly softer! A gentle weathering has brought out the character of ...
