K40 in 7/8ths: pretty much finished...

My Alan Keep K40 project has reached the last stretch - and is now painted and weathered...

Although a personal project for the Dyfrdwy Tramway, my 7/8ths scale garden railway, it has been a test bed for a few future projects. It features sound, using an ITT products sound card - and it utilise an Essel Engineering chassis.

Construction followed my now tried and tested laser cut styrene body, acrylic chassis overlays combined with 3D printed details (buffer blocks, axle boxes, filler lid) with etched metal (bonnet panels and works plates) and scratch built styrene parts.

The figure is from Model Earth - the cab is detailed, although sparse, as the prototype is a modern diesel locomotive, from what little I can gather just features a sort of control panel and one handle.

I have weathered with enamels, and tried to represent a well used but relatively new locomotive. A few spots of rust, but generally in good nick. I'm really chuffed with two bits in particular, the worn metal on the door around the door handle and where the drivers boots have scuffed the inside of the door - and the patchy 'green' algae growth on the roof and bonnet.

It's spurred me on to make some progress with the winter's rolling stock projects - as well as a few James Hilton Custom Model Railways commissions. More soon...