Commission: Perhaps the last Resita-ish in 009…
I wonder if this is the last EuroNG Resita I’ll ever make? With the kit discontinued the chances are it might be - and with that in mind it was rather poignant to put the finishing touches to this particular model…
Whilst compromised from inception this caricature of a kit was always dear to my heart after the incredible experience I had at Welshpool behind one example shortly after she was returned to steam. The most incredible noise and feeling of raw power stood on the balcon of a coach against the smokebox. She wrestled and wriggled, snorted and roared along what is not, by any stretch, a flat ‘boring’ line.
In H0e of course it’s less of a compromise, but in 009 I’ve got all the Egger elements nailed. A taller cab, squat wheels and compact bonnet. Painted up and detailed with a variety of pipework, lined with a bow pen and brought to life with some weathering she feels real though, and every bit the bruiser I witnessed.
Putting this one together has also brought out a yearning for more - more European narrow gauge on my bench and more kit design. Yes you can buy wonderful ‘ready to plonk’ one piece bodies but there is something I, and I know plenty of you, find incredibly satisfying from working with seperate parts, scratch building your own final detailing. I wonder what will come next?
Model making commissions are not just a job for me - even when I do t have first hand experience of the prototype I work hard to breathe character and second hand emotion into their finish. If you’d like to work with me on your own model, perhaps a kit from the drawer, perhaps just a simple repaint, you can reach me using the contact form on the website. If that fails, as I know it does from time to time, you can email me from my a Facebook page (also linked from the Modelmaking Commissioms tab) - you do not need a Facebook account for that to work, I look forward to hearing from you. Until next time more soon…
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Hi James
ReplyDeleteIt is a pity the kit is not available. Those Resita locos look very Germanic and with a bit of work could pass for a Javan sugar mill loco. Your model certainly captured the flavour of the CFF units - another set of lines I never quite made it too- that I have seen in videos and books. I also enjoyed you atmospheric ride on the W&L . It reminded me again of the different approaches there can be to grade/level crossings. In the UK the train stops and is flagged cross ( priority for road traffic?) in the US the engineer blows for the crossing and keeps going albeit sometimes a bit slower ( the trains have priority) - which is best I wonder?
Best regards
Alan
Hi Alan, thanks for the comment. I think the Jung Dn2t might have been a better starting point (https://paxton-road.blogspot.com/2015/01/bosnian-jung-in-009-black-lined-red.html) that too has been retired though, and level crossings, I think this approach of stopping is post the accident where a car ran into a train!
DeleteI think I've finally worked out how to comment, inspiring work as usual James. In fact I still have mine unfinished in the bits box, I could never source a Minitrains chassis it was intended for so it's ended up with a bit of anglicising... I really should take advantage of this new found mojo (the spring weather is helping here in Cornwall) and do some more work on it!
ReplyDeleteWelcome James, lovely to see a comment from you and good to bump into you at Warley last year. Good luck with the kit, look forward to seeing the result!
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