ALCO RS-11 Nose

Pulled this out of the scrapyard to show Patrick how I tackled all the weird angles in the nose.

Glory Days 2015: D+1

Central Vermont Locomotive 455 on the move with a local freight. Upgraded the batteries to some energizer rechargeables rated for 730 mAh and got almost a good 2 hours out of it. Bill's GATX Geep works another freight in the opposite direction.

Glory Days 2015: D+1

Central Vermont Locomotive 455 on the move with a local freight. Upgraded the batteries to some energizer rechargeables rated for 730 mAh and got almost a good 2 hours out of it. Bill's GATX Geep works another freight in the opposite direction.

Glory Days 2015: D-3

Finished the last of my MILS modules this morning. A few of the decorative modules will just have to be green baseplates propped up to MILS height. Ran out of time, technic bricks, and well, green plates. You can see one of the modules finished this morning in this pic. Now what's the big deal with this locomotive? Surely this picture looks exactly like this one, right. That in itself is the accomplishment! Because in between the two photos, CV 455 looked more like this. So now she's back the way she was built...more or less. I've added some 1/8" white automotive pinstriping to the sides to get the white running board edges common to the Canadian National and subsidiary locomotives. More decal and detail work tomorrow.

Glory Days 2015: D-5