Below pics are from my latest, 'a hopper of a different kind' from Garys LID (Light Iron Digest), one of the autumn 2005 issues.
What really did fire up my interest was an thread at Railroad Line Forum (TOPIC 10492), there Marc Reusser have presented his version. I will never get close to his work, but it doesn't matter, I prefer brass and wood in 7/8in and a bit more 'rough' feeling..
info:Sofar no one knows if it had 2 or 4 axles, I fancy this version with inside axleboxes.info:CloseupPict0686Pict0688info:Background image from Railroad forum, see above link (in the index)Pict0691Pict0697Pict0698Pict0703Pict0705Pict0707Pict0708Pict0720 -- Hopper bogies complete finished!Pict0721 -- Now only smaller details remain on the body.Pict0729 -- Birds view on three latest projects.Pict0750 -- One side up before I ran out of hinges..Pict0754 -- Side viewPict0744 -- Close up
Decauville Open Bogie Coach
Next project already started... the hopper isn't complete finished due to missing details, but I wanted to have something to do, and this is next on my wishlist.
Open Coach -- Drawing on a Decauville open coach.Coach Closeup -- Correct size for 7/8in scale.Coach End view -- Correct size for 7/8in scale.Pict0715 -- First bogie for next project, a Decauville open bogie coach.Pict0725 -- Complete wrong axleboxes, but who cares.., I don'tPict0745 -- This wagon will be blue, Tamiya XF-18 medium blue.
