Atlantis expansion - Khosindan Light Railway

[Andym]

Good work yet again!  Lovely!

[Dr DeAth]

Finished a few bits today;



The buffer stop



and the flatbed wagon - I think the chain needs to be rusted up a bit, looks too shiny in the photo.

[OSHIROmodels]

This all coming together nicely 

cheers

James

[The_Beast]

Missed this one! 
It always amazes me how people can see potential in "toys" which appear to have no use for wargaming at all.
Really first class work there and the track is awesome aswell.

PM

Hold the fort! I missed this in previous reads; you are the LAST person to ever make this statement. You friggin' blow our minds regularly, and know it.

Who immediately sent us looking at wedding cake decorations?!?

Oh, wait, it's a compliment to the good Dr....

Coming from you, a heck of one at that! 

Carry on, De'Ath! 

Still, every time I look at those train faces, contemplate slicing them off, a little voice squeaks 'Who are you, Hannibal Lector?' 'Why, yes, yes I am. But, I'll admit, you wouldn't go with fava beans.'

Doug

[Malamute]

This all coming together nicely 

cheers

James

It is too, we must convince him to bring it to BLAM... 

...(then the newly formed Anglo/Japanese alliance can blow it up)

[Mason]

It's all looking very fine Dr!

Crisp, clean and most impressive.

It is too, we must convince him to bring it to BLAM... 

...(then the newly formed Anglo/Japanese alliance can blow it up)

P.S. Forgive my ignorance, but wha/wheret is BLAM?

[Malamute]

P.S. Forgive my ignorance, but wha/wheret is BLAM?

Its an annual gathering of some LAFers for a few games and a beer or two.

[Dr DeAth]

Engine number 2 is in the workshop;

Ertl 'Peter Sam' diecast is the donor



This is quite a 'squat' looking engine with a deep cab - all I've done is remove the back of the existing cab with a dremel. It's going to have an 'open' back cab with a low floor.



Came apart very easily, two normal screw on the underside separated the plastic from the diecast part - this was done before the cutting to preserve the plastic.



I've drilled two viewing holes where the original stickers were.



Diecast part primed with grey spray primer. Hole where Peter Sam's happy smiling face was will be covered with a boiler front from a plastic screw cap.

Now to do the wheels and build up the cab interior . . .

[Andym]

That's engines face in the first picture looks worried. Maybe he knows what's coming. Did you check when you lifted him that he hadn't left a little pile of coal from crapping himself?!?

[Red Orc]

Wow, these are really smashing Dr De'Ath, this is going to be one lovely railway.

Thinks, it's going to be pretty difficult hiding this from Bullshott's Americans, isn't it?

[The_Beast]

That's engines face in the first picture looks worried. Maybe he knows what's coming. Did you check when you lifted him that he hadn't left a little pile of coal from crapping himself?!?

See what I mean? Even with the full 'cheerful' face paint, you can't help noticing a bit of concern, and edge of terror, in the eyes, as you approach with razor saw... 

I suppose this part of the discussion is more appropriate to the Horror section. 

Doug

[gamer Mac]

WOW

[Dr DeAth]

Slower progress that I'd hoped for today;



Had to cut the plastic 'chassis' in order to lower the footplate - the cab wasn't big enough to fit the driver in.



Shot of the lowered footplate and cab with driver to give an idea of scale. The footplate is made from plasticard and the boiler is a pair of square nuts with a washer superglued in place. Needs some green stuff work to cover the seams and make it all presentable.  Newly painted driver is a foundry crimean war officer; the cannonball that he's standing on has been turned into a box with some green stuff. He still needs a coat of varnish.