Hey everyone!
So i decided to show my latest work about Trains.
The original idea came to me almost 1 1/2 Years ago, but i pushed myself just recently to completely overhaul everything and bring it up to my current building standard. My idea was, to build a industrial styled World, with old Factories and Brick buildings. I figured that a few freight wagons were just fitting for the environment.
But as i progressed in my World, i thought that there should also be a Locomotive to pull and shunt the wagons. So i set myself the goal of building a steam engine, because that would be the most fitting engine type for that world. The thing about steam engines is: They have A TON OF STUFF ON THEM a busy look...
Driving gear.
Bodywork.
Cab view. (At that point i was fed up with building so much small scale levers and gauges. So i kept it rather simple.)
And there she is!! Locomotive No.: 69. A complete replica of a random Google imagines steam engine!
Next up was remodeling my already present Freight wagons. Because having such a detailed Loco pulling simple boxes would not be up to the task anymore. At that point i also decided to have my world set in the GDR (former East-Germany) in 1986.
So a before and after with my coal wagons:
A before and after with my flatbeds:
And finally a before and after with my boxcars:
(Little history lesson: Instead of having a brakevan or a caboose, German Trains had little elevated sheds on some wagons, were brakemen helped the train to stop. The heavier the train, more brakes were manned.)
So that's all folks!
I hope you enjoyed my work! Thank you for reading and have a good Day!
Ps: Stay safe around Trains!