Bachmann Shay Rebuild

Hiya,

Recently finally finished the On30 Bachmann Shay locomotive. Thought id post a few photographs for you .

I stripped the model then rebuilt, resprayed and altered it to what i wanted.

I added a dress up kit from Backwoods miniatures. I also rebuilt quite a bit of the firebox, control equipment stuff. The wood is real wood just cut and split with a blunt scapel blade.




  























Sorry about the poor quality of the photographs, i will take some better ones when i can borrow my freinds photographic light box..

Nikki

Very nice indeed Nikki.

Excellent work, Nikki. :thumbs

Nice loco there.

Regards,

John.

Very interesting, thanks.

Nicely done Nikki

I assume you are doing a logging layout any piccys of the actual layout progress?

cheers Brian

Hiya

i will probably start some sort of logging layout at some point !! To me its just the making of the models…… I have been toying with doing an american logging layout for ages !

Nikki

Great subject to model done with great care and skill:wow

Fantastic Nikki. Are you using an airbrush for spraying?

Les

Nikki,

Wasser rope thingy/windlass on the front for?

Curious

Doug

[Nice grubbification there!]

done a good job with the alterations,and the run down look ilike it a lot.

:doublethumb:cool:

Nikki,
       that's a really beautiful job you've done on the Shay.It's absolutely crying out for a layout to run on,and maybe one or two sister locos!??:twisted:
       G'wan g'wan g'wan…….(you know you want to!!!)

Cheers,John.B.:thumbs

Beautiful, just love those Shays.

I did the basic black respray with Halfords matt black car spray. ( the matt takes paint better i have found ). All the weathering after that was done with just acrylics and small paintbrushes. I build each area up by hand using a small brush then use multiple acrylic washes and dry brushes until it is complete.

The unit on the front is a gypsy engine powered by steam from the locomotive, it was used for logging to operate the overhead winch systems and cranes. They carried either ropes or chains on them. They also used it for dragging logs along and for general winching work.

I am also going to do the same to a Climax and a Hiesler as well. I have quite an interest in geared locomotives and also hope to work on a larger Shay at some point.

Nikki

Nice work there
There is so much detail in that locomotive, its amazing. I would never be able to anything like that, but it must of been fun making that.:cool:
:wow

hiya,

sorta fun, more just scary to be honest….. taking the locomotive to bits was the biggest worry !!

Nikki

The unit on the front is a gypsy engine powered by steam from the locomotive,

Thanks for that Nikki!  What would have been called in Marine Engineering terms a 'Donkey Engine', hence the reason many  ships carried 'Donkey Men'…..

Like the Shay and a wonderful job on it as well, well done.

Phill

Nice work Nikki…..well done thumbs:thumbs