hey folks
I'm UP SD40-2(Deanotooth1 ), you might remember me from such threads as "Layout Progress & Engine Pics" and "Tip on Decoders/Sound Decoders...", WELL, I'M BACK!
tooth1 
. i felt i had to shut my "other" thread down for a few reasons; #1 the thread had just plain got WAY to big, and if it had gotten ANY bigger i fear NO ONE would take the time to read it, and would miss out on some REALLY NEAT STUFF that the thread had in it. #2 the "layout Progress" was finished:thumb: . SO, i have decided to start a NEW THREAD:thumb:. announce1 I have two main objectives in this NEW thread ; #1, like the old thread, i want those that participate/follow this thread to feel like they are right here with ME, in MY living room, workbench, layout, or perhaps rail fanning with me, or taking a trip to my dads, discussing TRAINS, and MODEL RAILROADING . #2, I am taking EVERY engine i have, and doing a FULL DETAILING(except weathering the shells
tooth1 )on each of them before i post them(49 so far):thumb: . my plan is to make ALL my engines as close to the prototypes as i can...though I DO NOT consider myself a "rivet counter"tooth1 . WHY AM I DOING THIS? well, my FAVORITE part of this GREAT hobby is collecting engines!:thumb: . announce1 ANY COMMENTS or CRITICISM IS WELCOME!:thumb: OR, perhaps you feel compelled to post pics of YOUR work, and would like to discuss it, PLEASE DO SO!:thumb: . announce1 TO BEGIN OUR JOURNEY, since i am UP SD40-2, lets start out with one of my finished UP SD40-2's:thumb: . the first pic shows the engine "out of the box"(minus the sun shades), the second pic is the prototype, the last pic is the model "finished". the model is made by Kato, i installed LokSound in it, i added 7 decals to it, put hoses on it, sun shades, MU holders, some paint work and weathered the bottom half of it:thumb: . THANKS! -Deano View attachment 29432 View attachment 29433 View attachment 29434
I'm UP SD40-2(Deanotooth1 ), you might remember me from such threads as "Layout Progress & Engine Pics" and "Tip on Decoders/Sound Decoders...", WELL, I'M BACK! tooth1 . i felt i had to shut my "other" thread down for a few reasons; #1 the thread had just plain got WAY to big, and if it had gotten ANY bigger i fear NO ONE would take the time to read it, and would miss out on some REALLY NEAT STUFF that the thread had in it. #2 the "layout Progress" was finished:thumb: . SO, i have decided to start a NEW THREAD:thumb:. announce1 I have two main objectives in this NEW thread ; #1, like the old thread, i want those that participate/follow this thread to feel like they are right here with ME, in MY living room, workbench, layout, or perhaps rail fanning with me, or taking a trip to my dads, discussing TRAINS, and MODEL RAILROADING . #2, I am taking EVERY engine i have, and doing a FULL DETAILING(except weathering the shellstooth1 )on each of them before i post them(49 so far):thumb: . my plan is to make ALL my engines as close to the prototypes as i can...though I DO NOT consider myself a "rivet counter"tooth1 . WHY AM I DOING THIS? well, my FAVORITE part of this GREAT hobby is collecting engines!:thumb: . announce1 ANY COMMENTS or CRITICISM IS WELCOME!:thumb: OR, perhaps you feel compelled to post pics of YOUR work, and would like to discuss it, PLEASE DO SO!:thumb: . announce1 TO BEGIN OUR JOURNEY, since i am UP SD40-2, lets start out with one of my finished UP SD40-2's:thumb: . the first pic shows the engine "out of the box"(minus the sun shades), the second pic is the prototype, the last pic is the model "finished". the model is made by Kato, i installed LokSound in it, i added 7 decals to it, put hoses on it, sun shades, MU holders, some paint work and weathered the bottom half of it:thumb: . THANKS! -Deano View attachment 29432 View attachment 29433 View attachment 29434
, and ALL of my engines are in various degrees of completion, some more so then others
