The FM engine is complete and ready for delivery. It will have to wait until the person receives back surgery. That will take place in November. The engine came out very nicely. This is premiered. Painting and weathering would really pff it up.
I'm not going to print an O'scale version unless someone wants one. I don't have an FM engine (yet) so an FM prime mover would be out of character. I do have a Baldwin so I will be producing that engine in O'scale and HO.
The Baldwin is going to turbo-charged and here's a screen shot of the progress. The black lines are my work overlayed over the actual images of the engine. I'm challenged getting the true contours of the cylinder heads. SketchUp doesn't like compound curves very much… at least it doesn't like how I try to draw compound curves.
Some aspects of the Baldwin engines are easier to draw than EMD, others… not so much. I need to get some imagery of the turbo end of the engine. Right now, this is the only view I have.
I also moved the S-38 to my photo table after I cleaned off all the detritus and debris left over from the reconstruction and then I took these pictures. It is definitely going to be left in natural metal. I was mixing paint to match the bronze so I can paint the landing gear and props in a more realistic match.
The color is Tamiya Gold, Tamiya Clear Red and some Tamiya Flat White. I can adjust them to get it even closer. This was my first attempt. There is definitely red in the color, but not as much as copper. This is not the wheel that's going on the model. It was a spare that I printed. My sister, the antique dealer, said, "Don't clear coat it!" I brush painted the test paint. I will airbrush the actual gear.
