Locomotives etc

At last I have something which looks vaguely like a DSVN locomotive. I've assembled one of the card kits of a D19E class and popped it on a spare chassis I had lying around. A lot more work yet, including a chassis for the body, front and rear 'cowcatchers' and finishing off the windows. This 'rough and ready' model will have to do until such time as I am able to produce something better. Hmm. Must get rid of that white plaster off the palm tree trunks and the track sleepers.

I have also done a little bit of work on the level crossing. Still far from complete. If you look carefully in the background you will see my partially complete (isn't everything!) Petrolimex petrol station. it's being kitbashed from a Kato model (which was too big for the space I have).

I still have the major project of the road bridge on the left to build as well as lots of signs etc.

Maybe this weekend?

Progress....

Welcome to 2011.

Here are a couple of photos showing that I do get to do some actual modeling occasionally. I promise I'll do a lot more this year..

Tasks to carry out in the near future include adding a proper Vietnamese city backdrop using photos from the web. The photos show part of a test backdrop but it is in fact over sized. Also I need to finish the level crossing and get the bridge done. You can see the pylons for the bridge on the left. I also have a Petrolimex petrol station on the work bench. It's a cut down Tomytec Japanese petrol station.

If you look carefully you will see my roadside markers with the red tops. I'm quite happy with those as well as the Uncle Ho billboard. More billboards will be added when I have time. The one on the top of the tall building is only temporary (the one with the young ladies, not the Vietnam Airlines one).

I have a couple of more flat wagons to be painted light blue for container traffic. I still don't have a locomotive, but that should change soon as well.

I hope to get a bit of work done this weekend so hopefully I'll have more photos to show.