mk1200

This model was sitting on my test track for the last few days. It seems that it got really hot out in the shop and a tube of glue on a shelf above the test track exploded and dripped all over this side of the model. This is not glue like Elmers white glue (I could just peel that off), this...

I guess the one positive thing that came out of this rebuild is that I had a chance to reconsider the fans that I used. Now I'm going with some fans with a lot more detail to them including etched metal fan blades and screens.

Almost back to where I was before the great glue flood of July 2008.

New bits being installed.

All of the damaged bits removed and some new bits ready to be installed.

I shot a bit of white primer on it tonight just so that I can see where I'm at and what areas need more work. The cab roof looks like it's sloping forward but that's an optical illusion. The side windows still need their window frames installed, they will get all weather windows like the...

Scratchbuilding HO Scale MK-1200G (LNG) Switcher - UP1298 Actually I'm not sure if "scratchbuilding" is 100% accurate. All the black plastic parts you see in this photo are stock of modified Athearn GP-35 parts. The rest is my work. All images Allen Rockwell 2008

Scratchbuilding HO Scale MK-1200G (LNG) Switcher - UP1298 Actually I'm not sure if "scratchbuilding" is 100% accurate. All the black plastic parts you see in this photo are stock of modified Athearn GP-35 parts. The rest is my work. All images Allen Rockwell 2008

Scratchbuilding HO Scale MK-1200G (LNG) Switcher - UP1298 Actually I'm not sure if "scratchbuilding" is 100% accurate. All the black plastic parts you see in this photo are stock of modified Athearn GP-35 parts. The rest is my work. All images Allen Rockwell 2008

Scratchbuilding HO Scale MK-1200G (LNG) Switcher - UP1298 Actually I'm not sure if "scratchbuilding" is 100% accurate. All the black plastic parts you see in this photo are stock of modified Athearn GP-35 parts. The rest is my work. All images Allen Rockwell 2008

Scratchbuilding HO Scale MK-1200G (LNG) Switcher - UP1298 Actually I'm not sure if "scratchbuilding" is 100% accurate. All the black plastic parts you see in this photo are stock of modified Athearn GP-35 parts. The rest is my work. All images Allen Rockwell 2008

Scratchbuilding HO Scale MK-1200G (LNG) Switcher - UP1298 Actually I'm not sure if "scratchbuilding" is 100% accurate. All the black plastic parts you see in this photo are stock of modified Athearn GP-35 parts. The rest is my work. All images Allen Rockwell 2008