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Ok guys so I bought a group of csx engines from a member here on the forum and one day it end up in my two year olds hands so I went ahead and turned it in to this so tell me what you think dislike’s or share your own wreaked engine’s.some I added smoke some have none tell me what looks better.. Thanks for looking (photo heavy)…..
Personally I think the frontal cab damage is good, but the side of the cab looks suspiciously like it's been held over a lighter (very smooth deformation). My suggestion would be to heat it so it is soft somehow, maybe by holding it under boiling water, then deforming it with some pliers or something. Using a naked flame afterwards would be good though, as the burn marks it'd leave would make it appear as though there had been a fire! On that note, your weathering gets a 10/10 from me.
Also, I agree that the scale of the chain is a little off. It's not terrible but there is always room for improvement. My suggestion would be to buy a cheap necklace with very small links. Oh look, my partner has been kind enough to "volunteer" some of her jewellery.
That loco is N and the links are a bit ornamental, but you get the idea. She has another necklace with the standard shaped links such as the chain in your picture, but as small as the ones above - it would be perfect! If you poke around in the female section of any large department store (K-mart, etc) you're bound to find something cheap & useable.
Thanks guys for your thoughts. I do have other chains just went for the heavy duty chain look.The weathering was done with artis chalk.As for the smoke I would think there might still be alittle smoke or not. Just couldn't thin that stuff out and still catch it in the photo. Thanks again guys!
so I went ahead and turned it in to this
so tell me what you think dislike’s or share your own wreaked engine’s.some I added smoke some have none tell me what looks better.. Thanks for looking (photo heavy)…..
