FfarquharDeveloper's TrackMaster Customs

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RE: FfarquharDeveloper's TrackMaster Customs - Super - 02-28-2021

I sure am liking what I am seeing Ffar. Question: with the shortened wheelbase I take it he won't have traction rods or are they going to be modified too?

RE: FfarquharDeveloper's TrackMaster Customs - FfarquharDeveloper - 02-28-2021

He doesn't have them on the prop. His basis has them but I'm basing Fergus off his appearance in the show.

RE: FfarquharDeveloper's TrackMaster Customs - DalaGStanator - 02-28-2021

Blue Circle has coupling rods? I never saw them clearly the whole time, so it must be one of the only steam locos with internal rods.

Unless it's actually a brake, could this be one of them (outlined in yellow)?

[Image: Blue-Circle-Couprod.png]

RE: FfarquharDeveloper's TrackMaster Customs - FfarquharDeveloper - 02-28-2021

I'm referring to the cylinder on the boiler with a coupling rod connected to a mechanism powering it's flywheel.

RE: FfarquharDeveloper's TrackMaster Customs - DalaGStanator - 02-28-2021

That makes much more sense because other traction engines have it (except it's concealed on Trevor, George, Buster and Fergus). Turns out the part I outlined does move while the loco is running, but only ever so slightly and not like a coupling rod. Now that I've seen how the actual rod operates, it's more similar to the ones Rocky has to power his arm.

RE: FfarquharDeveloper's TrackMaster Customs - FfarquharDeveloper - 03-17-2021

3/16/21 Update

BoCo:
Roof, face, and buffer beams all fully repainted to fix the paint loss.
-- Roof and face handpainted with Apple Barrel acrylic Dolphin Grey
--- Face repainted to match its appearance during the 3rd Series
-- Buffer beams airbrushed with Testors enamel Gloss Red

Diesel 10:
Face repainted to fix paint loss.
-- Face handpainted with Apple Barrel acrylic Dolphin Grey
--- Face repainted to resemble a Fisher-Price Diesel 10

Splatter:
Face repainted to match up with Diesel 10 and Dodge
-- Face handpainted with Apple Barrel acrylic Dolphin Grey
--- Face repainted to match what could've been Fisher-Price Splatter

Dodge:
Face and body shell repainted to fix paint loss.
-- Face handpainted with Apple Barrel acrylic Dolphin Grey
--- Face repainted to resemble a Fisher-Price Splatter
-- Body repainted for the second time with Testors enamel Flat Green

RE: FfarquharDeveloper's TrackMaster Customs - Super - 03-17-2021

That face color looks to be perfect and I love how Diesel 10 turned out as he looks even more menacing than his original expression. Nice work Ffar Smile

RE: FfarquharDeveloper's TrackMaster Customs - FfarquharDeveloper - 04-17-2021

HOW HAS IT BEEN A MONTH SINCE THE LAST UPDATE WHAT OK.

4/16/21 Update 1

S4 Duncan and Sir Handel:
Really just got tired of waiting to get new ones and knew that if I got replacements these two would go unused and seeing as my Childhood Skarloey and Rheneas were repainted I didn't want to let these two just go to waste sitting doing nothing so I primed them, I plan on painting them later. (Before asking these are Plarails; Sir Handel is a C10 and I don't know about Duncan as his Production Date Sticker was removed a long time ago.

Preparations for the priming:

After Priming:

[Image: 4-16-21-duncan-shell-primed.jpg]

I hope I can get these two done as a weekend project. Slightly unrelated but I am going to be upset if the Duncan prop is revealed after I finish Duncan. (Context: Sir Handel's S4 prop is currently in Preservation with no lighting or filters to mess with the color. I'm going to be upset if Duncan is revealed and I had the paint color wrong because of the lighting filter.)

4/16/21 Update 2

Sir Handel:
Just painted him up with a Blue. I'll have to check what kind and brand it is but he was just painted up in an Acrylic Blue.

Sir Handel in his new Base coat of Blue

RE: FfarquharDeveloper's TrackMaster Customs - Super - 04-17-2021

I like that shade of blue Ffar, nice work Smile

RE: FfarquharDeveloper's TrackMaster Customs - FfarquharDeveloper - 04-19-2021

4/18/21 Update

Sir Handel:
Mostly painted up and test fitted.

Duncan:
I started painting him up in Yellow.