This thread was started in October, 2023
sdrees
October 2023 in Finished SW Build Pics
The last several months I have been working on the SierraWest HO scale worrk train. I did not post any progress photos because I worked a little bit on this car and then that car etc. did not make sense to me, but here are my final pictures.
Blacksmith Car
Box Car
Caboose
Flat Cars
Slab Cars
Gravel Car
Oil Car
Pipe and Scrap Steel Car
Sand Car
Tool and Repair Car
Water Car
Comments
CarlLaskey
October 2023
A great job Steven everything looks just as it should I built it a few years back lots of detail work…Carl…
MuddyCreekRR
October 2023
Nicely done…
vietnamseabee
November 2023
Well done, buddy….the work train kit has intrigued me for quite awhile and I have it sitting on my to-do shelf but….so many SWSM kits and so little time….and the clock seems to be ticking faster
Terry
kebmo
November 2023
wow!
EmeryJ
November 2023
What a great looking train. Excellent job!!
Jerry
November 2023
Wonderful job. The detailing really shows up nicely well done.
Jerry
Jim M
November 2023
Beautifully done. Are those operating wheelsets and couplers? You did a fantastic job.
TomMich
November 2023
Very nice!
sdrees
November 2023
Thanks everbody, Yes, all the wheels and couplers work
ALCO
November 2023
Mind blown! Outstanding!
Dave_S
November 2023
Steve,
Thank you for including photos of the individual cars. The details and weathering are just exquisite. Each individual car is worthy of the great photos like you have shared. Plus for each of the individual cars photos of each of the car sides would be awesome to see. It looks like you upgraded to Kadee couplers and wheelsets for better operating.
Hoping someday to see these same cars offered in O Scale by SWSM.
Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ
sdrees
November 2023
Thanks Dave and Alco. I upgraded the coupler to Kadee Prototype ones and the trucks are Central Vlaay or Tahoe. I really like the Tahie Trucks,
admin
November 2023
Wonderful job! Always loved these cars so much and many of these cars were sold in O Scale years ago.
Karl.A
November 2023
Wow, they all look amazing, such a great job you did on them all. Also a wonderful setting to display them in. Beautiful work.
sdrees
November 2023
I appreciate that Karl. They were fun to build, and I lke funky railroad stuff.
Joel
November 2023
This was a fantastic set and you did a great job bringing out all the fantastic details. Beautiful work
sdrees
November 2023
thanks Joel, comment very much appreciated
MuddyCreekRR
November 2023
I missed out on the O scale back in the day…won’t spend the ridiculous amounts on Evilbay. Yours look really good…I plan on scratch building mine using a lot of the SW 3D details in the future…
BenPopper
November 2023
What an awesome set of models! So many of these cars inspired me to scratch build different MOW cars in 1/4" scale.
sdrees
November 2023
Thanks Ben
mikemettelka
November 2023
I need to build mine
vietnamseabee
November 2023
You and me both , Mike….so many models snd so little time
Terry
mikemettelka
November 2023
vietnamseabee said:
You and me both , Mike….so many models snd so little time
Terry
I have a huge backlog and way to much other stuff going on!
brownbr
November 2023
Very nice.
Robert.G
November 2023
Excellent work !!!
TravisS
November 2023
Really well done. Excellent weathering all around.