Nice model Bob2, wish I was as talented as you. I really enjoy looking at you pictures, so many treasures that I will never find in France....
All my best wishes, Daniel
Bob2,
Nice work! I really like what you’re doing with this model.
Lee Gustafson
@FRENCHTRAINS posted:Nice model Bob2...so many treasures that I will never find in France....
All my best wishes, Daniel
...or anywhere else, except in bob2's hanger/workshop/garage... 🙂
Mark in Oregon
You guys are not looking. Those Chicago contest models are a case in point - Louis Bartig held some sort of record for being the world's best model train builder, but now he has some competition - there is a Rock Island Northern and a couple of SP steamers that showed up this year, and their builder is said to rival Louis' capabilities. Still searching for who the builder is, but one rumor is a guy named George, and another possibility is Bill Heaton. I don't know this group - their capabilities are way beyond mine - but I admire their craftsmanship.
That is true, I saw pictures of those models and they are really high end pieces and the craftsmanship is astonishing.
Anyway your models are in a different style and I do not know how to say exactly, have a "charm of their own", representing old school modelling and I appreciate this type of building which is different.
Very best, Daniel
Ahere is a closeup of a Bartig model - photo used with permission:
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@FRENCHTRAINS posted:I have just received that little loco, impulse buy on the bay in Germany. It needs a total restoration which is not a problem, it is a two rail model. The pictures where bad quality and I was thinking maybe made in Japan in the fifties but after receiving it... I do not know.
Classic DC motor from the fifties, heavy piece all made of brass, very well done and smooth running. Wheels are steel models. One thing that look strange for me is the cab windows, original or not ? All of this is in need of a total rebuilt and will be a nice project for the upcoming weeks.
Is it a model of a real locomotive or a freelance one ? Many thanks for any suggestion. Daniel
When I was in Germany years ago, I went to a train/hobby shop in Hamburg and they had many of these type of engines. If I remember correctly the owner told me there was a small a few manufactures post war and some pre-war.
Several railroads had arched top cab windows in the1900's-1920's. B&O and Jersey Central were two, off hand.
S. Islander
@FRENCHTRAINS posted:That is true, I saw pictures of those models and they are really high end pieces and the craftsmanship is astonishing.
Anyway your models are in a different style and I do not know how to say exactly, have a "charm of their own", representing old school modelling and I appreciate this type of building which is different.
Very best, Daniel
Exactly... kinda like the discussion about "US Hobbies vs 3rd Rail"...
Mark in Oregon
I would like to think my models occasionally approach USH or Sunset standards. The step from there to a Bartig model is a very giant leap:
Again, with permission from the photographer/owner. This is simply the ultimate in modeling, period.
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I need to emphasize - I do not have permission for other participants to repeat these photos, either here or elsewhere. Please do not hit the "reply with quote" button.
Okay I won't. 🙂
Still, your abilities are far and away above, I would dare to say, most of the rest of us here, so don't short-change yourself. You are not only a fine builder, but you are willing to share your skills and time (and parts!) with the rest of us.
Okay, I'm done. 🙂
Mark in Oregon
Did Mr Bartig finish (i.e. paint and apply artwork) his models?
