Thomas gets "the treatment" total de-anthromorphication

VicSmith · January 23, 2010, 4:42am

Got Thomas, poor Thomas, he didnt even make it out of the shop without having his face bartered away. Here he is with new Chief Mechanic Homer

Using the same Face-ectomy technics learned on Percy, a short stand at the workbench ended thus:

This time using a brass Trackside Details smokebox door. took forever to sand the styrene round to fit right, now onto the cab PS after complaints about Cheif Mechanic Jigsaw were investigated he was subsequently discovered to have a rather disturbing past and as such was let go and is now working as an Cheif Executive at NBC. Besides Homer works for donuts :lol:

John_Bouck · January 23, 2010, 3:49pm

Vic,
You are having too much phun!

Now couldn’t you have kit bashed a playmobile loco, instead of Thomas.
Or is this your way of telling Bachmann “Thanks for the fodder”

snowshoe · January 23, 2010, 5:23pm

I have been seeing a lot of Wanted posters up for “Vic the Ripper”

I think its great seeing what vic is doing without having to fork out a ton of $. I have learned a great deal from Vic and love to see what he always comes up with. I hope you do the next challenge Vic.

VicSmith · January 25, 2010, 1:55am

Painted

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Thomas03.JPG)

Added air compressor to the front of the tank

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Thomas04.JPG)

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Thomas05.JPG)

Next comes adding the footplate

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Thomas06.JPG)

Should add, to replace the face on Thomas, unlike Percy, its necessary to remove the eye moving mechanism as it sticks about a 1/8inch beyond the boiler face, its only 4 screws.

VicSmith · February 1, 2010, 5:14am

Pics dont show how much has been changed, cut of the front splashers, added a sheet styrene cover over the remaining gap where it was cut, added a pair of airtanks (ex-MDC Big Hustler mufflers) onto the footplate:

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Thomas07.JPG)

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Thomas08.JPG)

Does a fair bit to further change the appearance away from the kiddy show, working on the backhead now, very tight space, its been more a bit a pain that the red striped catapiller was.