Work on the main island continues

Cementos #3 is now complete. The squat little 0-6-0T was bashed from a Bachmann On30 2-6-0. Nothing but the frame was used as usual. Everything else is either styrene or cast resin. Believe it or not, this loco is built from a photo of a real locomotive, manufacturer unknown. The main change I made was converting it to an 0-6-0 instead of the four drivers of the original. The boiler is a plastic tube and the square water tank was fabricated from styrene sheet. The cab is also styrene. Both pilot beams are carved from blocks of glued-up styrene to resemble wood. Two sanding boxes are mounted at the front of the tank and are linked to the cab by a long line. Ok, she isn't quite finished yet. You caught me! The sanding pipes need to be added yet.

The finish is to represent a pit engine that receives as little care as is necessary to keep it running. The color is a much faded and chipped blue. The lettering is dry transfer that has been painted and weathered over. There is a small oil bunker in the cab. This will be one of several Cementos locomotives needed. I am working on a 2-6-0 with tender and an outside frame 2-8-0T+T as well as a tiny diesel converted from an old steamer.