NZ120 Ba Class

Showing off the work by Jolon Sweeney, A highly detailed NZ120 Ba Class. Printed by Shapeways in Frosted Ultra Detail. Placed on a 2-8-0 Kato chassis.

I think were looking at a potential prize winning model! Very well done indeed
Jolon.

NZ120 Ba class (Credit Jolon Sweeney)

NZ120 Ba class (Credit Jolon Sweeney)

NZ120 Ba class (Credit Jolon Sweeney)

If I get a dollar again, im definately buying myself a chassis!

Zh, F

Showing off the F Class with a bit more paint, in the background a south island Ja hauling a small freight & an lighted guards van. 

 

The Zh with fitted brass bogies from woodsworks. The bodie was printed in "Strong & Flexible" & needs sanding to create a smooth finish.

Showing the underside. It should be noted that the bogies need filing down on the sides to allow it to go around the somewhat tight curves. But apart from that the concept worked out.

Another view with the K patiently waiting with a rake of zm's

Painted white, fitted with trackgangproducts couplers & rolling around the layout.

A shot of the Ja.

The old man suggested moving the driving wheels forward on the Ba to create a talked about S Shunter class, making it perfect for shunting dutys as the entire weight of the boiler is more centered. 

Arrival of the NZ120 Ba

Today saw the Ba arrive, after a coat of plastic primer she's looking the part, some surfaces need some minor sanding. The chassis is a cheap n scale 2-8-0 bachman. The chassis is now facing backward & needs a round motor to be installed & she should run well.

Showing ever increasing variety in the NZ120 Steam Range.

The very nice scratch built P kindly gave its life so the Ba could use it's chassis, It was not a shell body attached to the main chassis, rather the main parts literally glued to the chassis. It ended up at the creek, but always on display & never forgotten :P. After some weathering & placement of "remaining bits" i'm quite happy with the scene.

NZR BA Class & ZM Update

The weekend saw a few updates & new projects on the cooker, one of my fathers favorites the Ba Class. This model will feature 2 versions initially, Variation #1 has an AB style smoke box & will be the initial version ordered, followed by variation #2 with an extra sand dome directly in front of the cab.

NZ120 Scale

Variation #1

Variation #2

The ZM wagon has seen a few design improvements on the 1:120 scale version & naturally will flow onto the 1:64 version.