Simply beautiful, Rodolfo! Tell us more about your latest "creature" please.
Dear Heinrich, dear modeling friends,
unfortunately, I like model making in almost all forms: ships, planes, trains and motorcycles.
One lifetime is not enough for me to finish all the models I have in progress (and my daughter is not interested, unfortunately).
I have found that pursuing different forms of modeling broadens knowledge, both historical and practical, and culture benefits.
For example, the world of military modeling, with its dioramas, vehicles, personnel portrayed in many different situations with the greatest attention to detail, wheaterin and aging, can be a great source of inspiration.
About my "creature" and its little sister, I started from a very good industrial base (Rivarossi) by remedying some defects and improving some details. I described the work done unfortunately in Italian and now it would require too much space to transpose it here (which is not even the right place), but if you do not know Italian, the numerous figures help a lot. The starting problem was the impossibility of opening the models to carry out normal maintenance due to dynamic vehicles (lubrication, cleaning, changing bulbs, and so on):
Descrizione di due locomotive modello Gr.835 della Rivarossi, con esame del loro funzionamento e manutenzione.
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An example of building railcars that until recently was not industrially produced might be this (modification of an existing but incorrect one and building a new one from two wagons):
Descrizione del carro tipo FF delle F.S. (poi Ghkrs) e sua costruzione modellistica tramite modifica di un carro ROCO o Kitbashing.
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Storia del carro tipo F delle FS, dai primi esemplari delle reti ferroviarie preunitarie al temine della carriera e suoi modelli in scala H0
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Or one could turn a German wagon into an Italian one by appropriately varying colors and inscriptions:
In questo articolo è trattata una brevissima storia del carro FS tipo Poz e la sua costruzione mediante modifiche apportate a un carro tedesco SS15.
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I conclude with a pair of suitably aged German locomotives, the first a little heavier:
and the second lighter:
Always at your disposal for whatever information you need.
Hoping I have not bored you, I cordially greet you and hope to start my brig of the "Symondites" group very soon!
Rodolfo