Dear fellow modelers,
the weeks before Christmas 2018 we had an event going on at the german forum
Die Kartonmodellbauer . Subject was to build Christmas related paper models and to get them finished before December 21. Resonance was amazing, we got lots of models finished and we had fun!
My contribution was the "Christmas Train" by Julius Perdana of
Latest Paper Model . The name "train" may be misleading, because it is a 2-10-0 freight engine of decapod configuration without any waggons behind it. Building was without any hitch, the result looks quite attractive and certainly colourful!
Julius encourages builders to alter some features to the personal liking of everyone, so I added a walkway along the boiler, a big and bright headlight and last but not least some more realistic drivers superficially similar to the Walschaert gear configuration. Here it shows that Julius is more at home with airplanes, but those are just some very minor criticisms.
The background of the pictures is made from paper napkins that were available in the shops during the weeks before Christmas. Not too ugly...
Cheers, Martin