Sat 25 Feb 2006
Thomas and the Jet Engine
Posted by Daniel Swearingen under Model Building , Other Models1 comment / Leave a comment
My son has always been totally into Thomas the Tank Engine. As a parent, Thomas is ok: stories about mild interpersonal issues between locomotives, calm music, sedate editing style. As a Model Railroader, Thomas is great stuff.
When we saw Thomas and the Jet Engine I got the idea to make a jet engine to go with his wooden Thomas set.
I used a kind of weird “fire engine/crane” car as the basis. I stripped off the parts above the deck and repainted.
Next I added a old toggle switch, some Campbell oil drums and a Verlinden resin crate.
However, the crowning piece is the “jet engine” made from an old black and white TV set electron gun.
May 30th, 2006 at 12:06 pm
What an incredibly cool car. Way to go Dan. I’ve always been tempted to make cars but I always figured they’d looks kind of dumb. That looks better than any that they sell though.