Halling Zillertalbahn VT1 Railcar and a Wolf!
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The recent introduction of the Halling Zillertalbahn VT1 railcar has been well received by modellers of this iconic Austrian railway which runs between Jenbach-Mayrhofen and I brought one from Winco recently.
The prototype came from the SLB in 2013 and is on long term loan to the Zillertalbahn. Here's some photos of it being delivered (Scroll down):
http://www.alpenbahnen.net/html/zillertalbahn.html
The model itself is made in Austria and is crisply moulded. Those familiar with Vi-Trains locomotives will be accustomed to the number of detailing sprues that the owner is expected to fit however drilling out the holes makes fitting the parts really easy and the instructions are self explanatory.
One thing that did disappoint with the model was the mat finish. Zillertalbahn stock is generally clean so I thought this needed rectifying. Dismantling the railcar is easy-four screws underneath and away comes the bodyshell which was given a couple of spray coats of Humbrol Clear-then a brushed coat followed by another light spray coat. Windows weren't masked.
Once everything was dry I started to add the detail parts. Working from the pictures in the link above it would appear that VT1 has a whistle instead of a horn on the left side so a spare shock absorbers were modified and painted and fixed to either end.
Dry brushing of the underframes, bogie sides and couplers was carried out with acrylics. The windows were then given a coat of Clear as well to make them crisper.
Finally some roof grot was added around the exhaust and the two side vents received a wash as well to define the detail.
The model runs superbly and really does look the part. I just need to get on with the layout in the next few months.
The next step is detailing two Liliput Zillertalbahn Gmeinder B-B locomotives.
The prototypes were delivered in 2004/2007 and numbered D13-D16. They are nicknamed 'Lupos' (Wolves). D15/D16 both carry advertising liveries as shown in this model of D16. the plan with these is to add pipework, ploughs and weather the roofs. Again the locos themselves are generally clean.
Update soon.
Cheers,
Mark
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