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Back when I was redesigning my ES-4 locos “on paper,” I was actually simultaneously working on realizing them in 3D, too! However, I had to abandon the project for a few months (I’ve been busy) and I just found some time to add the finishing detail touches and some basic color today.

Sketchup doesn’t offer the world’s best color pallet so the paint scheme is a tad too bright for my taste, but it should get the point across. Unfortunately I was a bit too ambitious designing the wheels and gave them a conical profile early on, which made it pretty much impossible to add fancy 3D spokes (or boxpoks, in this case) later-- so the wheel openings are kind of textured on. Atti and spokes... alas. Just like my 2-4-2 project, details like rivets, seams, and small boiler fittings should ideally be textured on as well.

I also have some alternate versions which I’ll post soon. ^^

EDIT 12/8: I had forgotten to add the tender hatches to my model when I first made this chart-- they are now added! I adjusted the height of some mis-measured tender striping, too.

Also, alternate views of this engine can now be found here: atticus-w.deviantart.com/art/A… .

Description
Back when I was redesigning my ES-4 locos “on paper,” I was actually simultaneously working on realizing them in 3D, too! However, I had to abandon the project for a few months (I’ve been busy) and I just found some time to add the finishing detail touches and some basic color today.

Sketchup doesn’t offer the world’s best color pallet so the paint scheme is a tad too bright for my taste, but it should get the point across. Unfortunately I was a bit too ambitious designing the wheels and gave them a conical profile early on, which made it pretty much impossible to add fancy 3D spokes (or boxpoks, in this case) later-- so the wheel openings are kind of textured on. Atti and spokes... alas. Just like my 2-4-2 project, details like rivets, seams, and small boiler fittings should ideally be textured on as well.

I also have some alternate versions which I’ll post soon. ^^

EDIT 12/8: I had forgotten to add the tender hatches to my model when I first made this chart-- they are now added! I adjusted the height of some mis-measured tender striping, too.

Also, alternate views of this engine can now be found here: atticus-w.deviantart.com/art/A… .