The Curmudgeon (Mike) and the Punk (Dustin) build the Deer Creek Mine

Coors2u

Phil, you are a little ahead of me. I would be great to finish them up around the same time. I will have to dig in and get some bench time to catch up.

Karl, I appreciate the kind words. It feels good to be building again. All be it at a slower pace. I have a 3yr old daughter that is fascinated with my modeling. She always wants to help. I let her paint scrap wood and other things. Hopefully someday she is posting a build of her own on here. Just don't tell her mom.

Coors2u

Just finishing up the boiler.

Coors2u

Added the gauges to the back of the boiler as well.

KCSTrains

Dustin, looks great. I'm in the middle of scenery work and trying to figure out the look I want. Still cogitating. Keep up the good work. Phil

admin

Outstanding! Super job Dustin.

brownbr

Nice. How many HP will it put out?

Coors2u

Just a little detail painting.
The trick is using a toothpick with powder and jamming in all the little holes.

cmcc0527

Thanks for sharing. Deer Creek Mine is my first SierraWest kit in work, moving up from multiple laser kits. Will take me a while but that's ok. The precision and these are most impressive.