Big Boy / Hudson locos

upnick · Big Boy / Hudson locos

Found these pics of two nice locos on another forum thought i would share.

Here is a couple of photos of Mooney Warthers work the big boy is of burled walnut and ivory its in 1/2 inch scale and has over 7000 individual pieces, the Hudson is of ebony and ivory it to is 1/2 scale and over 7000 pieces, the big boy was finished when Mooney was 68 . the man was a true artist there is a article on him in a 1970 model railroader.i forgot to mention there is a museum of his work in Dover Ohio.

Even older tom

They are truly superb models. Amazing dedication to subject. I could probably manage to make one handrail and then get fed up and move on to something else...

Thanks very much for showing the photos.