Bullet Nosed Betty (Big & Small, edition 2)

[Hiawatha Pete]

Hello again DU'ers,

This is the second installment in a series of pics on the theme of 'big & small', whereby I post a pic of a scale model of a particular subject alongside the actual full-size object itself.

So with that in mind, here are a couple pics of Canadian National Railways U1f class steam locomotive #6069 on display at Centennial Waterfront Park in Sarnia, Ontario.

These engines were built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1944 & were known informally as "Bullet Nose Bettys" due to their distinctive cone-shaped smokebox covers.

Posing with the full-sized Bullet Nose Betty is my 'O' Scale model of CN Bullet-Nose-Betty #6079.

In the first pic it was a challenge to get the entire full sized locomotive in view with all the trees in the park and the fixed focal length lens I was using. I ended up under a pine tree which cast a shade on my model necessitating the use of a flash:



Front View:



3/4 view:



In this last pic a local CN freight arrived to switch the Cargill plant on the waterfront. My model is in the foreground at the right side of the photo:



The photos are from a recent trip my wife & I took throughout Southwestern Ontario.

Hope you enjoy! Cheers, Pete

(On an unrelated note, the youtube video of our spring 2022 Trans-Canada train Odyssey on VIA's Canadian reached 100,000 views):

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear Hiawatha Pete!

Thanks for your wonderful model next to its full-sized locomotive!

The model is so tiny! And yet so completely accurate.

I appreciate your efforts.

And congrats on the 100,000 views of your spring 2022 Trans-Canada train Odyssey! That is very impressive and richly deserved.

[Hiawatha Pete]

3. Thanks CaliforniaPeggy!

For your generous compliments & for checking out my post.

Yes, in spite of it being about 2 feet in length, the O gauge (1/48 scale) model really is tiny compared to the full sized original.

Thanks for the compliment about my video as well.

Best Regards, Pete

[wyn borkins]

2. Thanks For The Memories

All of these are quite fantastic, especially your superbly-excellent modelling skills. I really appreciated your three-engine image and your video. Thank you for sharing.

A (sort-of related) childhood story (from long-long ago): My dad once gave me some kit-style ear-rings to put together for my mom's birthday. The day after her birthday, she explained that while it was a very creative gift (yes, I over-glued everything), I might do better continuing with my clarinet lessons...

[Hiawatha Pete]

4. Thanks for the compliments & for checking out my post, Wyn Borkins!

And for sharing that snippet about your childhood...

In all honesty, my engine is a ready-to-run die-cast model that runs on my model railroad layout.

That said, just to toot my own horn, I have managed to acquire some skill with building the scenery as well as with plastic model kits.

Thanks again!

Cheers, Pete

[Grumpy Old Guy]

5. Very cool pics!

Thanks for sharing!

[Hiawatha Pete]

6. Thanks for the compliment & for checking out my post, G.O.G.!