I started working on a discontinued Bowser repower kit for the Bachmann Rdg 2-8-0. It was a used kit that someone else had started, and didn't do a very good job on. I managed to pick it up on fleabay for a good price after about two years of searching for one. After correcting A few mistakes such as reversed drivers, lost of grime, an odd attempt to use the old Bachmann valve gear, and a bind in the side rods, I got the drive to this point in a few hours. I have already got the tender up to the point where it is ready for primer and paint. That build is here, starting on page #3 ---->>>> <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://www.bigbluetrains.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=9294">viewtopic.php?f=35&t=9294</a><!-- l -->

   

   

The frame has a slight bend to it that will have to be addressed. It shows up well in this pic. Luckily it's only the very front of the frame and not where the drivers mount.
   

The Bowser kit supplies you with this weight and set of cast cylinders. I'm not entirely convinced that these are the correct cylinders for this kit, as they look much to Pennsy and do not match the prototype pics of this engine that I have. I ground down the weight to get it to fit correctly and removed the steam delivery pipes from the cylinders. I have also marked the incorrect details to be removed.
   

Speaking of the prototype pics, here's two that I am using as reference.
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When it comes time for the addition of the boiler I have plenty to chose from. I have picked up several victims for this build in the time it took me to find one of the kits.

   

I ran out of speakers some time ago and ordered 20 new Zimo sugar cubes LS13X8.
Going to cut one down and install it was a surprise. The old baffle was made of a nice brittle material that could be split easy to reduce the height of the speaker unit. The new one looks very similar to the old one but is not brittle at all. It is very strong and string. It takes a good amount of force to cut it down and sand it. I was scared to harm the speaker.

Just curious whatever became of Gary S in Texas? He was building a beautiful layout and had been doing a great tutorial of his backdrop painting techniques? Looks like his last post & visit here was in 2015.

Al

PRR J1 6170 with a hot consist of perishable produce and meat overtakes a coal train early in the 50's.     Charlie

CP Rail makes its' way into Rail Port.

Bruce

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I just read that we have lost a great railroad friend. Jerry Joe Jacobson passed away yesterday.
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My first attempt at making something complex...

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Hello everyone---like many others I lost all my Photobucket pictures so I've had to start again.I'm now using Flickr so here we go with Part 4 of pictures from my hometown---hope you enjoy.

Here are a pair of Mt Hood units I recently completed for the Mt Hood Model Engineers, a club I belong to.

First one is a good ol' Atlas "yellow box" RS11. I picked it up for only $25 from our local Mecca, The Hobby Smith. It had never been used and she will get used extensively now. Colors are Floquil and decals custom made by Rail Graphics.



This second one was an unused Atlas/Roco S2 donated to us. I still had one of the discontinued NCE decoders to install in this puppy. This is our new Clackamas Yard switcher and she will see lots of action in that location.