Canadian Pacific 2-8-0 Kitbash

[sailormatlac]

Excellent job! You can be proud! If you don't mind, I'm going to link this thread for the guys over at yahoo groups. I'm sure some of them would like to see this. Since I bought my Bachman 4-6-0 last year, I've wondered how to go about CPR'ing it. You've certainly shown me the way, Matt.

I salute you on a job well done!

Don't mind, WIP are made to share process. I'll be pleased if I can motivate you enough to work on your 4-6-0. CPR had a lot of 4-6-0. You'll have to model an ealier class than what we habitually see. Bachmann engine is a old Rogers locomotive with small drivers, low boilered and with old style sand domes (castings exist to replace them if needed, thought it may not be necessary).

If Roundhouse Harriman 4-6-0 was still around, it could represent a generic engine from the 1910's. Your safest bet with your engine would be to pick a prototype from the 1890's. One example is class D3k (built in 1894). And other one was at Thurso:

#216, a 4-6-0 built in December 1891, worked on the TNVR in the 1920s. #216 was scrapped in July 1933.

http://www.railways.incanada.net/thurso/tnvrloco.htm Under Canadian Pacific, you could find a few clues. Honestly, I never saw pictures of such old locomotives. I know CPR kept a few 4-4-0 in revenue service until the end of steam. They were built circa 1887. I don't know if those oldies survived long. I suspect they may have, but under other ownership. I think your CPR guys could be a better help than me, since I'm not a CPR fan myself and just recently started to dig them. One dome, I'll do myself a favor and try my hand on Countess of Dufferin. But that would mean upgrading a V&T Genoa 4-4-0. Hmmm... I sense danger... This Rivarossi thing should be too hard to convert...

Matt