I want to convert this LGB engine into something but not sure what. I am new to kitbashing. I want to get an older look to it. (Old logging RR look). What are some of the things I can do to it. I want to add a tender to it. preferably one scratch built. (I having trouble finding anything to fit the size and is not expensive)
How about adding a small tender mounted on the deck, add a trailing truck and have a nice little 0-4-2 style Forney? Paint it black with a gunmetal smoke box and pull your logging bogies (or sugar cane cars). I’ll look for an example.
Neil
I have a couple of 0-4-0’s I plan on turning into 2-4-4 T forney type locos. A quick google image search on “2-4-4T locomotive” turned these up -
(http://www.hon30.org/locolist/jwbgfrny.gif)
(http://www.bnfhoby.com/images/trains/ho-scale/hon30/chivers/Long%20Forney%202-4-4T.jpg)
(http://www.gardentrains.co.uk/2001web/2001webpics/0n30/forney1.JPG)
(http://www.bridgtonhistory.org/Portals/0/photos/narrowgauge/RR%208%20-%20Full.jpg)
some nifty 0-4-4T’s on this page - http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/magazine/42.html or 2 footer 0-4-0T’s
(http://www.steamlocomotive.com/misc/images/showImage.php?image=iv16.jpg)
(http://www.steamlocomotive.com/misc/images/queens3.jpg)
(http://www.steamlocomotive.com/misc/images/saechsische2.jpg)
and a 2-4-0T
(http://hfeimages.aristotle.net/SDC/sdc_train1_lg.jpg)
-Brian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhdFHSPCBdU
while not what you were looking for, it’s still cool!
neither is this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPhP_zM8T4Q&feature=related
doubt this will help…
http://archive.mylargescale.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=18458
sorry, I know I’ve seen some done! …black paint will do wonders!
I always thought the “Joe Douglass” would be a good project: http://www.nsrm-friends.org/nsrm22.html
Cale Nelson said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhdFHSPCBdUwhile not what you were looking for, it’s still cool!
neither is this
-Brian
If ya didnt read it over there, I’ll repeat it over here, You can a LGB Toytrain tender, its a perfect match for this engine, but at around $50-60+ they aint exactly cheap:
(http://www.wholesaletrains.com/SMImages/LG5659.jpg)
http://www.wholesaletrains.com/Detail.asp?ID=5659 HLW mini-car gondola is also a prime tender candidate, just cut off the boards on one end, add a water tank and instant backwoods tender, and at $10 a pop, they are way affordable.
(http://www.wholesaletrains.com/SMImages/LG20018735.jpg)
http://www.wholesaletrains.com/Detail.asp?ID=20018735 As for kitbashes! Darling, lets talk …
(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Camelback11.JPG)
(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Darj%20painted%2001.JPG)
and a few others that could be inspirations:
(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Falk%20paint%20final%201.JPG)
(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/LGB%20Porter%200-4-2%20bash3.jpg)
(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/vsmith/Porter%20bash%20Arizona%20Copper%20left%20side.jpg)
Sometimes I think I should change my signiture pic to something more accurate, like… http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0S0206uEhZIqOoAtpijzbkF/SIG=128vc8hns/EXP=1209492526/**http%3A//clivedavis.blogs.com/clive/images/dr_evil.jpg
Brian Donovan said:Cale Nelson said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhdFHSPCBdUwhile not what you were looking for, it’s still cool!
neither is this
I would have perfectly happy for the rest of my life not knowing about tiny garden gnomes riding around in large scale trains. Thanks Cale. NOT!-Brian
Neil Erickson said:
How about adding a small tender mounted on the deck, add a trailing truck and have a nice little 0-4-2 style Forney? Paint it black with a gunmetal smoke box and pull your logging bogies (or sugar cane cars). I'll look for an example.Neil
I have a LGB Porter I added a bunker and trailing wheel to the rear of, but unfortunatly I seam to have deleted the pics, I ended up removing the trailing wheel, its wasn’t a good thing for me to have when running backwards. I’ll see if I can find some pics tonight.
Cale Nelson said:Brian Donovan said:Cale Nelson said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhdFHSPCBdUwhile not what you were looking for, it’s still cool!
neither is this
I would have perfectly happy for the rest of my life not knowing about tiny garden gnomes riding around in large scale trains. Thanks Cale. NOT!-Brian
what? I thought that was filmed in VA?
-Brian
Just painting and weathering it would improve it a lot. Another fairly simple modification would be to laminate real wood strips over the cab, to give it a more “natural” look.
Dr. Evil’s - er Victor’s ideas are indeed inspriational or dilusional, not sure. The cab should come off fairly easy with tabs and a couple screws. Don’t worry if you break them, you’ll do worse. Make a new floor from some 0.60 styrene or plexiglass (even wood or metal) and screw it to the existing. You can hide the screws with an oil can or seat later.
The trailing truck can come from a scrap bin or cheap model. Use some sheet brass or styrene to make a bracket that will be attached to the underside of your existing model with a screw, washer and a small spring to allow some up and down movement.
Think about an enclosed cab - cool stuff! Then you won’t have to worry about screws showing. : -)
Neil
P.S. While you’re at it why not look at making it more to a scale. There are too many to bring up but choosing one now and sticking to it will save you headaches later. The diference between 1:24 and 1:20.3 are huge! Even 1:22.5 or 7/8" (2’ gauge) but a standard for heights, widths, and coupler heights will be much easier.
Shawn,
if considering a Forney type loco (trailing truck), then you will need to pivot the trailing truck off the back of the fixed drive truck. On your diameter curves you will need a lot of sideways movement in the truck. You will also need to mount the coupler to the trailing truck as I feel body swing on curves will place the coupler outside of the railhead. hook and loop, body mounted couplers may work, but I do not feel that body-mounted knuckle couplers would have enough movement. I am speaking from experience as I have made several conversions, although not with this loco, but with the Lehmann Porter and the Bachmann 0-4-0 sidetank loco. The trailing truck should have power pickups to supplement the drive wheels.
This was one of them once. I need to cahnge out the cylinders tho, too big.
(http://www.smegworld.org.uk/spaf/No7/640.jpg)
(http://www.smegworld.org.uk/spaf/No7/640_3.jpg)
