My first thought when I looked at my new Forney was that it needed a new cab. A wooden cab. The cab it came with was too enclosed and it didn’t allow a good view of the interior. I was influenced by a picture of a Forney with what appeared to be a laser cut wooden cab. It featured a roof shape that I couldn’t resist. I built my new cab using the front and back walls of the existing cab. The side walls are of sheet styrene.
After a few happy work sessions and experiments with paint colors and designs this is the result. The stack is one that comes with the old style Bachmann 10 wheelers.
It ran for the first time last weekend and performed beautifully. I love the swinging counterweights on the drivers. I painted them so they would stand out.
