Oh Crap looks like I’m Gonna Need Another Lil Big Hauler Car
Ever have one of those days when you click on a link, see a picture and just know, dang it all, I’m going to have to model that…
Where are you finding these little gems?
That one looks like a LGB American style Stainz smashed into a LGB 2 axle passenger car from a starter set.
The boiler looks very small and very low. It would be a neat addition to your collection. Get building!
Vic Smith said:
Oh Crap looks like I’m Gonna Need Another Lil Big Hauler Car
Ever have one of those days when you click on a link, see a picture and just know, dang it all, I’m going to have to model that…
Yep, Every Single Time I open one of Your Threads! Lemmie know where to find them for less than $35/ea!
Great way to start off April. Love it.
Sa-Wheat!
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Update, moving along, base paint finished, still need to add finish varnish coat, need some seated figures for the inside.
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Chief Inspector Homer spots something on the test track
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So did you bash a loco and a passenger car?
Very cool Vic. I always like seeing your work and the little gems you always seem to find.What were the original parts donors?
Terry
Both are Lil Big Haulers, sorry for the lack of progress pic, but of late I’m more interested in building than documenting. The drive is a LBH loco, and the shell from a passenger car, the floor is sheet basswood, glued into the base of the shell, then using wood mounting blocks its screwed to the loco. The bunker is a old Lionel LS with styrene, the pilot something I found in the bin, front windows are Piko, boiler is a plumbing tee, seats are plastic or basswood, I have added a few Bachmann figures inside and Homer will stay on the pilot for now. Next is to shoot the whole thing with a matte coat to unify the finishes, then work to add light weathering. One snag I have run into is I have misplaced the headlight reflector and the light bulb/lead, can’t really finish this till I relocate them. Plan to take this and my other Bmann bashes to the Big Train Show this June.
Dear Vic,
I dislike envy you more each time you post! Good idea on the Plastic Wheel for the front of the loco…
where do you find the Piko Windows?
Cale, I think I got them in a parts swap with Mik a couple years ago.