Changes made to my original Bachman 4-4-0 undecorated: compressor removed, smoke stack changed, running boards shortened, injection valve moved and modified, PC boards removed and battery operated lights added to headlight and cab, pipes on backhead insulated, cab window tops arched, coal load removed in tender and replaced with wood, missing and broken parts repaired or replaced, painting and detailing done, I still want to add decals.
Wow! David that turned out great. Very period painted. Are you going to grime it up?
What I have read and seen in photo’s, the engineers were very proud of their equipment and kept it fairly clean and polished.
I have a bit of rust on the leaf springs, etc. and some soot inside the cab and on the running boards. I haven’t really gotten the hang of the grime application yet.
THE ONLY WAY I “GRIME” UP AN ENGINE IS TO LET IT WEATHER NATURALLY, SLOWLY! I LIKE TO KEEP MY THINGS AS NICE AS THEY CAME OUT OF THE BOX AS POSSIBLE, I GET TIRED OF THE SAME OLD SAME OLD, AND USUALLY END UP SELLING OR BUYING SOMETHING ELSE I RUN INTO, SO KEEPING THEM AS NEW LOOKING AS POSSIBLE IS FOR ME! REGAL
So nice to see a change from the average drab basic black!
Many locomotives were NOT monochromatic from the factory, or in their early years of service. That came later because it was expedient and cheap… like an Earl Sheib “I’ll paint any car for just $99.95!” slop job. – Unfortunately, it’s what most people alive today remember, the declining days… Give me planished iron jackets, and gaily colored varnish any day!
Looks great. I love the arched windows.
I don’t weather my stuff either. Nature seems to take care of that.
Ralph