A week or so ago, I did some more train trading with Richard C. Sr for that GP7 low nose. I got a slug of old Kalamzoo stuff. Rich bascily got all the leftover inventory from the bankruptcy of Kalamazoo Toy Train Works. Lots of parts, half built cars ect. Anyhow, amoung the 2 4-4-0’s in pieces that I am building right now, he sent me a yellow and black 0-4-0 as I had requested that paint scheme if he had one. He said he had one that was really filthy and that it possibly could be a preproduction engine. Upon recieving it and cleaning it up. Most of the parts are diecast metal or hand fabricated from Alum sheets. The power block is held in with 2 alum tabs with 2 bolts into tapped holes in the diecast chassis. The number “2” is neatly engraved in many locations on the engine. The headlight lacks the “K” in the circle ontop of the headlight barrel. There are also 3 long “pop” rivets holding the various layers of the diecast chassis together. The side sets up into the cab are diecast metal of some kind. The roof is a basic plastic sheet with what appears to be sand paper glued to it and a rivet strip detail glued to it. There is also a textured floor that was glued in the cab. It is peeling up from age, as is the edge of the roof. The wheels are solid metal backed, not the open spoke version and there is one traction tire on the rear axle. This basicly make it 3 wheel pickup, so it ran like crap, even after a full tear down and cleaning. I added some small Tomar brand pickup sliders to the bottom of the power block to slide on the track, this solved its running issues and she now runs smooth and slow. The side tanks infront of the cab are diecast and the windown frames feel like balsa wood. The front pilot steps are all hand fabricated from alum sheet metal. Here are some pics for you all to enjoy. Mike
