What I wanted, only in narrow gauge
So with an old Bug Mauler drivetrain I had modified previously to an 0-6-0 set up but had never done anything with, I gave it a whirl… Boiler, 60mm PVC, cut and fitted to the Bug Mauler chassis, boy was this one hellova mess to cut
Tender test, I just had this one left over from my 2-4-2 that got mashed into a Heisler
A/C switcher pilot beam attached
Stack from a A/C switcher, cheapo Scientific domes, assorted fiddly bits attached
Rear view with fiddly bits attached, cab from a Scientific epoxied to the boiler
Side view, the whole boiler/cab assembly can be unscrewed from the drive with the same screw holes
Pilot with steps and tank added
I literally threw this one together quite literally as Warren would say, “right out of the garbage can” (parts trough), and I might say with a rather unashamed sloppyness and a further unashamed haste. I’m getting more impatient as I age. Test ran it on the layout. Runs like crap! Herky jerky due to poor power pick up. Crap drive! Need to add pickups to all the tender wheels to fix that. Thats why I screwed the boiler/chassis togther so I can add a different drive chassis somewhere down the line. I’m not too sure about that tender, looks smallish, have a slopeback coming from weaselBay. We’ll see how that looks when that arrives. Need to change the headlight with one that works. I will post some more pics soon, maybe tonight.