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Tuscarora RR #5 (Bachmann C-19 overhaul)

Modeling
#1

The D&RGW made them famous by naming them “C-19,”

But to Baldwin, they were “10-26 E,” and they built a bunch of 'em not only for the D&RG, but for railroads all around the globe. Of those locos, the most familiar to fans of eastern railroading would be EBT’s #7.

Logic would dictate–knowing my love of the EBT–that I would jump at the chance to convert Bachmann’s model to a model of the EBT’s 2-8-0. Well, had they announced the loco a year before they actually did, then yes. Unfortunately while they were busy developing their model, I was busy scratchbuilding one of my own! (of all the rotten timing.)

So, I don’t need two models of the same loco, so what to do with the Bachmann C-19? Well, how about taking some of the best features of the C-19 as built by Bachmann, and combining it with the simplicity of some of the 10-26 Es built for export, applied to a loco purchased used by a semi-fictitious railroad in 1916?

More info on the work that was done and detailed photos can be found by [b]visiting my blog.[/b] (And if you scroll down on my blog, you’ll see photos of my EBT #7, which I finished right about the time the Bachmann model came out.

Later,

K

#2

Very nice. I really like your tender mods - it changes the look completely and is in line with what I would have done if I had one. I also thought about scratch building a wider tender, but that looks so good I’m not sure it would have been worth it.

Well, I still don’t have a C-19, but I sure like all that you have done to Easternize it.

#3

A few “minor” changes and it looks almost like a completely different engine.

Very nice!

#4

What’s a C-19?

#5

David Russell said:

What’s a C-19?

Maybe a baby C-119 (Flying Boxcar)…

#6

If that last shot could look any more realistic, we’d see the heat from the firebox causing sweat to drip off those guys!

Very nice.

#7

Amazing work as always. I really like that cab light inside.

#8

Pretty slick, Kevin. I think you’ve done a great job with all of your locos, not to mention everything else you touch. Dang, I just hate people with talent! :slight_smile:

#9

Nice…as usual…:wink:

#10

Love it Kevin. It looks great.

Of course, after looking at yours. #21 is going to have to head for the shops for some more work.

Do you use chalk for the dirty ash/soot look on top of the boiler?

#11

Black acrylic paint with coal dust sprinkled on while it’s still wet.

I do brush the loco with soot-colored chalk (Bragdon’s powders), but a light coating so not to dull the cinders.

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/eastbroadtop/TRR5/TRR502.jpg)

Later,

K

#12

Raising Hand???

I have a stupid question?

What are the two hinge looking things on the front of the smokebox (both sides)

#13

Flag holders. They used to be the brackets that held the class lamps on the front of the smokebox, but when I move the lamps to the side, I had to do something with them since it was too much of a bugger to remove them. So I added some brass tubing to the edges and voila! Instant flag holders.

Flags were often used during the day in lieu of the lamps because they were easier to see in the daytime. Locos either had flag holders on the front of the smokebox like this, or on the ends of the pilot beam. If you look at the photo of the stock loco, you can see the holders on the end of the beam. Since I narrowed the beam, the holders went bye-bye with it.

Later,

K

#14

Thank you Kevin!