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Big Hauler to 0-6-0

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Big Hauler to 0-6-0
Posted by lownote on Saturday, November 8, 2008 12:11 PM

This is my first kitbash. It's parts of sevaral big haulers, and Annie chassis, and parts of an aristo Pacific

 

 

Here's the prototype:

 

 

 

And some shots of the nearly finished loco. I have to add a whistle, and lettering, a few other details. It's nominally in 1:29, but that Aristo tender is way too short and high

 

 

 

 

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Posted by ttrigg on Saturday, November 8, 2008 9:19 PM

Looking good.

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Posted by vsmith on Sunday, November 9, 2008 9:40 AM

WOW that came out great! Now your bitten, whats next? a MalletCool

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Posted by dwbeckett on Monday, November 10, 2008 10:22 AM

I have a 1st generation aristo K-4 but it is generic NO belpar fire box, how did you make your's ?

Dave 

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Posted by lownote on Monday, November 10, 2008 2:45 PM

 

The firebox is made of four pieces of balsa carved to shape, and then thin styrene epoxied to and over the balsa. Took a lot of rubberbands!

 

I have an Aristo mikado in PRR livery, drives me crazy that it doesn't have a belpaire firebox

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Posted by dwbeckett on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 10:06 AM

lownote

 

The firebox is made of four pieces of balsa carved to shape, and then thin styrene epoxied to and over the balsa. Took a lot of rubberbands!

 

I have an Aristo mikado in PRR livery, drives me crazy that it doesn't have a belpaire firebox

Have you tryed warming the styrene first, it should make it more plyable.

You would think a company from NJ would get it right.

Dave

The head is gray, hands don't work , back is weak, legs give out, eyes are gone, money go's and my wife still love's Me.

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