Bachmann/LGB Porter Bash--got bored this weekend

[vsmith]

Reposted from the MLS forum where I can post pics....[;)]

Well after mowing the weeds ouside all day I was too tired to do much until the wife wouldnt let me watch AFV on the big TV so off I went to the workbench, As I traded attention between crotch hits and my workbench I slowly started an experiment. I had been considering just what to do with the drive chassis left over from the LGB Porter I sacrificed to the great god of kitbashing (Boiler went to the Climax project on hold, and the water tank got grafted onto a Bachmann Porter) I had a Big Hauler boiler left over from another round of drivetrain inter-species kitspliing (more on that one later)I occured to me that the boiler front while a tad big might be useful to add a boiler to the LGB chassis and give me yet another unique engine for my layout. After some preliminary measuring I cut off the rear part of the boiler just behind the sand dome banding and shortened the smokebox, I then cut the side tanks to help cover the open area under the boiler and looked to see how it would look with the fuel bunker from an Aristo switcher. The end horrifying Frankenstien result ...





I still have a ways to go, fleshing out the boiler, doing a backhead, adding weights, figuring out how to attach everything. I still have to decide whether to attach the fuel bunker and if so a small trailing wheel, or to use a tender which given the boiler size would be more realistic. We'll see as it progresses.

BTW if your wondering what I did to the Big hauler chassis the boiler came from, about a month ago I shortened the driverods and moved the pistons back and grafted on an old LGB body I picked up sometime ago. This is the terrifying result....





I have NO idea how this ones going to work out.

I tend to work as the inspiration hits me, so one project gets done, another gets set aside or may even languish for months until the inspiration to resume work on it hits me. Right now I want to fini***he Porter bash first, then we'll see about everything else...[8D]

[Anonymous]

Great work, I like them both.

[vsmith]

Update, all this heat has kept me inside and near the A/C and fans. but I got a lot of painting and kitbashing done, including getting this one finished...







kept the paint scheme similar to the mockup cause I liked it, added a backhead from an Aristo switcher that I detailed a while ago, still some weathering to add[:D]

[TrainFreak409]

That's a right fine looking locomotive you've built yourself there!

[Anonymous]

Keep em coming Vic, regular production line you've got there!
Cheers,
Kim
[tup]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by kimbrit

Keep em coming Vic, regular production line you've got there!
Cheers,
Kim
[tup]

Vic, your production level is amazing! not to mention the level of detail[:0]. I have enjoyed watching the modeling abilties of you and others progress, it's just darn exciting isn't it!