Good idea?

[AggroJones]

Yesterday, I had a crazy thought. "Would it be possible to kitbash a UP 9000 class from 2 Spectrum Heavy mountains?".
One would be used as the main mechanism base and the other would be diced up and attached to enlarge it to the 4-12-2. The boiler shells, cut and fitted, can be fattend to obtain the girth and shape of the 9000. A modified Rivarossi FEF cab may be used. I could use whatever brass wires, fittings, strips, and castings as nessesary. I have more detailed plans on it, but this is the jist of it.

It would **** me off if Lionel came out with one right after I made mine. [V]

I don't even have the money for that right now. But its fun contimplate. We will see.

[Anonymous]

Seeing that it looks like every model Lionel will ever produce in HO will have to have UP paint on it, I'd wait a while. You never know sometimes you get lucky on things like that.[swg]
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[nfmisso]

AJ;

The Spectrum Mountain's drivers are a bit undersize, and the metal boiler is a bit hard to work with. I would use two Bowser USRA Mountain chassis, and build a boiler out of styrene following the techniques in Mainline Modeler.

[Fergmiester]

Well Aggro

I saw one of those in brass on E-bay 2 weeks ago. I don't think the average layout could handle one of those puppies.

What's the minimum turning radius in HO for a 4-12-2?

[AggroJones]

Fergus, the 2 sets of center drivers would be blinded, and I would make extra side play in the first two and last two sets.

[Fergmiester]

I here ya but!! do the dimensions of the Heavy Mountain coincide with the 9000? This would be a very big undertaking! Alot of cropping and chopping especially if you have to upsize your boiler and firebox

[nfmisso]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Fergmiester


What's the minimum turning radius in HO for a 4-12-2?

For the brass ones, around 45 inches, but ask Mike Broch for certain.

For kit-bashed one, you could probably get it down to around 30" min radius.