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Generally you can increase the weight of the loco as long as there is space but the loco still has to be able to slip it's drivers. To test this hold on to the tender and turn up the throttle. If the wheels skid you are fine but if they stall then you could cause mmotor damage due to overheating. You can get various lead aloys that have very low melting temeratures. I think there is one from Hobbytown of Boston called Bearmetal that melts at 75C. This means that you can pour it into a plastic boiler without melting it and get a higher weight than with lead shot or whatever. Neil
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