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Most of us have had to kitbash something either prototypical, or even whimsical for our model railroad at one time. It might prove interesting for us to share some of the more unusual or creative projects we've done. My most unusual is probably a wedge snowplow I bashed some years ago for a freelance industrial and mining railroad set in the Sierra foothills that would have occasionally got enough snow to necessitate clearing the yard and switch points, but not enough to warrant a rotary or a Russell type winged plow. I used an Athearn Hustler (metal) frame with an MDC Roundhouse slope backed tender shell mounted on top, the fuel and water compartments sealed off w/ a hatch for filling w/ sand, a carved and styrene sheethed wedge plow mounted to heavy girders, a Pyle headlite, and a brake wheel and plow raising controls out in the open at the rear of the plow for some unfortunate trainman to stand there and freeze to death. I mounted Kadees at both ends, w/ the front being a drop coupler. What was really neat is that I used up a bunch of spare parts that were languishing in the junk box, and it cost me next to nothing for this. . .
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