LOL! OK, now I've seen everything! Guys look at this before it's gone!

[SteamFreak]

rrinker

 I have the Complete Book of Model Railroading by Dave Sutton and it has step by step how to do that. Not only add the cab forward casting, but since it then looked very unbalanced, they added a small 4-wheel pilot truck, making a 4-4-0 cab forward. Actually, I always wanted to do one, I thought it looked neat.

                                          --Randy

Dan at Yardbird Trains makes those. Here's a picture of a Mantua Cab Forward 2-6-0 from his site.

 

http://www.yardbirdtrains.com/ybmantua.htm

[andrechapelon]

The "cab forward" casting has been around for quite some time. The original one was done by Kemtron and Precision Scale still apparently makes one (PN HO-31144). At least it's in my several year old edition of the PSC catalog. The Yardbird casting appears to be Zamac.

There's a picture at the Yardbird site showing a ladder on the other side of the cab, but it appears the crew would still have to climb in through the window.

http://www.yardbirdtrains.com/YBDetailParts.htm  (page down a bit)

Edit: that picture shows a Mantua Mike with the cab forward casting.

Andre

 

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andrechapelon

The "cab forward" casting has been around for quite some time. The original one was done by Kemtron and Precision Scale still apparently makes one (PN HO-31144). At least it's in my several year old edition of the PSC catalog. The Yardbird casting appears to be Zamac.

There's a picture at the Yardbird site showing a ladder on the other side of the cab, but it appears the crew would still have to climb in through the window.

http://www.yardbirdtrains.com/YBDetailParts.htm  (page down a bit)

Edit: that picture shows a Mantua Mike with the cab forward casting.

Andre

 

I got's plans for one of those. My road flipped around a Mountain (2-8-4 Cab Forward), put a drive set under the tender (2-8-4 Duplex Cab Forward) and then dropped on a Saddle tank to feed the monster. So far, it's only gone as far as Photoshop.

Why? Long trains, lotsa tunnels, and short turntables

AntonioFP45

Latest update on the wreck----I mean, the concoction.:

Bidding ended July 31st. 

The winner..............Z E R O Bids!

Now come on guys...........one of you must have some use for this! Where's the support?

(OK, now who just hurled those tomatoes at me?! )

http://cgi.ebay.com/HO-WALTHERS-PASSENGER-CARS-LOT-INTERESTING-CUSTOM_W0QQitemZ220457450652QQcmdZViewItemQQptZModel_RR_Trains?hash=item335449bc9c&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

 

Antonio: Dad just lost his job, otherwise, we were both tempted to contact the bidder and see if he'd relist it after a while so we could take another stab.

[SteamFreak]

 I did a little more research, and discovered it's actually a model of Amtrak's new eco-friendly Soylent Express. The locomotive is fueled by PEOPLE!!! 

Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "going green." 

[ns3010]

WOW! Strange as that is, I could easily see myself buying that! That thing is cool.

Sure, it's not prototypical, but I could run it just for fun.

[TrainsRMe1]

OK OK OK, I just had a Rum-n-Coke and then I saw this, is this real? or is it my drink?! please tell me!!!!! -hic-

[cwclark]

So, when did EMD merge with Amtrak?   I've seen some really out there modeling, but that one takes the cake.....chuck

[blownout cylinder]

SteamFreak

Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "going green." 

As in "Soylent Green" perhaps?