Sweet. Looks great I hope you can find the link . I want to see it. I think it is super cool...
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Awesome.im supposed to be leaf blowing the Lani but now I'm going in to read this thanks..
Tried to think of any little detail I could think of...Nice one, I too have a fetish for adding wires to the whistle and bell arm
Thanks for sharing the link. I love that. I think one of these days I would like to try to undertake a project like that.
Scratch built plastic card body, basically a plastic box with detail and turned Brass Chimney n Dome plus some other turned parts.
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Great job, I've got a couple I need to do the same thing with.
So, you just taped off the roof, and perhaps a few other areas, and then sprayed the whole Locomotive...then followed up with some additional weathering and detail brush work?
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Barry's Big Trains is no longer in business, and I know of no other after-market supplier of chassis.
The problem with the original green Big Hauler 4-6-0 is the plastic wheels, which wear out and leave grunge all over your rails.
However, Bachmann sells the complete chassis, often at a discount. This is a mere $45 (49% off!) and has metal wheels. It will take a bit of work to make it fit.
http://estore.bachmanntrains.com/in...uct_info&cPath=66_69_671_669&products_id=5868
Yes I taped off the roof and sprayed the whole thing. Then I painted the bands around the boiler silver. I had some windows from a old caboose that I used in the cab . The loco was then weather using a product called rustall it has 4 steps but I only used the rust color and the black color. . Then lightly misted the whole thing with flat black again. Thanks for the great comment. Looking forward to seeing your big hauler transformed..
Thanks for the info. I will be getting one of those. I really think it turned out better than expected. So I really would like to run it sometimes. Glad you can still get parts.
Your loco transformation looks really great. Pity to let it sit in a siding for want of a new mechanism though.
Love the shelving that's reminiscent of a trestle! I may have to borrow that idea for some of my stuff which is currently languishing in boxes until some time in the future when I get around to starting a new G scale project.
I'm working on that. I am getting a new chassis. A friend of mine has several of the newer ones with the extra rods on the side. Can't wait.
Sure I borrowed it from someone on eBay was selling them. And fortunately they put very detailed pictures on there lol. I really like the idea.here are a few more pictures of the shelving. Thanks for the comments.
Decided to paint the wheels black. First I was going to leave the white rings on the wheels then decide to go all black. Still need to do some touch up and a little weathering. 
I have been thinking quite seriously about a High Line in my front sitting room, except for where the Station is to be that Trestle would make a much better look.
Thanks. Granddad. Wish my grandad could have seen my railroad. He is the reason I am into trains.That`ll do nicely Jack