I have had my Connie for a week and of course I`m messing with it already,the trouble is that the Bachmann engineer that came with the loco is ,,just too small,looks like a child driving the `ol` girl.The fireman will do with a repaint so what will replace the driver?So I tried a brakeman figure from the scrapbox and maybe,just maybe he would fit with just a few mods.I wanted at least an elbow lean on the cab window,didnt need to lean out completely (problem getting back in the box)so after trying him in, a lighter was used to bend the right arm a little although might need a little more and presto he goes in ok and at some point I will try and modify the cap a little to make it a little more"US style".A for the fireman,I wanted him in the cab also, so his hand will rest on the cab door frame and the impression I`m after is them "chatting",as both in the cab the loco /tender will sit back in its polystyrene case,still very much work in progress but the crew now look about the same size. .
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