CoggesRailway
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Hello,
Well I fancied having ago at modifiying something, but never done it before so started off nice and low risk. I got a Bachamann Circus Loco from ebay and the (powered) tender of my kids broken Playmobil western loco. Decided to make one big black loco. It is only ever going to look so good as the quality (particularly of the bachmann) is pretty poor to be honest.
Mid way through the process, but if nothing else it pulls and runs very slow with a long train! I have used some LGB graphite paste on the axle pick ups in the loco and soldered power cables so all pick ups in the loco and the tender all pick up for each other. The running speeds are close between the loco and the tender and I don't care if they break anyway! So far has cost me the loco for 70 brand new and i had everything else in the garage.
Still needs: a final coat, copper trim back on, remove stars from wheel centres and weather wheels somehow, disgusie lead weighting I have strapped on front bogie to keep it on my narrow guage style track, shorten connecting chain, some decals for the cogges railway and maybe a bit of weathering alround and some coal or wood in the tender of course.
Quite pleased, a very cheap addition to a new railway short on locos.
Comments and ideas wanted pleased
Ian
PS paint is matt, but flash makes it look gloss!
Well I fancied having ago at modifiying something, but never done it before so started off nice and low risk. I got a Bachamann Circus Loco from ebay and the (powered) tender of my kids broken Playmobil western loco. Decided to make one big black loco. It is only ever going to look so good as the quality (particularly of the bachmann) is pretty poor to be honest.
Mid way through the process, but if nothing else it pulls and runs very slow with a long train! I have used some LGB graphite paste on the axle pick ups in the loco and soldered power cables so all pick ups in the loco and the tender all pick up for each other. The running speeds are close between the loco and the tender and I don't care if they break anyway! So far has cost me the loco for 70 brand new and i had everything else in the garage.
Still needs: a final coat, copper trim back on, remove stars from wheel centres and weather wheels somehow, disgusie lead weighting I have strapped on front bogie to keep it on my narrow guage style track, shorten connecting chain, some decals for the cogges railway and maybe a bit of weathering alround and some coal or wood in the tender of course.
Quite pleased, a very cheap addition to a new railway short on locos.
Comments and ideas wanted pleased

Ian
PS paint is matt, but flash makes it look gloss!