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Kitbashing & cold medine are not a good combo
Honestly I really really had no plans for any more loco projects, but then John Bouck sent me a box of old LGB parts he no longer wanted. I had forget they were coming, Oy vey!, box contained a bunch of various Stainz parts including 2 complete cabs and a boiler. I makes a quick trip to Upland Trains and gets me 2 new Macks, I was only going to buy one but the owner made me an offer I couldnt refuse
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Well I then had a very long weekend (5 days) layed up with a nasty head cold, now cold medicine and kitbashing are not usually a good combination, makes you try some very strange things, I was struck by the idea of a double ended tram lokie, I soon realized I could cut both cabs just behind the front coal bulkheads and splice the two together and fit them onto a Mack, so one Mack was immediatly filleted and I began cutting, the rest is a bit of an anti-hystamine haze but yeterday I ended up with this little nightmare:
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Its pretty goofy, but it has a certain charm at the same time, and yes I know its missing the cab footsteps, I'll be adding them in a day or two after I modify the Mack steps. I honestly can't tell whether this engine is coming or going...
And no I wont tell you what medicine combo I was on, dont need anyone cutting an arm off now do we...
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Honestly I really really had no plans for any more loco projects, but then John Bouck sent me a box of old LGB parts he no longer wanted. I had forget they were coming, Oy vey!, box contained a bunch of various Stainz parts including 2 complete cabs and a boiler. I makes a quick trip to Upland Trains and gets me 2 new Macks, I was only going to buy one but the owner made me an offer I couldnt refuse
Well I then had a very long weekend (5 days) layed up with a nasty head cold, now cold medicine and kitbashing are not usually a good combination, makes you try some very strange things, I was struck by the idea of a double ended tram lokie, I soon realized I could cut both cabs just behind the front coal bulkheads and splice the two together and fit them onto a Mack, so one Mack was immediatly filleted and I began cutting, the rest is a bit of an anti-hystamine haze but yeterday I ended up with this little nightmare:
Its pretty goofy, but it has a certain charm at the same time, and yes I know its missing the cab footsteps, I'll be adding them in a day or two after I modify the Mack steps. I honestly can't tell whether this engine is coming or going...
And no I wont tell you what medicine combo I was on, dont need anyone cutting an arm off now do we...
