gregind
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Great Stuff Guys...I am always amazed in this thread.
Well it may not be much but I am finally working on projects for my "layout" if I ever get there!
Now I know this is not "prototype" but in my layout that I am planning it will be mostly prototype but I also gotta add some humor and fun. I plan to have a entire train of cola cars. Along with some other fun things I'm planning for the layout, sound effects, animation, and lighting. Hey its my world. hehe
Anyway I bought a couple of these on Evilbay for about 4 bucks each. They were originally tyco brown box crap but I liked the paint scheme and an evil idea was born. I plan to buy a few more of these and also to do some custom painting to get other flavors like Sprite, Dr. Pepper, etc.... I might even paint some crappy engines too.
First thing first throw away the coupler attached talgo trucks....YUCK!
I clipped the snaps off the tanker that originally attached the tanker to the base then I drilled and attached the post so I can screw the tanker on properly.
I bought some real trucks and glued on some styrene and then coupler boxes from a Kadee kit. Then I painted the frame flat black to cover it all up. Now all I need to do is buy a #2 tap since I can't frickn find mine, (Who let the tool gremlin back into my room!!! Now I gotta set some tool gremlin traps!) and then buy some glue down or sticky weights to replace the crappy weight they had installed. Not only is the tyco weight way off in scale, I kinda put the new body mounting post where there crappy weight was supposed to be.
Unfortunatly the hobby shop is closed so I cant get my tap or weights today But I will post when I am done. Then of course once I get a real layout and some good painting space I will weather all these cars so they will look "prototype".
I hope more people see the value in some of these old "toys" cause this is my kinda modeling...What till you see what I got planned for some old Bachman and Tyco Engines I got lying around. HEHE More evil plans!
Well it may not be much but I am finally working on projects for my "layout" if I ever get there!
Now I know this is not "prototype" but in my layout that I am planning it will be mostly prototype but I also gotta add some humor and fun. I plan to have a entire train of cola cars. Along with some other fun things I'm planning for the layout, sound effects, animation, and lighting. Hey its my world. hehe
Anyway I bought a couple of these on Evilbay for about 4 bucks each. They were originally tyco brown box crap but I liked the paint scheme and an evil idea was born. I plan to buy a few more of these and also to do some custom painting to get other flavors like Sprite, Dr. Pepper, etc.... I might even paint some crappy engines too.
First thing first throw away the coupler attached talgo trucks....YUCK!
I clipped the snaps off the tanker that originally attached the tanker to the base then I drilled and attached the post so I can screw the tanker on properly.
I bought some real trucks and glued on some styrene and then coupler boxes from a Kadee kit. Then I painted the frame flat black to cover it all up. Now all I need to do is buy a #2 tap since I can't frickn find mine, (Who let the tool gremlin back into my room!!! Now I gotta set some tool gremlin traps!) and then buy some glue down or sticky weights to replace the crappy weight they had installed. Not only is the tyco weight way off in scale, I kinda put the new body mounting post where there crappy weight was supposed to be.
Unfortunatly the hobby shop is closed so I cant get my tap or weights today But I will post when I am done. Then of course once I get a real layout and some good painting space I will weather all these cars so they will look "prototype".
I hope more people see the value in some of these old "toys" cause this is my kinda modeling...What till you see what I got planned for some old Bachman and Tyco Engines I got lying around. HEHE More evil plans!