Rebuilding a Roundhouse Boxcab

[sailormatlac]

Matt, the Erie #19 and #20 are a nice couple. The changed cooler of #19 should be no problem. It is essential a half pipe replacing the 90° curve at the ends.

The stripes are great indeed and you are lucky if the match your time frame. The Erie units have the head light mounted on the roof. My roundhouse shells have the front lights in the front walls. You may need to get extra lights.

Did you run your new GE 44ton with a new decoder? How many openings have the bottom truck covers? They should have three for the modern drive.

Reinhard, yep, they are quite nice little engine. I guess if I model both, I'll make them in both paint scheme (with and without stripping). I'm also thinking about building my Lindberg tugboat kit as a steamer. That way, I'll be able to cover the 30s-40s-50s. I say that because I've quite a lot of american cars that need to be built and they cover that era. Nothing set in stone, just like your own layout.

Jack sent me shells with correct doors and headlight.

I didn't ran the GE unit yet for I can't run DCC home right now. Fellow club members are all out for vacation! But it does have the 3 openings. I feel a little bit bad wrecking the poor thing! I'm ready for serious butchery.

Matt