55n3 K-27, could be built for less than $200, YIKES

[nachoman]

Give some of the credit to Baldwin Locomotive Works. Their "catalog" designs meant a lot of narrow gauge locomotives with similar lines being used in many parts of the Americas. People used to convert the "oversized" MDC HOn3 into a low-buck HOn3 K-27, and your idea should work great for those in scale 55. I was kinda hoping the Bachmann on30 2-6-6-2 would be a good starting point for a Uintah or Sumpter valley 2-6-6-2, but the went with a much, much different prototype. Are you going to try building a K-27?