Canadian Pacific 2-8-0 Kitbash

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And a fearsome goddess she's turnin' into at that! Glad you got the cab colours sorted. Ever onward? You neeeeeeeed a coffee, m'man!

[sailormatlac]

And a fearsome goddess she's turnin' into at that! Glad you got the cab colours sorted. Ever onward? You neeeeeeeed a coffee, m'man!

I'm a this stage where I wonder if I should go to sleep or complete the cab... hmmm. seems like you're putting a lot of pressure on my shoulder!

Matt

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God forbid! I wouldn't knowingly do that. You've done a pretty darned good days' work already. Take a break.....tomorrows another day. I've subscribed to your thread so I won't miss anything. Maybe it's time for ya ta kick back and reeeeelax.

[sailormatlac]

I made the running boards skirts from styrene this morning. It went easier than I thought. I also added the X-braces near behind the front steps according to a brass engine from United. Now, the locomotive really got the CPR look.

Before cutting any styrene, I draw the part in the right size in AutoCAD using the right styrene thickness to get everything right. Then I draw it on styrene. My model skills and precision improved a lot since I started using this template method a few years ago.













I bought a small pils case this morning to keep my parts for this project in order.



And finally a comparison between the stock model and the kitbash... An image is worth a thousand words they say:



Matt

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Wow Matt! Fantastic job! You're absolutely right, she looks CPR now for sure. Classic style with the all weather cab and the running boards. Just excellent! Congratulations on a job well done so far.

I gather that you got some rest before you tackled this part. Also, what an idea, a pill container. I'll have to remember that.......ideal.

What's left to do now?

Cheers!

[sailormatlac]

Completed the smokebox railing in the correct fashion with electric wire.



And change the stock headlight with a Precision Scale one. Honestly, Bachmann headlight is diminutive in size and works poorly. I wish I had changed it when I bashed my CN 2500. They forgot how a headlight makes or kills a model, just like the eyes in the face.

For the lense, I reused a lighting part from a Lionel GP30 (kitbashed more than a decade ago). I have the habit to always keep eveything I chop from my locos, you never know when you will need them. I sanded it down to the right size. When I'll install it definitively, I'll cover the lense with a little bit of Future floor finish to restore the plastic clarity.



General view... Just need a few details and the boiler/cab shell will be completed and ready to prime.



Enjoy!

Matt

[alpha_1]

Jeez Matt.......very nice front end! The smokebox handrails look superb! You're happy with the new headlight? I think it looks super!

[sailormatlac]

Complete! Just finished the boiler's detailing!

I sanded down the lateral number board on the headlight brass casting to get it right. Added the sand lines, an illuminated number board on the smoke box, the whistle and boiler steps.









Ready for priming! Next step: the tender... probably next week-end.

Matt

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Excellent job! You can be proud! If you don't mind, I'm going to link this thread for the guys over at yahoo groups. I'm sure some of them would like to see this. Since I bought my Bachman 4-6-0 last year, I've wondered how to go about CPR'ing it. You've certainly shown me the way, Matt.

I salute you on a job well done!

[sailormatlac]

Excellent job! You can be proud! If you don't mind, I'm going to link this thread for the guys over at yahoo groups. I'm sure some of them would like to see this. Since I bought my Bachman 4-6-0 last year, I've wondered how to go about CPR'ing it. You've certainly shown me the way, Matt.

I salute you on a job well done!

Don't mind, WIP are made to share process. I'll be pleased if I can motivate you enough to work on your 4-6-0. CPR had a lot of 4-6-0. You'll have to model an ealier class than what we habitually see. Bachmann engine is a old Rogers locomotive with small drivers, low boilered and with old style sand domes (castings exist to replace them if needed, thought it may not be necessary).

If Roundhouse Harriman 4-6-0 was still around, it could represent a generic engine from the 1910's. Your safest bet with your engine would be to pick a prototype from the 1890's. One example is class D3k (built in 1894). And other one was at Thurso:

#216, a 4-6-0 built in December 1891, worked on the TNVR in the 1920s. #216 was scrapped in July 1933.

http://www.railways.incanada.net/thurso/tnvrloco.htm Under Canadian Pacific, you could find a few clues. Honestly, I never saw pictures of such old locomotives. I know CPR kept a few 4-4-0 in revenue service until the end of steam. They were built circa 1887. I don't know if those oldies survived long. I suspect they may have, but under other ownership. I think your CPR guys could be a better help than me, since I'm not a CPR fan myself and just recently started to dig them. One dome, I'll do myself a favor and try my hand on Countess of Dufferin. But that would mean upgrading a V&T Genoa 4-4-0. Hmmm... I sense danger... This Rivarossi thing should be too hard to convert...

Matt

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I model the CPR in The Kootenay Mountains of B.C......just started laying track, finalizing my trackplan. I used to live out there. It's a beautiful area, Matt and the CPR used a lot of 2-8-0's out there. I'm modeling 1900-1930 so your advice is right on. The 4-6-0 I have is a 63" driver one. I'd really like to get my hands on a 52" drivered one, but they're gettng hard to find. When Bachmann did their initial runs, everybody went for 52". So did I, but sadly my hobby shop made an error and ordered the 63". I find now that I'm OK with that and I can make it work.

At $400 and up each, they're getting too pricey for me now. I keep my eye on eBay but I'm not sure I want to go that route. My NEW local hobby shop, LOL, does get new stuff in regularly so I keep my eyes on their cabinet. I managed to buy a little brass 2-6-2 or 2-6-0......depends what a guy wants it for.....from an estate sale through them and it's a beaut!

It's been over a year and I haven't even run mine yet. I can hardly wait.

[sailormatlac]

Finally, she's primed. I'm quite satisfied how everything blended together well. It's even quite hard to believe, at first sight, it's a classic Spectrum Consolidation. I feel like I've reached a turning point. Let's work on the tender.





Matt

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Wow! Pretty good for a little effort, Matt. She's gonna fit right in. Great learning experience for me.....keep 'em comin'........don't wear yourself out on the tender.......just think of this project as a confidence builder for yourself. If you can do this well (which you by all means have) then you can tackle any project from here on in with great confidence in your abilities.

We'll, uh, of course, er.......need a step by step on the tender, too!

Cheers!

[sailormatlac]

I model the CPR in The Kootenay Mountains of B.C......just started laying track, finalizing my trackplan. I used to live out there. It's a beautiful area, Matt and the CPR used a lot of 2-8-0's out there. I'm modeling 1900-1930 so your advice is right on. The 4-6-0 I have is a 63" driver one. I'd really like to get my hands on a 52" drivered one, but they're gettng hard to find. When Bachmann did their initial runs, everybody went for 52". So did I, but sadly my hobby shop made an error and ordered the 63". I find now that I'm OK with that and I can make it work.

At $400 and up each, they're getting too pricey for me now. I keep my eye on eBay but I'm not sure I want to go that route. My NEW local hobby shop, LOL, does get new stuff in regularly so I keep my eyes on their cabinet. I managed to buy a little brass 2-6-2 or 2-6-0......depends what a guy wants it for.....from an estate sale through them and it's a beaut!

It's been over a year and I haven't even run mine yet. I can hardly wait.

Nothing beats the Rockies when doing CPR.

I think having a 63" driver one will be easier to convert for your project.

Matt

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You may be right, Matt. I've only seen pictures of the other one. These engines were turn of the century and built for speed with the bigger drivers. CPR didn't have any small drivered 4-6-0's that I know of. Your 2-8-0 is a perfect fit for the Kootenays. CPR eventually used them to replace the 4-6-0's. Better tractive power for the grades and the mine runs. I could quite probably go with a 2-8-0 instead of the 52" 4-6-0, you're quite right. The 2-8-0's for the heavy lifting, the 4-6-0's for passenger and railfan runs.

Do you have to make a lot of changes to the tender on yours?