12-28-2015, 12:51 AM
Thank you.
I got quite a bit done on the CNR N4 engine this afternoon, mostly stripping the boiler of everything that I won't need.
![[Image: DSCF5338_zpsswup0odj.jpg]](http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc278/OkanaganIroc/model%20railroad/Engines/MDC%202-8-0%20CNR/DSCF5338_zpsswup0odj.jpg)
Like the CPR D-10 I removed all the cast-on piping as well as the bell, but then I also removed the generator, steps on the front and the two air tanks. I have also already drilled the holes for the sanding lines. I'll be replacing all of cast-on parts with new parts from a rather unconventional source.
![[Image: DSCF5335_zpsqrcats64.jpg]](http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc278/OkanaganIroc/model%20railroad/Engines/MDC%202-8-0%20CNR/DSCF5335_zpsqrcats64.jpg)
![[Image: DSCF5336_zpskpwkwm5t.jpg]](http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc278/OkanaganIroc/model%20railroad/Engines/MDC%202-8-0%20CNR/DSCF5336_zpskpwkwm5t.jpg)
I went to the Bachmann Web site and got a Baldwin 2-8-0 boiler and cab for the grand sum of 20$ plus shipping (I needed some other parts anyway)
![[Image: DSCF5337_zpseqins00x.jpg]](http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc278/OkanaganIroc/model%20railroad/Engines/MDC%202-8-0%20CNR/DSCF5337_zpseqins00x.jpg)
It took me about 1-2 hours to strip that model apart. From the Bachmann model I'm able to get: The feedwater lines and fittings, the blowdown pipes, a decent compressor, the cooling pipes on the engineer's side, two air tanks, a generator, whistle, Bell, and a number of handrail stanchions. I also have another cab that could be used on another old timer or narrow gauge MDC loco like my first project.
I got quite a bit done on the CNR N4 engine this afternoon, mostly stripping the boiler of everything that I won't need.
Like the CPR D-10 I removed all the cast-on piping as well as the bell, but then I also removed the generator, steps on the front and the two air tanks. I have also already drilled the holes for the sanding lines. I'll be replacing all of cast-on parts with new parts from a rather unconventional source.
I went to the Bachmann Web site and got a Baldwin 2-8-0 boiler and cab for the grand sum of 20$ plus shipping (I needed some other parts anyway)
It took me about 1-2 hours to strip that model apart. From the Bachmann model I'm able to get: The feedwater lines and fittings, the blowdown pipes, a decent compressor, the cooling pipes on the engineer's side, two air tanks, a generator, whistle, Bell, and a number of handrail stanchions. I also have another cab that could be used on another old timer or narrow gauge MDC loco like my first project.