09-21-2016, 09:46 PM
The engine is put away for a bit now while I concentrate on it's tender. I have made some good progress on that front:
![[Image: DSCF6343_zpswkoeso4w.jpg]](http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc278/OkanaganIroc/model%20railroad/Engines/MDC%202-8-0%20CNR/DSCF6343_zpswkoeso4w.jpg)
I'm using an Athearn Genesis tender shell that I picked up cheap on Ebay. I like it's shape and level of detail. I know that the CN engines in the pictured had extensions on the coal bunker but I think I'll leave this one the way it is. I do like the looks of those Bowser trucks though.
![[Image: DSCF6345_zpstlebl2db.jpg]](http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc278/OkanaganIroc/model%20railroad/Engines/MDC%202-8-0%20CNR/DSCF6345_zpstlebl2db.jpg)
I used the Bowser chassis mounted on some .040 styrene sheet. I had to shave the bolster down on the frame to lower it a bit so the coupler would sit at a good level. After that I then had to cut the mounting tabs off the frame so the trucks would swivel properly.
![[Image: DSCF6344_zpsvonumqfn.jpg]](http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc278/OkanaganIroc/model%20railroad/Engines/MDC%202-8-0%20CNR/DSCF6344_zpsvonumqfn.jpg)
One thing I am going to change is the power pick up from the tender. As this is DCC and it needs a constant power pick-up I don't trust the drawbar to do that. So I'm going to wire a micro plug onto the brass strip on the tender instead.
I'm using an Athearn Genesis tender shell that I picked up cheap on Ebay. I like it's shape and level of detail. I know that the CN engines in the pictured had extensions on the coal bunker but I think I'll leave this one the way it is. I do like the looks of those Bowser trucks though.
I used the Bowser chassis mounted on some .040 styrene sheet. I had to shave the bolster down on the frame to lower it a bit so the coupler would sit at a good level. After that I then had to cut the mounting tabs off the frame so the trucks would swivel properly.
One thing I am going to change is the power pick up from the tender. As this is DCC and it needs a constant power pick-up I don't trust the drawbar to do that. So I'm going to wire a micro plug onto the brass strip on the tender instead.