Roundhouse 0-6-0 vs DCC/Sound

[sailormatlac]

I continued my exploration about 0-6-0. I found out CN class O-12-a could be easily bashed from a USRA design. To verify that, I compared dimensionnal data from a recent Bachmann 0-6-0 (the toy train version) and the prototype locomotive diagram (http://cnlines.ca/CNcyclopedia/loco/diagrams/o-12-a.jpg).

Surprisingly, it fits quite right if you shorten the boiler a little bit. I used a Bachmann Consolidation cab from my junk box. Almost a perfect match according to old pictures on CNRphotos:





Here's the result. In gray is the original Bachmann engine. I didn't locate details as much have to be redone.



However, the tender must be built from scratch. Big deal!

The only thing that bothers me is the quality of recent non-Spectrum steamers... it would feel bad to bash a P2K locomotive for this bash!

Matt