04-25-2017, 12:44 AM
cnrglen Wrote:I had a mantua Pacific a long time ago. Boy could it pull. The mantua pilots come along for sale on ebay every so often if you want to go that way. I seem to remember someone making a plow pilot for the locomotive as well, which would go along with your all weather cab.
I don't really like the way the Mantua pilots look, though I do like the ladders. I'm not sure I want to put the all-weather cab on, either, so I soldered the pilot to a piece of .030" brass, drilled a hole, and mounted it. Looks good to me. Still playing around with cabs.
Noticed the valve gear wasn't quite right on the connie and fixed it, too.
cnrglen Wrote:I just finished a MDC Connie a few months ago, building it up to make it look like a Canadian National engine, but I used an Athearn Genesis tender behind it. Nice work on your Valve gear, it's something I didn't add to mine.
You mean this thread? http://bigbluetrains.com/forum/viewtopic...=17&t=8413 Oh, I've been studying that one.