Here’s some background…Karen is a retired Kindergarten teacher…every year around this time of the year (especially when it’s chilly) she talks about how much she loved to read the story, “The Polar Express”, to her students the day before school closed for the Christmas holidays…that, and the fact the stores are putting up Holiday decorations, prompted me to finally add some Polar Express cars to run on the TexASS PissAnt pike.
When she watched the movie she commented about “that poor hobo” and how he needed the fire to keep him warm. And so I thought about modifying the car to give it more realism. I added a “flickering lamp” and a switch controlled MTH fan driven smoke unit which came out pretty nice.
For those of you that have this car, here are some pics showing how I did the mod.
Excellent work Mr. Duda [tup] Good to see that native Iowa talent improving the lives from the south [8D] Thanks for taking the time and pics to share, great idea.
**Jim…**bet you could turn your PE enhancement into a cottage industry for yourself! Wouldn’t have to be confined to PE either as hobos and campfires are enticing additions to any periodic layout scenicing. [bow] Sweet!
