Big Hauler to 0-6-0

Garden Railroading
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This is my first kitbash. It’s parts of sevaral big haulers, and Annie chassis, and parts of an aristo Pacific

Here’s the prototype:

And some shots of the nearly finished loco. I have to add a whistle, and lettering, a few other details. It’s nominally in 1:29, but that Aristo tender is way too short and high

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Looking good.

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WOW that came out great! Now your bitten, whats next? a Mallet[8D]

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I have a 1st generation aristo K-4 but it is generic NO belpar fire box, how did you make your’s ?

Dave

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The firebox is made of four pieces of balsa carved to shape, and then thin styrene epoxied to and over the balsa. Took a lot of rubberbands!

I have an Aristo mikado in PRR livery, drives me crazy that it doesn’t have a belpaire firebox

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Have you tryed warming the styrene first, it should make it more plyable.

You would think a company from NJ would get it right.

Dave