My rendition of Little River RR locomotive #110 continues. I have just completed the paint and weathering on its tender. So I thought it was time for a few more pictures.
Here are the original photos of the Bachmann Big Hauler I bought on eBay for $41. Note the funky cab roofline.
The model was apparently stored a little too close to a heat source. I later found the heat also affected the trucks to the tender and their frames were quite warped. Fortunately spare parts were available in the scrap box for a rebuild.
Here is my interpretation of the Baldwin Pacific in the yard at Townsend Tennessee about 1926.
I chose this era to reflect 15 years of use on a logging line. Management initially had used this locomotive to haul passengers to the resorts and Wonderland Hotel in Elkmont Tennessee, high in the Smoky Mountains.
In later years the hard working locomotive was also used to bring log trains down to the mill as the line went further and further into the mountains.
Sorry for the delays in answering your post. For some reason I did see your reply until today.
I, unfortunately,did not do a builders log on this project.
I did use the stock Big Hauler boiler and “cut a slot” near the end to attach the cab. The original slot was covered over with strip styrene to make another “boiler band.”
I built up the chassis under the cab using strip wood and styrene from the scrap box.
Glad you liked this project. I posted a few more pictures.
Tom
So now the character of the locomotive is that of a well cared for beast of burden that the crews of 1911 and today’s tourist Little River RR would be proud of.
