I picked this bad boy up (crane car and tender) at a local swap meet. Pretty sure it is a Ty-Bach-El-cheapo type crane. But it was a great deal and knew some day it would make a fun project. Well, 8 months later, I finally got around to it. I admit, nothing earth shattering in my upgrades or so called kit bashing. It was an easy, stress free project. Most of the time it will be sitting off to the side as a nice fill in peice. All though, I do plan on running at our club meets at the KVR MOW train.
Gave it the simple paint job. Wanted to get fancy with it but tried to keep it real… Its MOW peice so it would have been simple paint. Added some weathering to it to give ti some character… On went the KVR trade mark red white stripes for safety. Added a ladder for roof access. Kadee couplers to finsih it off. There is still quite a few more things I would like to add in the way of details, such railings, extras on the flat bed, maybe other saftey decals and the biggie, the reporting marks. (still working on those).
And finally, I got around to finishing up my KVR Shops located at the north end of the yard. My wife bought me the last 4 swithces I needed and got it all wired up. Still have quite a bit in the way of scenery, but after a year of waiting, it made a huge jump.
