Here are the shots of the finished fireless.I've been awaiting the Grandt Line bell! it still needs a builder's late and a horn. construction is all styrene and ABS plastic with a smattering of brass. One of these days I might exchange the Lionel drivers for scale ones. 
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Interesting, and probably nothing that will get built commercially. That yellow and rust color must be what it looks like now. Is it powered?
Very nice. I want one of these in 3R, but only looking brand new. What you have looks fantastic, but I don't like the used look for my personal items. Did you happen to take photos and notes along the way as you made it so that some of us could duplicate it?
tom this is fantastic the build the weathering the total package!!!!!!!!
you sir are a master of the modeling art. i have many of your kits and all i can say is you need to make more kits and forget about the up grades on those "belly button kits"
definition of a belly button kit is everybody has one
Fantastic job. I really like photo #5, as it looks like either a wash-out plug is still removed, or maybe an additional handrail post should go in that hole.
Very very cool!!!
Thanks for your nice comments! First let me say that I prefer to view the model in person. The camera isn't very nice to it. One's eye at a slight distance "blends" the weathering, but the camera pin-points it.
It is powered, however, there are no electrical pickups mounted at this time. I have a set of about 60 in-process shots of the beast being built. I need to finish the final drawings and combine all that with the write-up I already have completed to be able to submit the article for possible publication. I need to decide where to send it.
I modeled the loco as it appeared in the recent photos that I have of it. I'm not sure if it is still in existence at this time, but the photos show it really abused as I've tried to model it. The hole in photo #5 is for a missing hand rail post - as per the missing one on the real machine.
Most of my kit making is over at this time. I mostly work now at custom building, but enjoy spending time working on my own models - at last. When my wife retires next year I will join her and spend my modeling time on my own models and a few custom works for others.
Gee, Tom, that thing sure looks beat up. Don't you think you really should take better care of your model trains?
Seriously, it really looks good. Nice work! Glad to see you haven't lost your touch!
Bill from Orange Blossom
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