Canadian National 4-6-2 kitbash of Williams by Bachmann steam engine!

Nice work! That there is pretty!

It looks great!  How do like the WBB engine's sound system?  The last diesel with a sound system I bought was the Williams FA-2.  You can hardly hear it.

Thanks guys...I like the new Williams sound system...chuffs, bell, and whistle...the volume is just right (very audible, yet not overwhelming)....what a great engine for the $!!

John, could you e-mail me, I would like to know part sources to make a GN steamer.thanks, Don

Excellent! Wish WBB would over one just like that. Great job!

Excellent work!  I realize more and more that if you want a particular model, you probably have to do it yourself, so kudos to John for doing just that!

Thanks guys...I have modified  several steamers to more closely resemble  certain prototypes.  The Williams engines (4-6-2, and 4-6-0)  are great starting points.  The "part sources" for this engine is nothing special....brass tube for air tank on pilot, plastic ladder on side of tender, wire for front hand-rails,  Lionel bell (moved), and plastic scraps for front # boards.  I chose the WBB ATSF pacific,  as the wheel sides were already painted white.   It isn't exact, but close enough for me.   Try it!!!

Close enough for sure.....Nice job.

Thanks Gregg!

Great job.  

Thanks Marty!  Let's see some more posts of modified engines on the forum!

Nice looking model. I'm a little partial to CN as well. Great job

Al

well done....nice job!

John...

When you decaled the tender did you repaint the entire tender...just the side...or did you do a spot-decal-job?    I have the same engine and want to change the road name...but question the process. Thanks

I painted both sides of the tender gloss black for the decals. Decals work best on gloss, then you top-coat with clear flat.  The right side of the tender (which is not in the pix) also has a ladder added near the front, as the real CN 5607 had.   For the engine, I just painted the cab sides the gloss black, then added decals.  Send pix when you're done!    John A

John

Did you use Testors Gloss Black or some other brand?

Looks Great!

I'm pretty sure it was Testors....was a year ago...Tks

These former K-line locos are quite nice, even if they are 1:58 instead of 1:48. I have experience with them and they are - at least my K-line version - well-geared (not fast) and run smoothly. The K-lines did have die-cast tenders and 6-wheel trucks, and I think the Wbb have plastic tenders, but they apparently retain most of the K-line goodness. I put a DC Commander (no cruise) in mine - low-geared enough to not need the cruise.

They are decent scale (1:58) models of a USRA Pacific.

Wow beautiful job. Makes me think I'm 13 again at the Canadian National station in Vancouver (Today's Pacific Central station).

Bogie

Thanks....wasn't too difficult....anyone can probably get similar results.

Great job!!