Lionel JLC #3985 LEGACY Conversion (6-28064)

You were getting too complacent with the standard Legacy upgrades, I though you needed a bigger challenge.

Awesome work!! Sure it was just a few bucks though, nevertheless a beautiful piece!

Great work before the new VL 3985 I always wondered if I got a JLC challenger cheep if something like this would work. Obviously still does. I see so many talented people on the forum like Burk I can only hope that I can absorb as much information and be 1/2 as good as you guys

Outstanding work and craftsmanship, that was a lot of work with an awesome ending.  Thanks for sharing.

Wow that's a ton of work ! But it's awesome !

Alex

Holy bananas, that is a blank ton of crazy whacky work, but awesome. Blank equals you know what. Glad to see this was a great success.

That’s beyond craftsman level work, .....Bruk’s at artisan level,.....

Dr.Legacy....yep, that title fits...

Pat

BEAUTIFUL!  What craftmanship!

I think one super-cool part of this is how you can use the 3D printing to do some custom parts that it would be a nightmare to hand fabricate, that's certainly the coming thing for custom jobs like this!  Of course, knowing how to actually draw the parts in 3D is kind of a key requirement, obviously Bruk has that part licked!

This is an awesome message, we have some really talented folks here on the forum, Gunrunner John, Harmonyards, Alex M, Pete N., Royz Trains, and Bruk, it’s an amazing time to be in the Hobby. There are many others not mentioned, and I’m sure everyone remembers Marty Fitzhenry, who is helping the Lord in Heaven keep his trains running, you know Christmas is around the corner. Thank all of you hi tech fellows for sharing your abilities with us on-lookers, thats what it’s all about. Bruk, your work is super, Thank You for posting this thread. One Question, are you actually able to re-make a TMCC diesel or steamer into Legacy Control? That’s amazing. Happy Railroading Everyone.

I’m sold, when I send you my MTH challenger next year, I’m going to want the same treatment

all I can say is WOW!!! and I hope lionel still has enough parts and boards left for my new visionline challenger if I ever need anything😁.

@leapinlarry posted:

One Question, are you actually able to re-make a TMCC diesel or steamer into Legacy Control? That’s amazing. Happy Railroading Everyone.

Yes. But of course there is always limitations.

Great work!

i call him Merlin the Magician. he is one of the best. He keeps me happy.

I got the Bruk Challenger masterpiece in, it's outstanding!  It's a Vision Line Challenger in the JLC chassis.  The sound is magnificent, and all the smoke features work just like the VL model.  Too bad I don't have enough of the track powered yet to give it a real run, but that will come.

There is a ton of work in that baby, and it shows.  

I guess one could say - when considering all of the time and effort Bruk puts into remodelling - "REmade in America!"   

I do indeed think it was REmade in the good ol' USA.

Thats yours John? Wow nice addition!