I decided to put together a reasonable replica of the Northwoods Hiawatha that was used primarily for service from Wausau to Star Lake Wisconsin. I used an American Flyer body shell. A Lionel shell could also be used with similar results. It had to be shortened about 5/8" and the rear section of the cab had to be modified. The rear cab windows were taken from the sides of the original model. The handrail stanchions are Lionel parts that are like the ones used on a 700E. Parts of the body were removed and holes filled using JB Weld. I used a running gear from a Williams brass camelback. The tender body is a highly reworked Lionel, and the frame was scratch built. This loco runs beautifully and looks good with the set of cars that I created from a set of Lionel Railchief cars. I scratch built the frames and beavertail end. The trucks and car ends are K-line. I made all of the decals. Also pictured is a reworked original Lionel Hiawatha 4-4-2. The 4-6-0 is quite small compared to the scale size 4-4-2.
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Very impressive...thank you very much for sharing your work. I just finished re-reading the Scribbins book so your thread is particularly timely for me. For comparison purposes, posted below is a picture of a Precision Scale HO brass model of one of the streamlined Class G 4-6-0s. Considering the spirit in which your kitbashing project was intended, I'm of the opinion your model compares very favorably with the PSC locomotive which is a truly fine scale model. Well done, sir.
Thanks again for sharing.
Bob
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Ditto. Really nice work. You are truly a craftsman. I starting counting the hours you must have put into this and I lost count!
Bob
Thanks for your approval and likes. My next Hiawatha project is to finish restoring a set of 7 Walthers prewar scale length passenger cars. I have 5 of them finished, I should have the others done this summer.
See now that is excitement! Nice job. I never new there was a wheel arrangement of that type. Thanks for sharing.
Nice work. My hats off to you.
I like it!!!!
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As fellow Wausau resident, want to congratulate you on great work
You are one good model maker.
Very impressive work.Thanks for sharing the photos!
A very nice rendition, absolutely no doubt as to what it represents.
What a GREAT job you've done! Thank you for showing what can be achieved using some ingenuity and elbow grease. Very inspiring!
Neil
Looking good
Very, very nicely done. I'm constantly impressed by the expert modeling done on this forum. Cheers Jim
Bravo - my kind of O-gauger - cut 'em up and make what you want. I have built/bashed enough things to understand the work (and the thought - that's half the job) you put into it.
I don't (particularly) pay attention to the CMStP&P, but that can join my collection anytime. Nice, nice.
Here are some pictures of my recently finished #10 modernized version with exposed running gear and modified paint striping circa 1938. I made this one from a Lionel body. I had to remove a section about 2&1/4" long. The running gear is from a Lionel 665 with Magnetraction, it pulls really well. There is a QSI reverse unit in the tender.
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Wow - fantastic job!
Jim W
That's it... now I have to run down stairs and run my beaver tail Hiawatha cars!
Can you give us slobbering Milwaukee fans a video?
J Daddy posted:That's it... now I have to run down stairs and run my beaver tail Hiawatha cars!
Can you give us slobbering Milwaukee fans a video?
Sorry, I don't have any way to take a video. I really should figure out a way to do it.