I found this on "the bay". It is Lionel not K-line. There are no actual light bulbs in the front and rear top headlight ports but the four ports are not filled-in solid either. There are round metal inserts in each port so as you look at them they appear to be faux lights.
Is it a not used prototype? I could slip in small LEDs and wire it but this is just too odd.
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no lights! just metal inserts in the ports. the ports dont appear drilled out either.
Thinking along that line, I drilled out the headlight nacelles front and rear, installed LEDs, and added headlight lenses to TWO 520 Box Cabs. I retained the motor in the leading unit, but gutted the following unit to make room for a Lionel sound board. I also added horns and bells to the roofs. I use this "pair" to pull a Lionel non-motorized track cleaning car around my layout. Photo is attached.
Mike Mottler LCCA 12394
mottlerm@gmail.com
COOL MODS! :-)
I forgot to mention ... I also added porthole windows -- parts from a Lionel FT diesel loco obtained by a vendor. I know ... the modifications to these 520 Box Cabs were "overkill," but fun to do.
Mike Mottler LCCA 12394
mottlerm@gmail.com
@Mike H Mottler posted:Thinking along that line, I drilled out the headlight nacelles front and rear, installed LEDs, and added headlight lenses to TWO 520 Box Cabs. I retained the motor in the leading unit, but gutted the following unit to make room for a Lionel sound board. I also added horns and bells to the roofs. I use this "pair" to pull a Lionel non-motorized track cleaning car around my layout. Photo is attached.
Mike Mottler LCCA 12394
mottlerm@gmail.com
Sound board is an interesting idea, but what will you use for sound. You'll need a recording of a Winton or Alco engine from the 20's.
About the sound board installed in the 520 Box Cab ...
I knew I wouldn't find an "exact acoustical fit" for the Box Cab, so I installed a Lionel sound board based on an iconic electric loco -- the Pennsylvania GG-1. Admittedly, not exactly appropriate, but it was an electric loco sound and "close enough" for me.
Mike M. LCCA 12394
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