Ray,
Nice work. Jim Miller always told me the stacks on the USRAs looked anemic.
Your choice gives that engine the brawn it deserves. The Worthington is a good
choice as well. Now put that next to an Overland M-2 and see how much better
your M-3 looks.
Rob Manley
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From: trainboy.geo
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 5:24 PM
Subject: [CBQ] Ray Bedard's Modified 2-10-2 Photos Posted
Well, guys and gals, I finally finished by 2-10-2 project and am very
happy with the results.
I started out with the new Proto 2000 Heritage Series by Walthers,
with sound and undecorated. And I must add that the sound effects are
the best I have heard. The deep whistle sound and chuffing really
makes this engine come alive. I do not operate DCC, but with the new
Atlas Quantum controller, I get to add a lot of new "life" to my
engine with many new sound effects.
As for the modifications, here is what I did:
Taking the entire engine apart was the most time consuming. It took
lots of patience and time. I was fortunate to obtain a
dailed "Disassembly Instructions" direct from Walthers. Without this,
I would have been lost, as the boiler does not come apart easily. Once
this was done, I was able to start my rework.
I removed the air pumb on the firemans side, and all the piping under
the cab on both sides. I removed the 2 boiler halfs from each other
and then removed the cab. I left the drive wheels and frame together
in one piece.
Useing several photos of 6303(both sides)and other photos of the M3
class engines, I was able to determine what needed to be added to give
my engine a truely "Q" look.
On the firemans side, I added a Cal Scale 6203 "Q" Worthington
feedwater heater, adding additional piping. A Cal Scale 6532 "Q"
whistle and a Kemtron 31453 smoke stack - it is slightly larger than
the stock smoke stack and I really think it looks much better on this
larger engine.
On the engineers side, I added a Cal Scale AP345 air pump and on the
front I changed out the bell and marker lights using Cal Scale 285 and
312. I also made a new air tank mounted under the front of the boiler
using Plastruct round tubing.
For the tender, I extended the height of the coal bunker on the tender
and added a ladder and handrail at the back of the new bunker. Other
than adding a new coal load, that's about all I did.
I painted the engine using Floquil paints and with the cab removed, I
was able to paint the inside of the cab green - something that has
always been hard for me to do on my brass engines.
I posted 5 photos in the "PHOTOS" section in our Yahoo Group site
under an album titled "A Modified P2K 2-10-2".
I really like the way it came out. I still need to weather it, to help
bring out more detail and give it that "used" look, but I could not
wait to get photos posted to share with you all.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Ray Bedard
San Jose CA
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