Ray, awesome job, thanks for sharing the details and how you did it!
Cheers!
Jan Kohl
Castle Graphics
www.castlegraphics.com
trainboy.geo wrote:
> 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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