4-6-0 Big Hauler Christmas train

[rookbartley989]

Got some painting done while still working on my LGB/Big Hauler Poter conversion. This is a Bachmann Christmas train that I am converting to a stand off Sierra #3. It runs like garbage and the gear hubs and axel joiners were cracked. Did a complete tear down, installed a new motor and made metal collars for all the cracked plastic. This one is getting new LED lights, fire box flicker, new paint and a Massoth pulsed smoker with a step up board.

 

[rookbartley989]

Well it's alive! Runs pretty quiet and is quite zippy. New motor needs to be run in but my test track is currently Bachmann and runs like garbage. Need to put down my LGB track.