25 Bucks and Three Evenings Later... On a whim, I picked up a Revell Big Boy kit on ebay for $19+postage, and figured as a worst case, I could just shove it into the roundhouse, or spread it's carcass and remains around the scrap yard. As I looked through the bag of shiney black plastic parts, the scap yard seemed more likely. Well, as I started assembly, I noticed while most all the details are molded on, and the few free standing railings were big, the kit may yet hold some promise. The cab, for one, has exellent detail, So I stopped, backed up to the beginning, and treated this kit as if it were a fine scale loco kit. So, I broke out all my tools and paints, and over the course of three evenings, an actual BB rose from the pile of parts originally destined for the scrap yard scene. At this point, what I had was a shiny, clean loco that looked like it belonged in a park scene, but since I have no park, I broke out the weathering supplies, and below is the end product, which I now think will end up front and center on the layout under the coaling tower. Three days from trash to treasure.
Very nice. I wonder if you could build a cheater box car to push it around the layout with. It's almost too good to let sit on display.
Those are available at Hoby Lobby for about the same price, along with a Hudson for about $15. But, it does look good, great job on the weathering.
Nice job, it's something I thought about while browsing the local hobby shop, they have the same kit for sale. I was wondering what it would look like and what I could do with it. Well wonder no more... I like what I see and maybe, just maybe I might do the same thing. A steam restoration society or something like that could be a scene on my layout? Hmmmm...
It's funny to read this after just selling one of the kits to a gentleman at the shop today. He says he has bought a dozzen of them or so over the years. He scraps them for the castings and various detail items for other loco's that he is working on.
