RE: (erielack) DL&W kitbash help

["Paul Cappelloni" <pcap.bprr_@_verizon.net>]

Glen,

I have attempted a few Lackawanna steam kit bashes in the past but
nothing on the scale of a Pocono.  The "face" of Lackawanna steam
engines is very distinctive and I have not found a commercial casting
available to date.

In my other projects (Freight Pacific 1175 and Consolidation 735) I
shaved off some of the latches on the smoke box door in order to
approximate the look.  If you have access to a NPP Pocono you may be
able to make a casting from its smoke box front.  I am not sure if this
would constitute copy right infringement since these unit have not be
available as new in decades.

Paul Cappelloni
ELHS #1731

- -----Original Message-----
From: erielack-owner_@_lists.railfan.net
[mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.railfan.net] On Behalf Of Glen Larimer
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 1:30 AM
To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
Subject: (erielack) DL&W kitbash help

Wondered if anyone out there has every attempted a kitbash of a DL& W
4-8-4 and would like to share their experience. I'm looking for a detail
part that provides a reasonable match for the face of the Pocono's
smokebox. 

 

Glen Larimer

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