I just haven't found something I like yet

The Bachmann 2-10-2 is a little small, small drivers and boiler in an easy version. To make a new boiler you would have to build all the weight back up and changing out the common southern valve gear for the model would take some thought.

Now that I have K-1s & N-1's on my mind while at work thats all I could think of! Even work parts started to look good.

an old fill valve part from a Kohler toilet.
Measures a scale 9' in HO across. Its very close to a center section. anyway got me thinking!

It's good to see shots of your layout, Dan. I hope we see more. It would be good to hear more about your kitbashes too (I spy a 4-6-0 in the background).

That piece of pipe is from the back of the toilet, right?

Yes, the clean water end. Inside the tank. Its ABS plastic,just like most models.
The camelback is a kitbash in progress. I posted this picture of the camelback on the old forum.

I shortened the boiler at each section, according to bluprints, I have to change & add details. Its an old Mantua like the one shown above.

Here is my current project. Its not quite reading but a railroad they had dealings with and its a camel back so building techniques apply. The project took form to use up some parts of mantua camel backs where I used really just the shell. This frame was one I picked up for $30 at a show already repowered and came with a couple headlights. The shell and headlights were used on a spectrum I-8.


I figured I wouldn't let the parts go to waist so I did some searching to find something to fit what I had that I liked, and I wanted to try some new scratch building techniques so really most of what you see is scratch. To have a little fun lets see if anyone can guess the road its from.

-hints- Camelback, tender trucks are correct, cab will be in between the domes.

Is it the oddball one the PRR placed 3 of on the Long Island, turn of the century?? Seems in brass in the 60's ther was one in HO, and the cab was between the domes.. just a guess...they had an odd 6-wheel pedestal arrangement on the tender originally, like some European tenders...