Spectrum 4-4-0 conversion to Walt Disney's Lilly Belle.....

vaderdentist · March 08, 2012, 12:10:07 AM

Converted a South Pacific Coast G scale Spectrum 4-4-0 to Walt Disney's Lilly Belle, CP # 173 Now if only we could talk Bachmann into offering one permanently:

Loco Bill Canelos · March 08, 2012, 08:52:02 AM

Very nice!! How did you do the picture on the side of the headlight housing?

vaderdentist · March 08, 2012, 09:46:15 AM

I made a decal from a photo of the LB in Adobe Illustrator. It's a water slide decal using Testors decal paper (white).

Jon D. Miller · March 08, 2012, 02:00:41 PM

You have done a first rate job on that locomotive. It sure looks great and no doubt will be a show case addition to your fleet.

JD

vaderdentist · March 08, 2012, 04:36:05 PM

Thanks Jon. I am getting an acrylic cover to sit on the base.

vaderdentist · March 10, 2012, 07:27:35 PM

Here's the caboose in progress:

and on the train display:

norman · March 11, 2012, 11:44:15 PM

Hi there:

Excellent job on the conversion.
Perhaps you could also post your www.burnsland.com link documenting your excellent work on this model.

Unfortunately, Bachmann does not have the correct headlamp,nor stack, nor headlamp bracket.
But, Bachmann could add these parts to their mold inventory to produce a narrow gauge look alike to the standard gauge Central Pacific 173.
This CP173 model ( and the J&S coaches in green lettered DRGW ) are two examples of exicting new product which Bachmann could produce to excite us bored large scalers. Bring some excitement back to the Bachmann largescale product line at minimal new tooling investment for Bachmann.

Once again, great modelling effort.

Norman

vaderdentist · March 11, 2012, 11:46:27 PM

i totally agree norman

vaderdentist · March 13, 2012, 12:50:06 AM

Got my green pinstripes in the mail today.......now the tender decor is finished. Also finished the artwork for the caboose decals. I printed these on plain paper for size correction and this is my final design for caboose #13.