Admittedly, I'm a steam guy, but the S-2 is in the right era. Plus, they are a bargain if there ever was one. I couldn't help myself... had to pick one up at the train show yesterday. Ran it on the club layout right away. It took off smooth and sounded very nice--a bit quieter than the other sounders on the layout perhaps.
Here's mine:
![](http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu146/jsnvogel/Projects/DSCN4015_zpscd57975b.jpg)
OK, on to the tinkering part. To remove the shell, just take off the coupler boxes and the shell lifts right off. Easy:
![](http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu146/jsnvogel/Projects/DSCN4022_zpsa0c53349.jpg)
Here's the innards:
![](http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu146/jsnvogel/Projects/DSCN4023_zps884fb8bc.jpg)
![](http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu146/jsnvogel/Projects/DSCN4024_zpsb240066b.jpg)
![](http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu146/jsnvogel/Projects/DSCN4025_zpsebb3ad4d.jpg)
I filed down, and burnished, two whisker spring Kadees, which fit in the Bachmann boxes:
![](http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu146/jsnvogel/Projects/DSCN4013_zps6d65f76b.jpg)
Next, I cut out two windows, in order to add a couple of crew figures. I don't know if these little switchers were a one-man operation, but mine will have a pair of workers:
![](http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu146/jsnvogel/Projects/DSCN4028_zpsde158ab1.jpg)
That's all I have time for today, folks. Will post further as I get into weathering, weight, and any other tweaks that seem required.
Regards,
Jonathan
Here's mine:
![](http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu146/jsnvogel/Projects/DSCN4015_zpscd57975b.jpg)
OK, on to the tinkering part. To remove the shell, just take off the coupler boxes and the shell lifts right off. Easy:
![](http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu146/jsnvogel/Projects/DSCN4022_zpsa0c53349.jpg)
Here's the innards:
![](http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu146/jsnvogel/Projects/DSCN4023_zps884fb8bc.jpg)
![](http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu146/jsnvogel/Projects/DSCN4024_zpsb240066b.jpg)
![](http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu146/jsnvogel/Projects/DSCN4025_zpsebb3ad4d.jpg)
I filed down, and burnished, two whisker spring Kadees, which fit in the Bachmann boxes:
![](http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu146/jsnvogel/Projects/DSCN4013_zps6d65f76b.jpg)
Next, I cut out two windows, in order to add a couple of crew figures. I don't know if these little switchers were a one-man operation, but mine will have a pair of workers:
![](http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu146/jsnvogel/Projects/DSCN4028_zpsde158ab1.jpg)
That's all I have time for today, folks. Will post further as I get into weathering, weight, and any other tweaks that seem required.
Regards,
Jonathan