Hello Everyone:
well I finally got my project done that I mentioned on here last year.
it's the bachmann 2-10-2 southern locomotive.
I added weight to it, replaced the cruddy yellow leds and the bachmann dcc chip.
![](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd54/rallygsc/SAM_0605.jpg)
![](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd54/rallygsc/SAM_0602.jpg)
thankfully to the design team at bachmann, they made it where the smoke box comes off, easy to do the headlight swap, the tender was easy as well.
the added weight came from 3/8" thick solid steel slugs I saved from a job I had years ago, I epoxied them in, and the locomotive has more pulling power now.
little things like this do make a difference, and thankfully the 2-10-2 does not have that belt drive like a few of the bachmann locomotives have.
take care
George
well I finally got my project done that I mentioned on here last year.
it's the bachmann 2-10-2 southern locomotive.
I added weight to it, replaced the cruddy yellow leds and the bachmann dcc chip.
![](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd54/rallygsc/SAM_0605.jpg)
![](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd54/rallygsc/SAM_0602.jpg)
thankfully to the design team at bachmann, they made it where the smoke box comes off, easy to do the headlight swap, the tender was easy as well.
the added weight came from 3/8" thick solid steel slugs I saved from a job I had years ago, I epoxied them in, and the locomotive has more pulling power now.
little things like this do make a difference, and thankfully the 2-10-2 does not have that belt drive like a few of the bachmann locomotives have.
take care
George