Model Train Journal

Previous post was rambling and not to the point. I remember sometime in the 90's (maybe later) seeing a magazine article about converting a normal soldered in place steam engine cab into a removable cab. I think it might have been in O Scale News, but not sure. If anyone remembers this article or has any insight into accomplishing this I would appreciate your comments.

Thanks,

Butch

Butch, FWIW its your dingus but I'd sure as hell not do it. Let me be the one to most strongly council against doing such a thing.

Even if you might not be the victim, the next guy who would pick up the loco in the time-honoured fashion of one hand on the cylinders and the other under the cab eaves will have a nasty surprise coming. I found that out the hard way with a Westside KTM streamlined Hudson; they came with a removable cab. Every one that came across my workbench after that had the opposite operation, the cab getting soldered on properly.

Poke-able doors, windows, hatches, sand-covers, are collector masturbation opportunities and invite damage. A removable cab is well beyond that and invites destruction.

Thanks Sarge, you've gently awakened my common sense loose.....every now and again I find I need that. Sometimes I'm great at coming up with interesting concepts/ideas that are not remotely practical. And yes, all the sliding, opening, workable and scale sized whatsits makes handling O scale models a serious PITA. I'm awake now.