At that time the fate of the heavily painted parts missing donor locomotive had not been decided. With the success of the first rebuild, a decision was made to rebuild the remaining mess in the hopes of producing a locomotive that runs as well as the RIP Track Rescue project.
Not all of us are in a financial position to shell out the “big bucks” some of the brass models are commanding. However, there are a lot of models on the market that have been “abused” by less informed/skilled individuals. These can be restored and value returned/increased by taking time to undo some of the abuses inflected by others. For a few hours and a bit of patience you can end up with a very nice model for a fraction of the cost of buying one in pristine condition that had not gone through the abuse. Besides returning value to the model, you’ll have the self satisfaction of bringing one back from the dead.
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Now back to the shops!
CWRailman