My first (working) HOn3 loco

[Glen Haasdyk]

Well I managed to complete my first HOn3 engine. It's an MDC 2-8-0 outside frame engine:

I added NWSL gears to it and now it runs quite smoothly. I only painted and decalled it. I has yet to be weathered, which explains to'stark' look of the paint job.

 

[shaygetz]

:thumb: I just love the look of outside frame valve motion, second only to shays in my book.:thumb:

 

[Ray Marinaccio]

Nice job Glen, looks great.:thumb: :thumb:

 

[Chessie6459]

Great Work Glen.:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

 

[pgandw]

Very nice, Glenn.

I have an inside frame version to build. Thanks for the inspiration.

 

[R. MARTIN]

Nothing like one of these little tea-kettles simmering and hissing on a siding to make your blood run fast. Great job Glen!

 

[Jim Krause]

Great looking model Glen.

 

[Glen Haasdyk]

Thanks for all the comments and compliments. My next project is an HOn3 MDC shay which I'm rebuilding from a swap meet find:

 

[R. MARTIN]

So tell me Glen, What car kits do you prefer building? Have you tried any of the Rail Line product? I am building a 300 series boxcar right now and I'm really impressed with the quality.

 

[Glen Haasdyk]

To tell you the truth my HOn3 portion of my layout is very small, just a logging spur with some switching. Just about all my rolling stock is a free-lance scratchbuild like the lumber flat in the picture. I have a couple Keystone skeleton logging cars and plans for logging caboose but for now that's it.

 

[Canopus]

Outside frame = superior to any other steam engine ever.

Good work, looks nice. What kind of build was it? (I'm unfamiliar with MDC kits)

 

[Glen Haasdyk]

I'm not quite sure I understand the question. If you mean if it was an easy build it sort of was but I've built other steam kits before.

 

[nachoman]

Nice work, Glen. Those sure are fun locos to build. And a challenge to get running smoothly as well! Do you have a working headlight?

kevin

 

[Glen Haasdyk]

it ws a bit of a challenge, a fair amout of filing due to flash binding up the gears and other moving parts. The NWSL gears do wonders as well. It doesn't have a working headlight, I plan to add a jewel to simulate the headlight instead