Customizing Model Railroad Steam Locomotives

Customizing Model RR steam locomotives aka - Scratch Building or Cross-kitting is the process of creating a unique model from assembling parts and substructures from other modeling sources. This video showcases some example projects.

[@Colin399]

What beautiful models, works of art

[@IronHorseMechanicalSystems]

Pure art Tom

[@carlmalone4011]

My dad built o guage brass locomotives. He bought lost wax castings and made the boilers and tenders from brass sheets. Some of his work was in model railroad magazine.

[@justindampier9017]

I'm gonna have to look up some of those Bill Schoop articles! Building some free lance kit bash engines for my free lance road.

[@tompanvids]

There is a factoid "blooper" in one of the model descriptions. (No, it's not the hyperbole that "Ken Kidder imported zillions ..." ) I will send a free lost wax casting (like a power reverse, generator, air pump, boiler front, etc. - your choice) to the first person who points it out. Email me: [e-mail]

[@wyattnewcomer402]

Has this been claimed already? I think I might have a notion...

[@canyonpast]

Very cool, thanks for sharing.