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@@ApproachDiverging013 that'll be swell, hopefully it goes smoothly with the cab forward!

They certainly have a good selection and prices were decent overall IMO. I'll definitely buy from them again if I'm in the market!

@@Cloud_Shire_82 indeed, that became more apparent when I was editing

About $520 in Australian dollars I think, although I'm not sure how that compares to native Australian model trains...

@@yardsounds90 thank you for replying.

@@barkonious thank you for the heads up! I have a WMC 2-10-2 that I may try my hand at painting but this sunset model will go to a professional, I think. It seems much more daunting than I'm willing to do myself and I'll make sure to ask whoever paints it to mind the solder joints (I'd hope they would know!)

@@tulyar1043 It did indeed come with extra flanged wheels. It looks like the model was purchased and, if ran at all, was run very little. Considering the grease put into the gearbox in 1978 isn't the same as the light grease I'm using, and I'll actually be running this model, a little grease on meshing gears is needed. Bearings get oil, gears, worm or otherwise get a light application of grease.

@@admiralfeistier I think those 2-10-10-2s are a little more hard to find, but they are really impressive.160 is quite a steal for a BLI nine! My BLI models with smoke don't keep it for long, I usually put a speaker in its place. Hopefully it runs well at the very least.

@@yardsounds90 yeah if I remember correctly only 1000 where imported, Westside models is one of 2 company’s that had 2-10-10-2s for sale (until Broadway limited releases there’s hopefully….) thing was unplanted so yeah, and I had to EXTENSIVELY modify it to work on my 26 radius curves but all in all, worth it, also the BLI nine, works flawlessly, possibly one of my best purchases

@@gregoirewolff ha I did not even notice! Thank you for pointing that out. Those guide rails are indeed very loose in the cylinder. Hopefully it doesn't take much to tighten those up

@@oakvillerailfan553 the laser cut windows are a bit fiddly but I agree, it definitely a major improvement. I don't quite understand the question about the brass wire, where specifically?

@@yardsounds90 the under frame piping, maybe traction motor cables? I see the DW? Parts on one side but wasn’t sure how you did the other

@@oakvillerailfan553 ah yes! The traction motor cable set from DW comes with a few short lengths, cast with their brackets already in place and mounting pins. Sorry, I totally failed to show that in the video, but their installation was pretty straightforward. Details West has a site with some photos showing how those are installed on an AC44, I mainly followed those photos. The other side with the brass wire is also a DW kit that comes with cast metal brackets that the brass wire slides into and has to be cut at certain sections if you want to be able to take the shell off. Kind of fiddly, but I was mostly following the photos from DW and the instructions, with some modifications (mainly the extra shelf I needed to put under the converter box behind the cab for the brackets and filter to sit on)

@@yardsounds90 ah didn’t know the kit came with the wires, just assumed it was cables on both sides

@@oakvillerailfan553 yeah the fireman's side has the traction motor cable bundles, the part number from DW is TC-239. The driver side has the air piping and brackets, DW part PB-259 and it comes with a few lengths of brass.

I really like using SSS in all my projects! They sound great and the range of sizes is fantastic.

Ha that's awesome! It's neat to come across things like that

That was a 21mm diameter by 20mm length Boiler Barker. The Force-Full speaker in the tender was 15mm x 25mm x25mm. They make a nice pair, but even by itself the Boiler Barker is worth it IMO

@@yardsounds90 appreciate the response thank you!

Here's all the parts! Cal-Scale (CS) 621 Air Hoses CS 724 3 MU Hoses/Plastic CS 557 Wind Deflectors w/Mirrors CS 535 Sun Shades CS 190-727 Locomotive Cab Ground Light CS 190-635 Nathan K3 3-Chime air horn Details Associates (DA) 2317 Windshield Wipers DA 2808 Speed Recorders Details West (DW) 229 Ditch Lights DW 269 Loco detail kit Post-1995 GE AC4400CW DW 236 MU Cable with Double Receptacle DW 239 Traction Motor Cable DW 241 Sand Filler Hatches DW AF-248 GE Type Air Filter DW PB-259 Air Tank piping & brackets Athearn G63842 Motor Athearn AC4400 Handrails (SP Gray & White) Athearn ATHG69872 PTC Antenna GE Type Athearn 4355 AC4400 Locomotive Kit - Unnumbered Athearn Power Trucks for AC4400/C44-9W (Purchased from A-Line/PPW, PT494400-0) Walthers 910-250 ES44 GEVO Detail Kit Tichy Train Group 3015 18" Drop Grab Irons CMR Products HO Scale Spare Knuckle Couplers (set of 4) Microscale HO 87-1147 UP Dash 9-44CW & AC4400CW Diesel decals A-Line/PPW 12032 Universal Hex Drive Coupling Kit American Model Builders #238A HO Scale Window Set for Athearn Dash 9W, Low Boards KATO GE Wide Cab Interior (HO Scale) SKU: 951803 ModelU 1155 Seated Driver Hi-Vis figure ModelU 1156 Second Man in Polo Shirt figure NixTrainz Decoder Buddy V5 ESU 58429 Loksound 21MTC Decoder Scale Sound Systems Universal Micro Range U-FIT Speaker: 9mm x 18mm x 25mm Kadee #148 Coupler for the front pilot Kadee #147 Undershank coupler for the rear pilot Pre-wired 0603 Surface-Mount LEDs in golden white for lighting

It really depends on how 'all-out' you want to go. After adding everything up, all the detail parts, the locomotive itself, decoder/speaker, new motor and trucks, it was just over $400 but this was spread over 10 months. If I was able to use the original blue box trucks, that would have saved me $50, and if you don't care about sound or DCC you can take another $135 out for the ESU decoder and speaker and Decoder buddy if you are just wiring for DC. Unless you like the detailing and repowering aspect, which I really do (it's my favorite part of the hobby), it's probably better to buy the newer Genesis and ScaleTrains offerings. That being said, it might be worth trying your hand at detailing at least once. There's a lot of good blue box models out there that don't need half the amount of details I put into them to look and run great.

@@yardsounds90Appreciate the reply, your build looks fantastic! Definitely inspired me. Maybe I will take a crack at mine, would be nice to gain some modeling experience.

@@yardsounds90 He's uploaded it, so it's available now 🙂👍

@@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY awesome, I'll have to check it out once home from work, it will be something to watch as I do some wiring on the shelf layout 👍

@@yardsounds90 I hope you enjoy it, I think for his age, he's doing much better than I expected 🙂👍

lol he does look a lot more pale with the bright light shining into the cab!

Thank you very much! I love my blue box models as much as the latest Genesis and ScaleTrains offerings.

They were the best....this RTR junk is harder to deal with....

Or should I say paint stripping and redetailing is harder to deal with

@@ShawnCalay Certainly true, at this point I'd rather just paint over factory paint than try to strip it down if I had to.

@@yardsounds90 sadly I don't have that privilege unless it's a room grande SD40T-2 or Sp, maybe a cp SD40-2 being parted out as I'm a Brasilian modeler....detail specific RTR stuff is so much harder

Thank you, I'm glad people appreciate it!

Thank you! I plan on doing a full video on the ac4400 very soon, but it is essentially fully repowered and detailed with a Genesis motor, A-Line/PPW drive shafts, nickel silver wheels. Very sweet runner, if not just a little light. I saw Scott Rails and his poor zinc rot loco, thankfully it doesn't appear that mine is crumbling but I am keeping tabs on it!

@@ApproachDiverging013 I definitely need to do a video on 6867, that might be after the shelf layout update I think!

Thanks! It helps to hide the empty interiors

I did actually note down the sequence of the harness for this particular one! Looking at the locomotive connection from the back, left to right it should be: 8 Track R, 7 Motor Neg, 6 Positive, 5 Wheel Sensor, 4 Negative, 3 serial, 2 Motor Pos, 1 Track L I actually did a blog post back when I wrote a blog on my experience, hopefully it might help roundhouseworkshops.wordpress.com/2021/10/27/broadway-limited-union-pacific-4-8-2/

@@yardsounds90 Most excellent and thank you! Just did initial programing and brake-in on my layout. How do you remove the top of the tender oil tank to get inside without destroying the model?

Thank you! I believe I do somewhere but I've had some trouble finding that notebook. If I remember the 4-12-2 uses the 9-pin since it originally came with the smoke unit and chuff cam before I removed those. This thread might offer some help if I am unable to get back to you with those notes: forum.mrhmag.com/post/any-pointers-on-replacing-a-paragon-2-decoder-12203598

Thank you James! Tell your grandson thank you kindly for watching and subscribing, and I will be following along with his layout build as well as I've just subscribed to the channel. I hope to have another update on my own OO9 venture soon.

@yardsounds90 we are looking forward to seeing your next update. My grandson will hopefully be having a new stop-motion animation video soon with a layout update, hopefully not too long after. Thank you for subscribing it really is appreciated... CheersJames 🙂👍

Thank you! I had to cut down the weight some to fit the decoder buddy on there, but I'm not concerned too much about lost pulling power with this one. Just a hack job with a hack saw and slowly cutting at the weight.

@@struck2soon I did not know that about the flicker, thank you for the heads up! Maybe I can modify it to be a firebox glow in the cab. For the marker lights, I (very carefully) drilled the plastic ones that come molded in the smoke box. It makes it easier not having to worry about brass castings shorting out the tiny surface mount LEDs when they get installed.

@@yardsounds90 Good point, I hadn’t thought about the short circuiting with brass. I admire your steady drilling hand! Here is a Rivarossi Big Boy I fitted an ESU sound decoder to and weathered: th-cam.com/video/yteZgcj3AX8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5OL7_v9_Lak8mTH2

I'm glad to know I could inspire someone! Thank you very much for watching and good luck with your own conversion

@@yardsounds90 You're welcome and thank you very much! 👍

Hi Peter, thanks for watching! The dock shunter, I assume you mean the ROD Victory by Planet Industrials? It is indeed 4mm, or OO, at least according to the manufacturer themselves (www.planetindustrials.co.uk/victory). I would not mind at all hearing your suggestions, feel free to drop me a line at yardsoundsyt at gmail dot com.