Since the cab fire and the damage to the paint killed the value of my BL live steam mogul, or atleast to the point that I cannot seem to sell it, I am wondering how hard it would be to Americanizing it to look less British? Obviously a different cab and tender would be needed along with some different pilot details. Ditch the buffers and replace with a USA style pilot set up, maybe caniblized from a Lionel casting. Either a centered headlight or one up top in front of the stack. She does have a Belpair boiler, so maybe PRR? Just testing ideas, not gonna do anything right away, may just try to find matching maroon paint and respray the cab sides and reline it. The rest of the engine and tender look just as it did when I got it. Mike
and before the cab fire
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