Daniels 211 alco modified front skirt

Well first off, I think you have a fine looking layout. Nice scenery. Though the track isn't "Super 0." I guess you could call it Super Tubular 0.

I too like the Alco FA's as they look right at home on a smaller layout with smaller traditionally sized rolling stock. Sure, it would have been nice if somewhere along the line, one of the train makers had put some tooling dollars into another diesel model, though similarly proportioned as the Alco FA. But they didn't.

So that's a challenge you had there. A Lionel F-3 truck pilot would be way to big, even if there was an easy way to affix it to the Alco truck. Scratch building a pilot to fit on the truck (Lionel F-3 style) would be an undertaking too. Or if you had a beat up shell with rear body damage, but a good solid filled pilot, you could cut that off and with bracing, attach it to the front of the on topic shell. All options though would be lots of work.

So what you did was a rather nifty and easy solution. Good job. You don't really notice it so much as illustrated in your second photo versus the first photo.

I guess you could say this is a case of Alco FA meets EMD BL2. Given some of the goofs Lionel has recently made, you could just say this is a newly cataloged Alco FA. With the liabilities of foreign production, anything is possible.

One thing for sure: It is certain no visually worse than the notorious "high-water" Alco that Lionel offered in 2009. Given a choice based on purely visual aesthetics (excluding open frame AC motor versus DC can motor), I'll take what you did with your Alco.

http://www.lionel.com/products...iesel-11051-6-18994/

Here's a clip of it running your right if you don't point it out to someone it looks as if belongs, for me I like the way it swivels around the curves like the big boys..lol

Again  just bend sown the side tabs  cut  the GP pilot    sort of like a V and glue in . on this proto I 'll  see if the glue holds up (super glue ) or need to add two rivets

Think the grab handles and or ladders would be too much?  ...daniel 

Well  as mentioned just got this last Saturday at the train show  noticed this this a 210  lol...

got some of the detail grab handles and a plastic windshield insert I mentioned above here the results .now all I need is another 210 shell with a bad apron (hint hint) ...............daniel