How many out there have kitbashed or modified engines.

Love that Santa Fe E6 Doug!!! A real beauty and running as an AB is especially nice.

Several years ago I painted these Williams Santa Fe's into the seldom seen 'Aspen Leaf' Rio Grande scheme. The small fuel tanks and undersized trucks always bothered me with the Williams PAs so I added material (balsa) to the fuel tanks to close the air gap underneath. The PA is a massive beast and now these have a better overall appearance.

This SOUTHERN E6 in the handsome 'Tuxedo' scheme started as a single Lionel Burlington E5 which, although very pretty, didn't quite fit with our locale. I spotted SR No 2800 in some photos of the Southern's early diesels and thought this would be nice instead.

Reading E5sa based on Lionel USRA 0-8-0:

Reading B4a based on Lionel docksider:

Reading-ized MTH 0-8-0s (commission)

Lionel Reading T-1 - added details/corrected smokebox front:

Modified RailKing 4-6-0:

Scale smokebox door hinges - grab irons - Legacy M1b (commission) 

Reading I8 camelback based on MTH 0-8-0

I have taken a few of the Railking Ten Wheelers and changed them;

My biggest kit bash project was a Railking USRA 2-8-8-2 and made it into a N&W 0-8-8-0 (Class X-1)

 Scott Smith

It's probably not applicable here but I take my poorly running locos and bash them on the floor.  

Here's a bash of an RMT Beep:

...other bashes are posted in the Photo Albums Forum.

I reworked the MTH UP Premier 3unit 8500GTEL locos to an extent after I got each one.  Since they sit low on the frames, it was time to jack 'em up a bit.  Used spacers betwixt the body shell mount studs and frames to get about 3/16" more height.  Also added material to the bottom and top of the pilots to get a more scale look.  The pilot grin also got filled to a degree along with a shorter shank front coupler.  A new wrapper was added under the anti-climber in front to match up with the new pilot treatment.  I moved the horn cluster to it's original position atop the cab roof.   With the #5 loco, I also subbed a Lionel 25C Turbine tender, as it was more accurate in many ways, than Mike's.  Some extra trim paint...and they are now GTG....as far as I can get 'em !

I have only had engines custom painted.

Flyer shell, Lionel 2026 Motor, Command Control, With smoke, LED headlight and marker lights, LED backup light, Electrocoupler, and ERR Sound.

My original MKT 600, bashed and re-bashed into a woods switcher.