During the whole Covid lockdown era, I got into restoring Prewar Lionel Trains. One of my early projects was not so much a restoration, but was more of a custom kitbash. I found this "Lionel 152" shell listed on ebay for $12. I put "Lionel 152" in quotes, because I'm still not certain that's what it is, but that was how it was listed on ebay, so I went with it. It was just a shell, complete with handrails, but lacking everything else. It was sprayed primer gray, and I liked it. When I saw it, I thought that it might fit the mechanism out of a Postwar #41 loco, which was another item I found online. That mechanism lacked a shell, pilot and trailing wheels, and siderods, but it ran, and the price was right ($15). Some paint, parts, and decals later, this is what I came up with. The color scheme is bright, but seemed appropriate. Lighting is provided by LEDs in each headlight housing. The #41 (and similar) mechanisms weren't the quietest things produced by Lionel, but it's a good runner. Since the mechanism is a postwar piece, the loco also features knuckle couplers on each end.
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