The Lionel 259E is a perfect engine for this treatment. All stamped steel and no castings worth mentioning.
Again, I used a Mamod chassis and built the boiler.
Mating the Lionel body was not as simple as the Marx Commodore project, but still worth the effort.
Now I have freight engine to pull my goods consist...
Joe
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That is pretty cool. The Mamod engines, once alternate fuel methods have been installed, are fun little engines.
Good job. Hope you post a vid of it running. This is something I always wanted to do to a 400E.
Steve
Thanks, you are right, now Mamod engines come with a center flue/gas fired poker, which is a big improvement over the older style meths' burner.
The 400E in live steam would be a show stopper...finding a body shell would be one way to go. My 259E shell was found on ebay for $12, however, finding a cheap 400E may be tough. But the final product would justify the expense, imo.
Joe
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