The Rock

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My 6th grandson had his turn to get a trainset this Christmas Since his name is Rocco I decided to create a "The Rock" Train. Wanted a Lionchief Bluetooth engine but The Rock isnt one of them. I found an MPC era GP7 shell from Henry of Island Trains and wanted to swap out the new Lionchief GP7 shell with it. Unfortunately the mounting is completely different The MPC had the little screws on the ends of the shell and the new one has the mounting screws underneath I asked my good friend Vinny the Chef to do his magic on it and he didnt disappoint me. I now have a Lionchief GP7 in the Rock along with a number of cars

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12/25/172:18 AM

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Tuscan JimOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Great looking set--well done!

12/25/172:20 AM

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Pine Creek RailroadOGR Forum Member

BLC4,

Great Christmas gift your grandson will love it!

PCRR/Dave

12/25/172:21 AM

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GVDoblerOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Very cool for him.

12/25/173:36 AM

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Captain JohnOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBERMEMORIAL SUPPORTER

Looking good Ben. Merry Christmas.

12/25/175:04 AM

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Alex MOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Nice work looks great

Alex

12/25/179:43 AM

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coach joeOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Nice idea, nice work on the engine, nice train, very nice present. And most of all nice work getting up high enough to photograph the train on that ceiling layout. The engine work wouldn't have anything to do with Vinny being the member of the year would it?

MERRY CHRISTMAS

12/25/1710:03 AM

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WRGMILWOGR Forum Member

Great job on the Rock !

get him some Rock island Boxcars from Menards . they would look great with his new set .

12/25/1710:10 AM

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Greg HouserOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBERMEMORIAL SUPPORTER

Congratulations on another grandchild - the train looks great!

-Greg

12/25/1710:47 AM

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mike.carusoOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Looks like a fun train set. Plus he's got a one-of-a-kind item. Not bad for your first train!! thumb

12/25/1710:50 AM

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hobby-go-luckyOGR Forum Member

Commend your selection of livery for your grandson but can't wrap my mind around those black handrails. If he ever asks, tell him it was a repaint of a black and red Rock Island locomotive, which certainly many of the Bankruptcy Blue GP's would have been.

12/25/179:59 PM

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SerenskaOGR Forum Member

Hey Ben:

That's a striking set and will only increase in fun value as Rocco gets older. Even though I live nowhere near the prototype road, I've always been partial to The Rock logo and livery.

If you haven't done it already, I (and perhaps others) would love to see more photos of your overhead loop. The way you've built it right into the woodwork and made it look like traditional molding near the ceiling is quite attractive.

Nice work all the way around.

Steven J. Serenska

12/26/178:01 AM

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