Static Loco on Display - 1
Y
ears ago I built an O Scale Indiana Harbor Belt engine
model. It's un-powered, collecting dust, and really does
not fit as an operating unit with my 1950s themed lay-
out. Unlike full-sized railroads, I could not simply send it to the
open hearth via a scrap dealer. It is disappointing that no IHB
steam engines were ever preserved, so I decided to make my
own vintage engine display.
Rather than weathering it like a running engine, I used powders
to make it look like it has been sitting outside for years, patiently
waiting for local volunteers
to repaint it. I assumed that a
static engine would not have
a coal load but might have a
Recycling that unused locomotive ...
Static loco
on display
– Daniel Kleine
Model Photos by the author
MRH-Sep 2013
