This is a brass Red Ball rail bus that I heavily modified. It has a scratch built drive train , using a 3V coreless motor and custom gearbox. The motor now sits under the chassis which allowed me to add interior detail. It has a DCC decoder mounted between the steps under the chassis, and a full compliment of SMLED lights. The snowplow is from a Con Cor goose, and the rear step is a brass detail part that came out of the scrap box. Since this photo was taken, I’ve added window glazing, passengers, and a driver. I have also installed rail wipers for better electrical pick-up. I airbrushed this model with True Color Paints, and created my own decals using my Alps printer.
