Ace-Garageguy Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) I got this little badly injured Shark a while back. Almost unbelievably, its previous owner saved ALL the pieces. A little TLC, and she looks like this. You can still see some of the seams, but after she's stripped and repainted, she'll be good as new... She's slated to get modified into this, one of the last two of these on Earth, currently under restoration (maybe) after 40 years in hiding. I would have hidden too if all my siblings had been cut up for scrap. Edited April 4 by Ace-Garageguy TYPO 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Great save! I really had to do some photo comparo to even see the seams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 What a rare & interesting Locomotive. It is a wonder any survived. Great Save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 I always liked the Shark!! I have a few in HO and O scale. Nice save on that one! I did cut up a TYCO Shark to make this......it was a junker. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, Dave Van said: I did cut up a TYCO Shark to make this......it was a junker. That's pretty cool. A Fairbanks-Morse Trainmaster with a Baldwin "Shark" nose and a steam-style cab. You sure don't see many model RR guys building "freelanced" what-ifs that are that far out. Probably the best use for the proportion-challenged Tyco Shark, too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 thanks Sir!!! You spotted all the parts I used. The tender is a F7 covered in Evergreen stock and powers the loco. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Model rail roading is something that I never got into but I do have a good bit of admiration for. Takes a LOT of work to come up with some of the layouts that I've seen. Good work on repairing this Bill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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