The Inspiration
This locomotive sits outside Baldwin City, Ks. The faded red color caught my eye from a distance as I was driving past and I turned into the parking lot to take a look and get some pictures.
I'm mainly a fan of the GP 35's to 40's, but I really like the look of this and thought it would look great as a switcher on my layout. I got online to research what it was and if I could get it in N scale.
This loco is MKT 142 owned by Midland Railway in Baldwin City, Ks. It is an RS-3m and is operational although I think it may be used for train tours as opposed to freight duties.
As luck would have it I have a nice running Atlas RS-3, which I rarely use as it has a Burlington Northern shell, and I have an old Lifelike GP9 that I got at a train show that never ran well.
I combined the Lifelike body and the Atlas hood and cab on the Atlas frame.
I had to go at the back end of the Atlas frame where it screws together with a dremel, and it fastens with a miniature wire tie instead of the screw, but it is nice and tight and runs well.
It is lacking some detail like the raised number boards on the hood, but overall I'm pleased with the look. I will study on what details I can add to it before painting it.
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