We realize that this year’s theme requires building two models – but we’re very open to options. What we’re really looking for is something that has been changed to operate in a significantly different way, or something that has been altered to look drastically different.
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While a boxcar with friction-bearing trucks getting an upgrade to roller-bearing trucks does indeed count as a retrofit, it’s not a very large change and won’t score many points. Ultimately, we’re looking for major changes in the modeled subjects. In addition, we’d like to see two LEGO models, one of both the before AND after – show us how the subject has changed! Hammond Lumber Co.’s 2-6-6-2t #6 was later converted to a tender engine and sold to Southwest Lumber, where it was re-numbered to #12 We’re looking for models of Railroad equipment that has been rebuilt or retrofitted to serve a different or altered function from its original intent. That, ultimately, is what this year’s OcTRAINber is all about. Some freight cars end up rebuilt as passenger service cars, or stripped down and turned into a bridge. Sometimes old passenger cars end up heavily rebuilt for a non-revenue role and go on to serve as Maintenance-of-Way equipment. Locomotives may be altered significantly to help them better fit in a different role, such as a tank engine having its tanks removed and replaced with a tender. Old equipment is kept repaired and patched up as best as it can be, but sometimes these old pieces of stock end up being changed for something very different. Railroad equipment is expensive, after all.
Railroads have had a long history of taking old cars or engines and trying to use them for as long as possible. We’re going to be making a couple tweaks to the format this year that I’ll explain later in the post, but for now let’s get into the rundown on this year’s theme: “ Rebuilds & Retrofits“. Hello again, everybody! October isn’t quite here yet, but it’s just about time to get rolling for this year’s OcTRAINber.
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