Has anyone investigated possibility of swapping the body on new DCC sound 2-8-0 with shell of the old Reading 2-8-0 that Bachmann offered years ago.
Unless perhaps Bachmann plans to offer a DCC sound version of the Reading I-10 consolidation!
I have 6 Bachmann DCC sound steamers (wonderful) but my sad little Reading I-10 is wobbly DC and obsolete. If the chassis are "close enough" I'd buy a new DCC sound consolidation and execute the shell swap! Thoughts?
Dunno, but go look and see what the Spook has to say.
http://www.spookshow.net/locolist.php?steam=1&nonbrass=3&sortby=4&Submit=Submit
Good luck
I did a test fit of the I-10 shell onto the chassis of a first run of the SPECTRUM 2-8-0. It will go, but will require more than a little work. I never did go beyond the test fit.
The boiler shell from the 2001 "DCC friendly" 2-8-0 will fit on the new DCC w/sound chasis. The tender shell however will not swap with the tender from the DCC w/sound loco. My only beef is that the headlight is too faint to really see.