Peter Maris

My modification of the 60511 vintage steam train. The set itself, I think, is pretty nice already. My kid had fun playing with it, but the tender is a bit small and I wanted it to run without it on circuit cubes.

So I spent some evenings modifying it. At first, I tried it with only parts of the set. I could not get it as I wanted, so I added a bit from my own collection.

I had hopes of getting the small hub of circuit cubes into the tank. This can be done, but charging it and turning it on/off will be a hassle. Since my kid also plays with the trains, I decided to put the hub in the cab and put a bunker at the back to 'hide' it. The driver is now 'legless' and sort of blocks view of the hub. I put the motor in between the wheels and put on darker pins vs the tan.

After visiting our local train museum, I also made some general look changes, made the front completely red, and put in an old 12v magnet. I increased the tank, still partly in doubt on this because I like the gold bar on the set, but this feels a bit better. But I am no train expert, so do not shoot me ;). I added a tank cap for refills. I also raised the tank as it was lower, which I never saw on a steam train. The dome I hope to make gold once I find that piece in my collection, I know it is somewhere. The chimney I liked it, but I also like this smaller design. I tried finding a better connection, though, but no avail yet in my parts collection. The smoke box door is pulled forward. It is all pretty basic, but you need some dark green parts.