PROTO 2000, 0-8-0, NOS and decoder fitted.

[@phillewis1768]

Very nicely done sir!!!!! Cheers!!!!!

[@supergenius74]

I had this exact engine NPR, bought it at a hobby shop here in indiana back in like 2005 it was marked down and a good deal at the time. I had it on a simple layout in my garage and one of my kids knocked it off on the floor and it demolished it. just pitched it, no way i was going to be able to fix it, was the nicest loco i ever owned.

[@csxmad]

Nice, and you did a good job on the weathering as well cheers Robert. PS and nice price as well.

[@creepy013]

Thank you Robert.

[@Edyth_Hedd]

Great video, creepy. I've got this same loco. I was going to have the decoder and sound installation done professionally, but your video makes me think I might be able to do it myself. The TCS instructions are very good.

[@creepy013]

Thank you for you kind comment. yes TCS has certainly made the decoder fitting a lot easier, good luck if you go ahead with the install. Gary

[@Ausmerica]

They are a very nice engine. I got 2 of them as well. Mine have the earlier Tsunami sound decoders in them. I may change them out at a later date. I need to clean out the lights/ lenses on them, as who weathered the loco's I have over weather the lenses.

[@patrickunderwood5662]

Nice subtle weathering! Have one, it does run very nicely, very slowly. Mine has DCC but needs a keepalive to run on my layout-just bought a soundtraxx currentkeeper to deal with that. Nerd Alert, every steam engine needs an Elesco feedwater heater on the smokebox-Central Vermont had some average-size 0-8-0s with them, they look awesome. NYC and subsidiaries had some too, but much larger-modeled by Rivarossi. Way too big to represent a typical 0-8-0. Going to look up that Rolling Road mechanism, that looks extremely useful!

[@creepy013]

Thank you Patrick for the kind words, yes they are a great loco, since I purchased this loco I have been looking for another, very hard to find. The keep alive makes a lot of difference, one of my better runners. Cheers Gary.

[@admiralseabass8993]

I am working to install a Blunami + CurrentKeeper in one of these Proto 0-8-0s and that tender does NOT have a lot of room. I don't see how I can get it all in there using the factory provided 8 pin connector. I think a rewire is in order.

[@brentonjones7816]

Did you have to do anything to the front headlight?

[@creepy013]

No I left the factory light in, but you can upgrade to a brighter led.

[@xJRay14xX]

I am having issues with this kit. I have the same loco as you and have installed this kit using these instructions. When i go to run the loco it shorts my system. The weird this is that it worked for 5 min and now it won't run at all without shorting. Do you have any ideas what could be wrong?

[@creepy013]

The only thing I can think of is one of the wheel pick ups is shorting out your system, I didn't believe it will be the decoder, sorry I,m not much help. Cheers, Gary.

[@davidnoyes3373]

How do get loco boiler apart

[@creepy013]

Hi David Sorry that's one thing I have never done, and I'm affraid I can't help as I no Longer have the loco. Gary

[@deansimons3194]

An HO train mechanic with many years experience told me never take the boiler off you'll never get it back on