Last year during a a barbie doll fair (I am doing this stuff for my wife) I got an offer for an undefined life steam locomotive. I asked the seller to show it to me, since it was supposed to be quite a good price. Anyway, it turned out to be a fully equipped and upgraded Wilesco Lukas. Although the model was in an half assembled state the only thing I saw really needing replacement was the glass for the water level.
Wilesco Lukas
I first started on this model beginning of December last year, after I bought it. My first steps where to dismantle the model and clean it up. Since it was run already, there was some grime and even a little bit of rust in some areas which was no issue, since there was no colour whatsoever involved.I bought some special exhaust colour which is heat resistant in black and red. These where the colours used during the time when this model was run.
What I personally don’t like is the smoke box door … it is just flat … anybody knowing add on parts for it? Anyway, included in my purchase was already an upgraded burner. I’ll start a series about this little locomotive and how to build it up.
