One of the things on the railway has always been the modelling aspect alongside the operations of it. OK, so G scale and the demands of the the garden mean that some aspects of traditional railway modelling just don't take place.
Aside from Projekt X (the Stainz respray) I already have a couple of other items off Ebay (a Piko Caboose and a Bachmann Coach, as well as an LGB speisewagon) that will ultimately go under the hacksaw and spray can. A locomotive from a chassis is a long way in the future at the moment, and I would start with one of the kits out there.
Most real life railway stock seems to carry all sort of owners marks and numbers etc - some of which I understand. Iscatalbahn was struggling from a lack of corporate identity though. Just putting a letter "I" on the side of things seemed a bit lame.
Whilst researching sounds available from manufacturers that might suit the locos I have as I get them chipped then I've been looking at pictures of the real locos to match size and configuration. One of the possibilities is the Dampflokomotive der Härtsfeldbahn from Dietz - at the The Härtsfeld-Museumsbahn and particular Dampflokomotive 12 .
Looking around the site as one is prone to do, I came across a ballast wagon with the initials HMB for H(artsfeld) M(useem) B(ahn) in big black letters on the side.
So, Iscatalbahn can become IMB, or IB....
Simple and obvious really...
And since a blog, like a good book should have pictures, then here is a short video (not mine) of locomotive number 12 from You tube...
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