The first part to be done was the trailing truck.  I took the existing one and greatly modified it using some brass and styrene bits. The wheel was replace with a steel wheel from Sierra Valley.   A coat of paint and it looks a bit nicer.

I was able to obtain another driver and gearbox from an older Pacific.   I built a holder for it using brass strips and styrene.

I needed to build new steam cylinders and chests.  Plastruct not only sells styrene tubes, but the end caps for them as well, thus saving me the trouble of cutting circles to fit.   The steam chests are built from some 1/2” foam PVC, with added styrene pieces.

A new pilot was built using strene strips.   Steps were created from brass and wood.   I was able to use the pilot deck from my Mogul but I did have to build a new truck for the leading wheels.

I wasn’t a big fan of the original rods that came with the Pacific.  In the picture on the left, they’re the set on the top of the drawing.   Below is a set from the Bachmann Anniversary; I think they have a much less clunky look, but they’re just not long enough.   So, I cut them up and left a small tongue on each piece.   I soldered them into some 3/64 x 1/4” rectangular tube.

Once done, they are put in place on the drivers.   I replaced the Phillips head screws with some hex head bolts.   On the right above, the main rod was built up with some styrene to give it a thicker look.