LEGO FEC #100 SD70M-2 Back In Service
A last minute Christmas surprise, you could say. Since I abandoned any intent to build the FEC in LEGO bricks, that of which is coming back, and if anyone happens to remember, the two FEC SD70M-2s I considered active were stored, #100 and #106. #106 is already in shambles and not going to be rebuilt. #100 sat in a corner in my room by the computer. Well, #100 is rebuilt. It became a brief parts source and lost its trucks, radiator (somehow), and tail end. All were reinstalled and now the unit is back in running service on my annual Christmas layout. Image of the old #100: It got a new cab window design in late 2008 but now with it came a whole herd of dark blue that I scored within the past year, plus a newly assembled radiator. Soon, the unit will get more adjustments. It will lose two plates vertically mainly off the yellow section to be more proportional. Even though the unit will leave the FEC in real life, I think this is a unit that deserves a permanent pla...