Ever take two completely unrelated models, mash them together, and somehow end up with something awesome—or at least memorable?
This thread is for all your kitbashing adventures: the successes, the surprises, and the “what was I thinking?” moments. Share your:
Franken-trains that somehow look amazing
Buildings made from leftover parts
Mistakes that turned into cool features
Wild concepts you actually pulled off
Kitbashing is half chaos, half creativity, and somehow always satisfying.
One of my favorite “Franken-train” moments was taking an old steam switcher shell, chopping off the cab, and grafting it onto a diesel frame just to see if I could. It ended up looking like some experimental hybrid that a shortline railroad might’ve built from spare parts—and now it’s a regular on my layout as a quirky yard goat.
I’ve also made a freight depot entirely out of broken structure sprues and window leftovers. I figured it’d be a placeholder, but it actually became a gritty, weathered centerpiece—proof that sometimes the junk bin holds the best ideas.
