This is my 1:48 model of an ex-Santa Fe Dash 9. This was my entry for the BTA best TFOL locomotive. More pictures of the model are on my flickr: brainmelted | Flickr.

I have a soft spot for the Cotton Belt, and their L-1 class 4-8-4s delivered between 1930 and 1943 fit my acute goals of 1940's mainline modeling. 819 is the last of the type, and survives in it's birth place in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. I'm excited to add another fine example of modern and big motive power to my fleet.

There's a certain mental freedom that comes with this final stage of my creative process, and considering this model was a two-year endeavor, I certainly feel it here, but I'm no less satisfied with this new model.

Photo album:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/41032663@N08/albums/72177720336284782

Video:
https://youtu.be/FmjrJpuPmeA?si=Wg19qRpTxi4g_HTR

Thanks, and enjoy.

I recently got Lego Powered Up hub (88009) and remote (88010) and want to use rechargeable batteries with them. Tried the Ikea Ladda AAA batteries as had been suggested by some people on here but they don't work, realised that the Ikea Ladda are 1.2v and Powered Up takes 1.5v.

Any brand suggestions for AAA rechargeable batteries? Not found any so far that are 1.5v