Quite a few years ago, Model Railroader had an article
on building steam locomotive boilers and cabs out of
styrene, over commercial mechanisms. The examples
shown were a Q USRA 2-8-2 and a K4 or K10-like 4-6-0,
both over Mantua chassis'. A search on the MR website
probably would turn it up. Title was "How to get the
locomotive you want" or something like that. The
plastic work looked pretty good, but the mechanisms
looked a bit crude.
--- jonathanharris@e... wrote:
> Other potential bash-ees I've wondered about are the
> Model Power ten
> wheelers (and consolidations) -- if for no other
> reason than their spoked
> pilot wheels and pedistal tender trucks. Does
> anybody, ANYBODY import
> pedistal tender trucks in
> brass/plastic/wood/chocolate...ANYTHING??
>
> Seriously, though, I agree with Bob and Ezekiel. By
> the time you put all
> the bucks into detailing a kitbash, it'll run you
> close to the price of the
> brass -- to say nothing of the value of your time.
>
> The NPP K2 is a nice little model. At some point you
> might want to re-motor
> it and/or put in new gears. Mine, which is
> unmodified, runs noisily but
> smoothly and is capable of decent slow-speed
> operation.
>
> AND, since NPP brought it out in quantity (I think
> the Brown Book said 1000
> units were imported), and since it's a smaller,
> older model (1974), it
> tends to be cheap and readily available. K2s pop up
> in hobbyshops all the
> time -- Mitchell's, Caboose Hobbies (Denver) and The
> Caboose (Connecticut),
> Uncle Dave's, Northern Scale, Gunnings, et al.
> Prices over the past few
> years have ranged from around $250 to $400. Where
> you gonna find a piece of
> jen-you-wine brass for that kinda money these days?
>
> If you're really itching to bash something, why not
> choose a different
> class of 4-6-0? Some of the Q's other ten-wheelers
> had wagon-top boilers
> like the Mantua model. Or try to replicate one of
> the K4s or K10s, which
> were so common at the end of the steam era.
>
> But if it's 637 you really want, why knock yourself
> out? The NPP model is a
> bargain. Just be patient and keep your eye open for
> the best price.
>
> Good luck,
> Jonathan
>
> -----------
>
> >I'm not sure how the Nickel Plate K2s run, but
> >personally, I'd rather earn some extra money and
> buy
> >one rather than try to build one. Unless you're a
> >real master, whatever you might cobble up on your
> own
> >will likely look much worse and cost just as much
> as
> >the brass model. Parts from Mantua, Bowser, etc.,
> are
> >pretty crude by today's standards, so whatever you
> >build with them looks crude also.
> >
> >--- fdlnmn@s... wrote:
> >> Ken,
> >> I try not to discourage fellow modelers, but
> a
> >> K-2 is a pretty
> >> tall order. If you don't want to go with a brass
> >> model your more or
> >> less stuck with kitbashing and scratchbuilding.
> >>
> >> Mantua has a 4-6-0 with appropriate running
> >> gear, but the boiler
> >> will require lots of cut and fill work. You'd
> have
> >> to drop $170 if
> >> you found one of these and you would end up with
> >> inapropriate domes,
> >> cab, and tender.
> >> MDC has a 10 wheeler, but the boiler needs
> >> extensive
> >> modification. You might as well scrap that and
> >> build your own
> >> boiler. The tender holds some promise for
> >> modification. $85 at
> >> Walthers.
> >> The "Casey Jones" frame from Bowser looks
> pretty
> >> good, but you
> >> will need to find your own slide valve cylinder
> set.
> >> You can order
> >> the exact drivers, side rods, etc. that you want.
> >> You will still
> >> have to scratchbuild the boiler and tender.
> >> If you're good with sheet metal and solder,
> get
> >> some schematics
> >> and go for it. The boiler has no sloping courses
> so
> >> you can probably
> >> find an appropriate tubing size.
> >>
> >> Good luck! (and watch out for rivet
> counters)
> >>
> >> -Ezekiel
> >>
> >> --- In BRHSlist@y..., currieken@c... wrote:
> >> > I'm looking for an HO-scale version of
> >> Burlington's Class K-2 4-6-0
> >> > (looking to model #637. I note Mitchell's has
> a
> >> couple of brass
> >> > models for sale, but I'd like to explore
> different
> >> options with
> >> other
> >> > members of the society.
> >> >
> >> > Ken Currie
> >>
>
>
>
>
>
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