Duncan,
I assume that i is an HO scale model (Sunset has produced several O
scale versions over the years.). First, you need to determine what
time frame you want to model. Prior to the early 1950's, #5632 and
all other O5s were all coal burners. None were built as oil burners.
If you are modeling #5632 after oil conversion and before the fan
trip, you will need to build and install an oil tank where the coal
bunker is. Numerous photos of the bunker applications are available
as are drawings of the locomotive. (Some Sunset hudson models
included the oil tank as a "slip in" application for those that
wanted to model one of the two oil burning hudson.) The second thing
that has to change is removal of the ash pans along the bottom of the
firebox. On some HO hudsons, these were mounted with with screws.
From a model standpoint, there are no other significant exterior
features for the oil burner. If you are modeling the locomotive
during the fantrip era (late 1958 to 1964), there are a couple of
other changes that occurred. Shortly after entering fantrip service,
#5632 was equipped with cab signal to operate in the Chicago area.
This included an equipment box on the boiler near the whistle and a
second generator (for cab signal power) adjacent to the original
generator.
During the fantrip era, the paint scheme also changed. The normal "in
service" graphite coloring on the smoke box and firebox change to
silver (aluminum) and when the chinese red came in in 1959, the cab
roof on #5632 was also painted chinese red. Of course, for the 1964
suburban service centennial, she was painted gold from coupler to
coupler. Later in the year, she also painted gold for a trip out of
Kansas City.
Bill Barber
On Jan 23, 2008, at 8:55 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> O5
> Posted by: "Duncan Cameron" d.cameron@sympatico.ca duncan_cameronca
> Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:55 pm (PST)
>
> Hi everyone. Local train store has a consignment Sunset O5 (I think
> #5623). It's a coal burner. Can anyone comment on how hard it would
> be to convert this to #5632, and what the value of this locomotive
> would be?
> Duncan Cameron
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