I have one. Runs good, slightly noisey because it has an open frame motor, will pull about ten frt cars Bob anyone _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your fr
Scott I have had the K-2 since it came out and find it to be a good running engine. When I first got it I tried using it to full freight cars and it did not pull very many so I put it away for displa
anyone Many years ago, there was an article in RMC about tuning this loco by revising the springing - which made it excellent. From the box, it's rather unforgiving. Marshall
Ken, Thank you for the information, maybe I will try to pick one up. We have a K-4 on display next to the depot here in Lincoln. The K-4 is almost a twin to the K-2. Scott Arnold
K-4 the Not really, Scott . . . the K-1/K-2 were (mostly) CB&Q engines - the K-4s were strictly B&MR - originally built with 69" drivers, then downsized to 64" for branch/mixed service. The big diffe
I've had K2 for yrs. nice model. Like most brass engines I've got, it had to be rebuilt. I haven't ever had a brass loco that didn't require some work. Several have had to be re-motored and/or re-gea
Scott; The K-2's have a good mechanism. The trouble with them is that originally they were equipped with an open frame motor that did NOT have a tension spring accross the top of the brush holders. N
My experience with the K2 was about the same as Bob's. It's a little quick out of the blocks but once it gets rolling it runs pretty nice. One thing I definitely noticed was that out of the box it co