Mail Call! Railway Post Office, commonly abbreviated as RPO has rolled in!

[Smudge617]

Yep,

Athearn?

Yep, the older version, G9011, no PCB in the tender, plugs into the wires from the loco, and you hide the decoder in an opening on the tender.

 

[Smudge617]

Yes,

Nice! Looks like a blank slate too!

It is, a mate suggested I put a British Rail logo on the tender.lol

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Yes,

It is, a mate suggested I put a British Rail logo on the tender.lol

Is he out of his mind?

 

[Smudge617]

Is he out of his mind?

He's known me for 40-plus years, so probably.

 

[migalyto]

He's known me for 40-plus years, so probably.

I say do it! Post pics on all the forums and drive the rivet counters insane!

 

[KriegslokBR52]

He's known me for 40-plus years, so probably.

Sorry, i didn't realize that was the price to pay for knowing you

 

[Smudge617]

Sorry, i didn't realize that was the price to pay for knowing you

'Tis indeed a hefty price to pay, but to be fair, he did volunteer, so it's his own fault

 

[Kusojiji]

Ok, how's this? I named the file S165 since the USATC S160 was a 2-8-0.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

'Tis indeed a hefty price to pay, but to be fair, he did volunteer, so it's his own fault

The stuff we do to ourselves...

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Ok, how's this? I named the file S165 since the USATC S160 was a 2-8-0.
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One problem is that from what i've read and seen in pictures, there were a lot more "heavy" mikados build than "light' ones. And a "heavy" mikado model would be a great base to have for say anthracite burning eastern coal carriers, like Jersey Central. IHC did the same thing, they put out the"light" mikado version.

 

[Kusojiji]

One problem is that from what i've read and seen in pictures, there were a lot more "heavy" mikados build than "light' ones. And a "heavy" mikado model would be a great base to have for say anthracite burning eastern coal carriers, like Jersey Central. IHC did the same thing, they put out the"light" mikado version.

Take a closer look at the cab.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Take a closer look at the cab.

Yeah i saw that

 

[DeaconKC]

You could paint it up as a Southern unit, as the US' Green Southern paint scheme was based on the Brit's Southern scheme.

 

[Smudge617]

I would love to have one of these to go with it.

But at over £1000 here, it's a bit expensive

 

[KriegslokBR52]

I would love to have one of these to go with it.


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But at over £1000 here, it's a bit expensive

There's sometimes the old Bowser models available, but you will have to do some modeling, because most of the time they are unfinished.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

You could paint it up as a Southern unit, as the US' Green Southern paint scheme was based on the Brit's Southern scheme.

That would be very attractive.

 

[Kusojiji]

I would love to have one of these to go with it.


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But at over £1000 here, it's a bit expensive

I think all of us would as well. That color scheme is very nice.

 

[westtexjohn]

Found this on fleaBay, I couldn't resist it at £60.
A 2-8-2 Light Mikado.

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All the detailing intact, still in their plastic bags.

Have you run this loco yet ?
These were famous for having cracked drive axle gears. Replacement gears are available at Northwest Shortline.
I have rebuilt ( re-geared ) a couple of these, one being their Light Pacific loco. I also added track power pick-ups to the tender.
They are great runners when everything is fixed. The locos track better if you replace the driver axle springs with ones that are less stiff.
There is an old issue of Model Railroader with an article about how to up-grade these locos for better running.
I have about a dozen of these on my shelf to go through. As for me, I thought they were "good enough" for details. Some years back, you could find these at train shows and on e-bay for $40 to $65 as they were sold with the bad gear issue, but not so much now.

Have fun & enjoy....John

 

[Smudge617]

Have you run this loco yet ?
These were famous for having cracked drive axle gears. Replacement gears are available at Northwest Shortline.
I have rebuilt ( re-geared ) a couple of these, one being their Light Pacific loco. I also added track power pick-ups to the tender.
They are great runners when everything is fixed. The locos track better if you replace the driver axle springs with ones that are less stiff.
There is an old issue of Model Railroader with an article about how to up-grade these locos for better running.
I have about a dozen of these on my shelf to go through. As for me, I thought they were "good enough" for details. Some years back, you could find these at train shows and on e-bay for $40 to $65 as they were sold with the bad gear issue, but not so much now.

Have fun & enjoy....John

No not yet, still in the building phase of my new layout. Thanks for the warning about the replacement gears, hopefully they're OK, because USPS is making a killing on postage to the UK. I wanted some cab interiors for my SD70s, which were $9.67 each, and I need 3, postage was $63 for ONE. Needless to say, I'll do without.

 

[Smudge617]

OK,

I think all of us would as well. That color scheme is very nice.

Which colour scheme, the grey or the Southern Green ?