Start Foaming..Lets See the STEAM!!!

[victor miranda]

... the PRR tested and ran so many things you never know what you might see.
the PRR cab forward does not look wrong.
kinda Q ish.

actually the only thing I have seen lettered Pennsylvania that screamed WRONG!!!
was the j3a....it is just not PRR.... and so clearly a competitors engine.



 

[chicken45]

I actually really like your stuff, Eric! You can get away with this as you spin your "What if Pennsy went Transcontinental instead of bankrupt?"

Controversial? Yes. Neat? Also yes. That diesel you did was the first thing I thought of when NS did the PRR heritage unit!
 
Josh

Josh Surkosky

How 'bout Pennsy?





I had intended that the PRR would have picked up a few "UH1"s, either in WWII along the same lines as the NW Y3, or after testing units bound for delivery to the SP.  Since lettering that locomotive, I've added an SP interchange to the layout, and I'm not sure if I like the idea anymore.  It's such an iconic locomotive, and now I've now got a valid reason to have one in proper SP paint.  Of course, then I either have to find a replacement lettered shell, or pony up for a whole new one.  If I do keep this one, I'm redoing the tender lettering.

[Hornwrecker]

I actually really like your stuff, Eric! You can get away with this as you spin your "What if Pennsy went Transcontinental instead of bankrupt?"

Controversial? Yes. Neat? Also yes. That diesel you did was the first thing I thought of when NS did the PRR heritage unit!
 
Josh

Josh Surkosky

Eric should sponsor a "What would a Raymond Loewy designed cab forward look like?" contest here. 

Which end would the shark nose go on???

[pennsyfan1361]

"What would a Raymond Loewy designed cab forward look like? The front end would look more like a GG1.      Rich

[eric220]

I actually really like your stuff, Eric! You can get away with this as you spin your "What if Pennsy went Transcontinental instead of bankrupt?"

Controversial? Yes. Neat? Also yes. That diesel you did was the first thing I thought of when NS did the PRR heritage unit!
 
Josh

Josh Surkosky

Yeah, I can justify an awful lot with that argument.  I try not to overdo it, as I don't want to lose sight of the prototype.  Overall, I do like the result aesthetically, but I'm still not convinced.  It's just a little too iconic, and the design goes against PRR safety practices of the time.  We're talking about a railroad that ran hood units long hood forward and went so far as to redesign and rebuild electrics with center cabs to put more of the locomotive between the crew and a potential collision.  The debate is rendered somewhat academic by the fact that I pulled her out yesterday and she doesn't run.

As for my AC4400s and GEVOs, I like the result that I got much better than NS's heritage scheme.  But then again, I've never been a fan of the tuscan scheme on locomotives.

[WP_Railfan]

Waiting for departure.

[CodyO]

My first Brass engine a PRR 2-8-0 made by key imports






should I try upgrading the tender to all wheel pick up?

[mmagliaro]

All wheel pickup?
That depends on how much it frustrates you.  I have one of those, and found that it is just not reliable enough without it.   Too many stalls for my expectations, especially for an engine that looks that good.

Here's a pic of the inside guts of my tender.  I cut slots in the brass floor so the truck tangs could come up inside.
I soldered fine wire directly to the truck tangs, routed them forward, and right to the motor.  This means you
can't disconnect the engine and tender, yes.  It also means it never stalls.   And I'm happy to make that trade.

In this pic, I am using some home-made trucks from some brass freight car trucks I have in a stash.  But you could
do exactly the same thing with Spectrum or Kato tender trucks.

The strip of circuit board in the middle is just a handy tie point for the wires to keep things neater.  You could
certainly omit it and just tack things in place with a little glue and use shrink tubing to make sure any wire joints
don't short to the brass frame.

[CodyO]

All wheel pickup?
That depends on how much it frustrates you.  I have one of those, and found that it is just not reliable enough without it.   Too many stalls for my expectations, especially for an engine that looks that good.

Here's a pic of the inside guts of my tender.  I cut slots in the brass floor so the truck tangs could come up inside.
I soldered fine wire directly to the truck tangs, routed them forward, and right to the motor.  This means you
can't disconnect the engine and tender, yes.  It also means it never stalls.   And I'm happy to make that trade.

In this pic, I am using some home-made trucks from some brass freight car trucks I have in a stash.  But you could
do exactly the same thing with Spectrum or Kato tender trucks.

The strip of circuit board in the middle is just a handy tie point for the wires to keep things neater.  You could
certainly omit it and just tack things in place with a little glue and use shrink tubing to make sure any wire joints
don't short to the brass frame.

Thanks I do have an extra kato and an extra bachmann tender so guess I`ll try it! I`ll be DCCing it so I think I`ll just put them right in the decoder so there`s less wires running forward

[superturbine]

I really love the Pennsy H9....

[CodyO]

I really love the Pennsy H9....

Ill help you make a shell;)

[superturbine]

Nope.... Good on this end . Appeciate Cody

[thbguy]

Hello all,

Here is Gregg Scott's A-class Northern, just out of the paint shop. It has a pewter boiler, resin tender, and lots of detail.
It was painted by Joe Valerio. If I wasn't modeling Canadian railways I would be all over this!




Sorry that the pictures are so bad. They are from my phone!

Michael Livingston

[delamaize]

Hello all,

Here is Gregg Scott's A-class Northern, just out of the paint shop. It has a pewter boiler, resin tender, and lots of detail.
It was painted by Joe Valerio. If I wasn't modeling Canadian railways I would be all over this!




Sorry that the pictures are so bad. They are from my phone!

Michael Livingston

Dear god, that puts my A4 to shame....

[superturbine]

Nice rods on the A.  If I am not mistaken the engine was a B-man J.  Were the rods etched?  Great lookin engine.