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Re: Pennsy N scale M1 Build
« Reply #60 on: December 30, 2013, 04:31:32 PM »
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Looks great but you need to fix the quartering on the third driver! Or fix drivers one, two and four. Your choice!

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Re: Pennsy N scale M1 Build
« Reply #61 on: December 30, 2013, 04:34:13 PM »
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Looks great but you need to fix the quartering on the third driver! Or fix drivers one, two and four. Your choice!

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I know, call me lazy :D. I was waiting until I file the rods to correct the quartering
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Re: Pennsy N scale M1 Build
« Reply #62 on: December 30, 2013, 05:06:32 PM »
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Hells yeah!  You ever sell your finished work?   :ashat:

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Re: Pennsy N scale M1 Build
« Reply #63 on: December 30, 2013, 08:25:46 PM »
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Thanks Dave,

I moved to just selling the castings.  My problem is if I build the engine I end up wanting to KEEP IT!

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Re: Pennsy N scale M1 Build
« Reply #64 on: December 30, 2013, 08:58:26 PM »
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Thanks Dave,

I moved to just selling the castings.  My problem is if I build the engine I end up wanting to KEEP IT!

That's why you gotta build 10 at once and do the Henry Ford thing.
Hell, I think the shells are the easy parts! Especially if they're one of yours. If you sold mechs along with unfinished shells...
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Re: Pennsy N scale M1 Build
« Reply #65 on: December 31, 2013, 06:53:25 AM »
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That's why you gotta build 10 at once and do the Henry Ford thing.
Hell, I think the shells are the easy parts! Especially if they're one of yours. If you sold mechs along with unfinished shells...
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DO IT.
+1, or just even make more shells of past stuff like the H9/10s and K4.
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Re: Pennsy N scale M1 Build
« Reply #66 on: December 31, 2013, 04:14:28 PM »
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Looks great Jason.  Love the weathering.

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Re: Pennsy N scale M1 Build
« Reply #67 on: December 31, 2013, 06:07:39 PM »
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Hey thanks guys!

Perhaps one day you will let me join your CRAZY CLUB :D


Max I appreciate it! 
I am missing what you are speaking of on the boxed in portion on the cylinders under the fireman's running boards and the running boards appear to be in the correct length as compared to this proto pic.  Of course, I don't have any books on Pennsy M1's, so please show a picture of a "Pennsy" Built M1 with these details.  Thanks for the help.


Jason,
Here's a close-up of the left side.  Notice how that equipment box actually sits on a shelf that is built in below
the walkway.  It just looked to me like that shelf wasn't there on your model.


As for the walkway, I'm trying to find a convincing straight-on, left-side photo to show what I'm talking about.
It looks to me like the walkway that goes over the top of the cylinders on the left side should stop
at the front edge of the cylinders, whereas yours extends a little past that point.  That's all I meant by that one.

By the way... I know I'm crazy...

Very good model, sir.  As always, understand that these criticisms are minor and are only intended to make
a good model even better.
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Re: Pennsy N scale M1 Build
« Reply #68 on: December 31, 2013, 10:59:53 PM »
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Thanks Max,

Could not see the shelf in any pics. 

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Re: Pennsy N scale M1 Build
« Reply #69 on: January 01, 2014, 02:22:36 AM »
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Dave V can correct me on this if I'm wrong, but I believe that is the signal control box rather than an equipment box.  The original (steam era) boxes had the three hinges and longer than the two-hinge modern (diesel era) boxes that were common on the Conrail units.  The original-style signal boxes were salvaged when steam power was scrapped and used on various Pennsy (and PC and CR) diesels as well.
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Re: Pennsy N scale M1 Build
« Reply #70 on: January 01, 2014, 03:13:10 AM »
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Yes, pretty certain that's the cab signal box. Since PRR had cab signals in all road locomotives by the M1a/b era, the box is appropriate for this model.

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Re: Pennsy N scale M1 Build
« Reply #71 on: January 01, 2014, 04:06:46 PM »
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That's why you gotta build 10 at once and do the Henry Ford thing.
Hell, I think the shells are the easy parts! Especially if they're one of yours. If you sold mechs along with unfinished shells...
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DO IT.

He is not on this forum, but I did show this message to my brother :). Unfortunately he is not as quick as Jason.  :D

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Re: Pennsy N scale M1 Build
« Reply #72 on: January 02, 2014, 09:19:34 AM »
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He is not on this forum, but I did show this message to my brother :). Unfortunately he is not as quick as Jason.  :D

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Hey, so about that T1 mech... It would be awesome if there was a run for that.  I have no idea how much something like that would have to cost for you to make it profitable, but I do want one.
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Re: Pennsy N scale M1 Build
« Reply #73 on: January 02, 2014, 11:54:23 AM »
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Hey, so about that T1 mech... It would be awesome if there was a run for that.  I have no idea how much something like that would have to cost for you to make it profitable, but I do want one.

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