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Title: Southern Railway #630 2-8-0 Consolidation
Post by: rnjuice on June 26, 2018, 02:09:58 PM
Will the famous Southern 630 be made in N-Scale during this new run?
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Railway_630#/media/File:SOU630attvrmgj.jpg)
Please and thanks!
(http://www.southernsteamtrains.com/gallery04-2012/SR630-Title-Baker.jpg)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Railway_630 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Railway_630)
Title: Re: Southern Railway #630 2-8-0 Consolidation
Post by: Bucksco on June 26, 2018, 02:19:07 PM
Just did it in HO scale. If another run of N scale 2-8-0s happens maybe then...
Title: Re: Southern Railway #630 2-8-0 Consolidation
Post by: Hunt on June 26, 2018, 02:21:19 PM

Click Here  (http://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=265_372_664) for the five in the new production run.



Title: Re: Southern Railway #630 2-8-0 Consolidation
Post by: Trainman203 on June 26, 2018, 02:54:37 PM
Glad to see it in regular service black.  Those engines were only passenger green for excursions.  And the green on the earlier model SR engines was too bright and neon toned.  The modern Baldwin 4-4-0 got the green right, I have two.
Title: Re: Southern Railway #630 2-8-0 Consolidation
Post by: rnjuice on June 27, 2018, 02:38:18 PM
Quote from: Trainman203 on June 26, 2018, 02:54:37 PM
Glad to see it in regular service black.  Those engines were only passenger green for excursions.  And the green on the earlier model SR engines was too bright and neon toned.  The modern Baldwin 4-4-0 got the green right, I have two.

yes sir, that's exactly right.  The earlier 4-8-2 Lt Mountains were pretty good, too.  A little matte finish helped out the 722 tremendously.
Title: Re: Southern Railway #630 2-8-0 Consolidation
Post by: rnjuice on June 27, 2018, 02:45:54 PM
Quote from: Yardmaster on June 26, 2018, 02:19:07 PM
Just did it in HO scale. If another run of N scale 2-8-0s happens maybe then...


is there a way that we, as a community, could incentivize "maybe" until it becomes a "yes, definitely"?  I believe the older Spectrum Consolidation #2506 in n-scale would serve as a great template for a 630 :).  It was in the Bachmann Spectrum Steam Set, #24121, "Stationmaster Southern"
https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images4/1/0613/30/bachmann-spectrum-scale-steam-set_1_29648566a1e6dba5330db0253cd9c8e8.jpg (https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images4/1/0613/30/bachmann-spectrum-scale-steam-set_1_29648566a1e6dba5330db0253cd9c8e8.jpg)
(https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images4/1/0613/30/bachmann-spectrum-scale-steam-set_1_29648566a1e6dba5330db0253cd9c8e8.jpg)
Title: Re: Southern Railway #630 2-8-0 Consolidation
Post by: Trainman203 on June 27, 2018, 09:53:46 PM
On the tender, the digits look too close together.
Title: Re: Southern Railway #630 2-8-0 Consolidation
Post by: rnjuice on July 02, 2018, 05:47:33 PM
Quote from: Trainman203 on June 27, 2018, 09:53:46 PM
On the tender, the digits look too close together.

perhaps.  I'm trying to compare to this to see (http://cs.trains.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-11-12/7041.image01.jpg)
Title: Re: Southern Railway #630 2-8-0 Consolidation
Post by: Trainman203 on July 02, 2018, 06:35:08 PM
Look at the photo in the very beginning.  Incorrect numerical spacing is a design error easily avoidable.... just like the incorrect cast trailing truck on 2-8-2 4501, while the correct Cole truck is on other 2-8-2's.