I know the new On30 4-4-0 is based on the Mt. Gretna RR (Lebanon PA area) 2-foot gauge Baldwin catalog 4-4-0s, but here's a 3-foot gauge 4-4-0 I found that's fairly close...
(http://members.aol.com/jeffholm/WW440.jpg)
This 4-4-0 was from the Waynesburg & Washington RR in SW Pennsylvania. It was built by the H.K. Porter company. I know there are differences, such as the bell position, dome style, etc, but the driver size, driver position and many other aspects are close. A W&W RR 4-4-0 could easily be made from one of the new B-mann models.
Do you have any "specs" for this loco? It looks quite a bit larger to my eyes, but my eyes aren't what they used to be. If you know where to find some basic dimensions, we could compare them.
Quote from: Melinda on January 15, 2008, 11:40:06 AM
Do you have any "specs" for this loco? It looks quite a bit larger to my eyes, but my eyes aren't what they used to be. If you know where to find some basic dimensions, we could compare them.
I didn't find any specs for this specific loco. I'm guessing it would have been a bit larger considering the Mt. Gretna locos were 2-foot gauge and the W&W locos were 3-foot gauge.
The locomotive in the picture is a typical 1880's 4-4-0. According to the book Three Feet on the Panhandle No. 3 had 40" drivers and is much larger than Bachmann's effort.
Harold