It would look daft in On30. That's 42" Cape Gauge.

Quote from: J3a-614 on October 17, 2015, 04:33:07 PM
So many having commented on the Backmann 4-6-0 looking older than they would like has finally gotten me to say a bit about that. . .

For the record, we've noted that the low-boiler, low driver vrsion is based on a Maryland & Pennsylvania prototype, and it wouldn't surprise me if the prototype was a stock engine and might have been build with a slightly different cylinder block and Stephenson valve gear.

#27 of the Ma & Pa was indeed built with Stephenson valve gear. http://www.maparailroadhist.org/locos/loco27.htm converted in 1922

Quote from: doctorwayne on October 17, 2015, 03:27:20 PM

The one modeller of old-time locos who springs readily to mind for me is Harold Minky.  A google search should take you to some of his stuff if you're not already familiar with it. He does, in my opinion, some very fine work with what's available.

Wayne

Thanks, DR Wayne. Is Harold Minky the Pacific Coast modeller who like 1:55 scale?

And agreed, not much around for the modeller of early rail. Looking forward to reviews of B'mann's new 4-4-0

If you're modelling the width of the valley you might want to do a costing on the number of trees you'll need.

I don't get the idea that the 4-6-0 is too old-time looking. Not knowing the prototype I just checked the Ma & Pa version and the prototype was built in 1906 and retired in 1955. That covers the eras most steam-age modellers like to build.

Personally, the prototypes (both British and US) that would get me back into modelling date from the 1860s to 1910s.

With that much repetition of parts I'd be tempted to look into either getting the components etched in brass or, the modern equivalent, 3d printed.

But as others have said, a degree of selective compression will be needed in S scale. Or you could model it in N scale, which will bring it down to a manageable 12' in length and 2' feet high. 

Well, Bachmann Branchlines still make (or did until recently) a Southern Railway N Class


This is PDF diagram of Bachmann's N Class mogul so assuming people are right and your loco is basically an N Class in a new paint job you should be able to identify what you need.
http://www.bachmann.co.uk/pdfs/32-150.pdf
on the page where I found that PDF it says "Please Note: Supply of Spare Parts is subject to Availability"
here's the website. http://www.bachmann.co.uk/service/assmbly.php

At the risk of being awkward, doesn't the new 4-4-0 have modular domes?

Well, two reasons why not are catenary is a lot more substantial than telegraph/phone wires and the pantograph dips and flexes with the sway of the wires. It's also fascinating to look at, especially on a prototype as homely as the Ferrocarril Tocopilla al Toco down in Chile. Though I concede it will make maintenance harder.

What I'd like is a remote way of raising and lowering the pantographs. In that pic the second engine has both its pantographs lowered to save wear.

The Tocopilla Rwy is 42" gauge but I'm not fussy.

Pass. No layout to run anything on. Or should I say I have an 'air' layout and 'air' locos running on it.

But if I did run electric locos it would be because I was modelling a RR with catenary.

If the new 4-4-0 proves a success I'd like to see a stock Baldwin mogul to go with it.

On another line, I'd like a General Electric box cab with remote control pantographs. No specific prototype.

I like these a lot. Quality locos from the early days are sorely lacking. Practical advantages in modelling that period as well, short train length being the most obvious.

Looks like the steam dome is a separate piece: in the top photo of the PRR loco it's not been seated right. One could swap that for a later smooth dome. Wonder if the sand dome is the same. Hopefully someone (backwoods miniatures?) will bring out an after-market modernising/detailing kit.

And someone will figure out a good conversion for On30.

On30? I thought the TRR was 1:20.3

In my memory the Tuscarora RR was basically an oval. I guess it's grown since then. Still, it largely works because it isn't crowded with track.

Very impressive. Especially as I recall your RR doesn't cover a lot real estate.

Luckily, British and other rail enthusiasts have been visiting Cuba for decades so what was there has at least been filmed and photographed.

Here's what's there
http://www.steamlocomotive.info/country.cfm?which=cuba

all 513 of them.