Would love to see a version of the Tom Thumb in On30. The recreation at the B&O Museum in Baltimore is mostly from notes and some sketches made after the fact. Sorry that Peter Cooper (inventor of gelatin) didn't leave behind some drawings. But it would be a great model, especially with some coaches behind it. I have a selfish reason, and that is that my great great great grandfather, James Millholland, at the age of 18, helped build it. I wish he'd left some notes.
Ken
Hello,
The Tom Thumb is a fine prototype in standard gauge, but it's not a narrow gauge loco.
Railexpert :(
How about a small 2-6-0 Porter? or a small 2-8-0 Porter.
We need some small engines to pull the 18' freight cars,please!
Royce
Or an 8-18d 2-6-0 like the one in Fn3 scale. That would fit all the categories of everyone. Purdy please with coal and steam on top.
Rock On!
~Dusten
First of all that is probably what everybody wants but for some reason Bachman is committed not making this engine in On30 so what else would make the majority of people happy? how about a good ole tiny Porter wagon top boiler boiler 2-6-0 and a 2-8-0.
Royce
How about that Dusten?...I am in process of using the HO Porter 2-6-0 to build a On30 PorterI guess after I am finished then Bachmann will come out with a nice shiny new one in On30.
Royce
I would also like to see a Hobart Estate like caboose to go with the 18' freight cars.
Royce
I'll put in another plug for a couple of locos - the Lawndale Railway's little Vulcan 2-8-0's and the Sandy River's little outside frame 2-6-0 "Old Star".
Was able to track down a couple of pics of the Lawndale locos: http://www.tarheelpress.com/Lawndale2.html
And, here's a pic of an under-construction On2 model of Old Star. The loco was built for a North Carolina logging line that went belly-up before turning a wheel so the loco went to Maine. She was later rebuilt in the MEC shops into one of the SR&RL's little 2-6-2's. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=sandy+river+old+star&id=1D9C862E2A594A067C508DB600478D42A3494977&FORM=IQFRBA#view=detail&id=BC0FAC79DE7423910494B6D3B936DB9D0F6C6151&selectedIndex=7
The original source for the Laurel River model is http://maineon2faq.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/doug-macleods-lrhs-james-wyman/ and the site contains other information that may be of use to the Maine Two Foot enthusiast and modeller.
This blog style site is a development and extension of the earlier web-based sites hosted by Bill Kerr, and has been available for a year. Today is actually the first anniversary of the site going public.
If you have not visited before then it may be worth a browse.............
Enjoy if you visit,
Terry