Looking good so far, Mike!
I think I’m calling it done. I’ve run out of gas on it. i’ve asked Del Tapparo to quote me a price for some PRR lettering, and I’ll put that on and then that’s it. Well maybe make some kind of valve gear. And fix the pilot, it’s all wrong
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The prototype
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I suppose I should add that little box in there, behind the air pump. really need to do the valve gear Also the paint is too matte, and it needs some weathering
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It looks kind of cute but something is very wrong with it and I’m not sure what it is. Wheels are too big? Boiler is too small?
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Thanks very much to everyone who commented for your suggestions and encouragement
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Mike,
That’s a fine looking piece of work!!! Great job.
Dave
Nice work. I like it. Did you consider modifying the tender? It looks a tad too high and not quite long enough, compared to the photo.
Bruce Chandler said:I agree about the tender. You've done a great job so far. It's an accomplishment to get to the point you can call it done even if your not sure it's complete.
Nice work. I like it. Did you consider modifying the tender? It looks a tad too high and not quite long enough, compared to the photo.
One other difference I noticed, that you are going to have to live with, is not being able to see daylight around the wheels. There is nothing you can do about that. It might be why you think the wheels look wrong.
Decals and a little weathering will help too.
Mike, you’re right, there is something very wrong with it. I recommend sending it to me for proper disposal. 
Seriously, it looks great!
It does look nice. Stretching the tender would be closer to the prototype and make the proportions look more pleasing to the eye.
As for the loco itself, it looks great. You should be proud of a fine job.
Ralph
Mike,
Good job! Look forward to the decaled project (and maybe a little weathering?).
Nice job, Mike. Adding the valve gear will make a world of difference. If you think the paint is too matte, try a coat of Krylon Crystal Clear. It will bring a bit of shine to it.
-Brian
Mike, the engine came out great, but like the others, I feel that the tender seems to be just a little too short… Seems like the coal area on the top of the tender should be about 2 inches longer…
Mike,
Re-looking at this posting, you’ve got quite a nice railroad in the background of those pictures. Lookin good.
Very nice. You Did a great job
Thank you all very much. There are so many great modelers here that it’s inspiring.
Today I added the valve gear and some window glass, and sprayed it with krylon crystal clear to bring up a little gloss. I did some light weathering with powders. Later in the week the lettering should arrive from Del and I’ll post a final picture
Thanks so much for looking, and for the compliments!
PS
Ric, I’ll tell my wife what you said about the garden. We had an existing garden and we fit the train into it, which is not the way I would go if I had my druthers but it worked out pretty well
Mike,
You said - “I’ll tell my wife what you said about the garden. We had an existing garden and we fit the train into it, which is not the way I would go if I had my druthers but it worked out pretty well”
If you think about it, that’s how the bigger railroads have to do it. Sounds like a plan that worked.
Ok , last post on this, I promise. It’s a rainy miserable day and I’m recovering from a nasty bout of bronchitis. What a surprise–I got my daughter’s illness. I added gloss, lettering, made some steps out of styrene, added a whistle and some control rod/rope, and did some weathering. The siderods were blackened with neolube, which looks great but I have a very hard time getting it to go on evenly. In some of the pictures you can see the delightful yet un-prototypical firebox glow. It looks more like a working yard switcher now
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That tender is just ridiculous. Aristocraft is a hard business to figure out. It’s like they get everything half right. 1:29 is almost the right scale, the tender is almost the right size, the prime mover drive system is almost really great for steam engines. Aristo makes an 0-4-0 that’s pretty clearly a B6 with two missing wheels. I’m sure they had a prototype somewhere for that tender, somewhere around 1:24 maybe. I have a feeling that over time it’s going to bug me more and more
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Thanks again for looking, and for all your advice and inspiration!
Mike, yours came out great looking, The Aristo switcher is supposed to be a Pennsy A5 “shifter” but its been gummie scaled to a degree.
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But yep that tender is just not quite yet almost correct but still wrong looking, I’m also wondering about whether I’ll keep mine also or try to find a square tender for it.
Mike,
You could extend the tender a bit, but I think that it would be more trouble that it would be worth. You won’t notice the difference from a galloping horse.
SteveF
Mike,
I was scrolling your pictures and my boy shouts out in the background THERE’S THOMAS!!
I said what??? Sure enough there he is tucked in your shed:lol:. Amazing what kids eyes catch, I totally missed it.
I know nothing about steam locos. But your model looks great!
Looks very nice now Mike. Great job.
Had to go look for Thomas