Hey, everyone. I'm beginning to worry that I feel a slight tug to another modeling tangent. You, know... like the other seven or eight crazy ideas that I never followed... Well, here it is: what if I took up a side interest in 19th century railroading with one of these on my roster? Or should I stay on the SD&AE straight path of truth?
Build these new engines in live steam scale (1/8) for outdoors and keep the N Scale SD&AE going indoors!
If the B&O can fire up the Thomb Thumb again in the 1920s, the SD&AE can find a reason to be toting around a Connie. As long as you're not having to lay new track, dun worry about it.
I have several of these running along side of my ACe's, 4400's and dash 9's... you know why??? Becasue I can.
You guys need to take a closer look. That's a "Mastodon", not a Consol. SD&AE-what size drivers did that thing really have? I've got a drawing of it in "White's", but no dimensions... Jim R. BTW-shouldn't it have a "wagon-top" boiler instead of the "shotgun" on the MDC/Athearn...
Yes it should, but I forgot to in the drawing. However, the metal boiler is difficult to work on, and I might just leave it straight if I build this... if I do build this... BTW I'm not sure, but I think the drivers are 48" diameter.
You only live once in the physical form, do it while you can. Not sure if there is N scale available in the next spiritual realm. Go fer it dude, chaw......! LOL ! fatalxsunrider43
The drivers were actually 56", IIRC, and the main rod connected to the third driver pair (like the consolidation) not the second. CP #229 eventually became SP #2925, the only engine in class TW-7. It was scrapped in 1935. Another feature of the engine were slightly inclined cylinders, rare in North American construction after about 1855 or so. The Athearn 2-8-0 might be better used to create a TW-1, which had a fairly large diameter straight boiler and slide valve cylinders. In this case, you would have to have the main rods connected to the second driver pair. You could probably also use a cab off a Bachmann 2-8-0. The driver diameter on the TW-1 was 54". Here's a pic: http://www.yesteryeardepot.com/SP2912B.JPG One of the visual issues would be the lack of unequal driver spacing, but that wouldn't be as apparent in N as in HO. You could also do a TW-3, which had driver spacing closer to that of the 2-8-0 and a driver diameter of 51": http://www.yesteryeardepot.com/SP2940.JPG . However, this obviously has a wagon top boiler of smaller diameter than the 2-8-0 and would require a scratchbuilt boiler to look good. It would appear, however that the oversized 2-8-0 tender would actually work in your favor in this case, especially when you look at TW-3 #2935: http://www.yesteryeardepot.com/SP2935.JPG Andre
*Love* One's A 4-8-0 though, and one's a 2-8. Someone remind me, which is which? I want to say the 2-8-0's the Mast.
Thanks for the prototype info. I put the main rod on the second because I wouldn't have to cut the rods and splice in sections that way. I'm sure I could find a way to incline the cylinders, though...
I've seen pictures of that live steam model. I do not have the space, time, money, tools, drawings, mechanical skills, or patience to build that. So, uhhh, What is no?:tb-tongue: If anything, I see a 70-tonner or a tenwheeler in my sights...
