Sharp eye Jeff. There are several corrections that should be made to the pilot model in addition to the valve gear. As the changes do not entail major tooling hopefully Scott can have the builder incorporate them in the production models.
I haven't had one of the MTH L1s models in my hands to measure against PRR drawings - but I could spot the tender and the trailing truck issues from model photos. I've always wanted a correctly proportioned L1s model to operate on my railroad. Not satisfied with stock offerings, over the years I have taken what some would think exthings erasures to get an accurately dimensioned model. This has including cutting almost a scale foot out of a Williams L1 boiler while shortening the frame to adjust for it. Most recently I had Frank Miller modify and mate a PSC K4s boiler to a USH L1s a chassis (the KTM/MG/USH L1's have boilers about 8% over diameter). The left over PSC K4s mech and tender were modified and mated with a scratch built boiler to create a PRRT&HS award winning K5s 5698.
Hopefully I won't have to do similar surgery on the Sunset Third Rail "modernized" L1s I've ordered.
Ed Rappe
