Lionel Mountain and A6 Steamers Arrive

I just received a FedEx notice that Charles Ro has shipped mine (Missouri Pacific Mountain).  Will be here (St. Louis, MO) Friday.  Fingers crossed. 

Please post photos and possibly a video. I want one in the worst way Congrats 

Both an A6 and a 4-8-2 have shown up on ebay. 

Here is a video my dad took of his Southern Mountain. 

SuperChief posted:

Here is a video my dad took of his Southern Mountain. 

Thanks for the posting, very nice! Hope he enjoys it!!

SuperChief posted:

Here is a video my dad took of his Southern Mountain. 

Well, that's just very impressive. I have one of the old TMCC versions. It looks just as nice as the new one (in fact, I prefer my version's lack of "white wall tires"), except for the cab-tender gap. The new one's gap looks almost prototypical - sharp. Haven't "fixed" my draw bar yet. 

The Southern cab roofs and tender decks were not typically painted oxide, to my knowledge; I painted mine black. The new smoke is great - mine will never do that, but that's OK. I have got to do something about my chuff rate. So many projects....

The Lionel USRA Mountain, like their USRA 2-6-6-2, is one of the best things Lionel ever did. The new version with the new smoke, chuff and short drawbar is very desirable.  But, I'll make do with some finessing of my old ones, I suppose.

CC charged from Charles Ro, but no ship notice yet.  Should be arriving early next week.

SuperChief posted:

Here is a video my dad took of his Southern Mountain. 

Very nice! Thanks for sharing

Here is the L&N version. I do like it as it seems match my house. Try and get the Frisco out Tomorrow - Mopac has not shipped from another dealer yet so any other Mopac fans can post those pictures for me. Will also get out the A6 - I went with SPL #3000.

Can anyone post pics of the frisco and the mopac?  I dont get mine for a week or more...  love to see pics of these...

The L&N is beautiful. Anybody get the new haven? 

Blue Streak, that’s a beautiful L&N Steamer. Thanks for posting those nice pictures. If your able to post a short video, that would be neat. Happy Railroading 

Superchief, that Southern Steamer is a Wow, Lionel did a great job in the smoking steam and steam whistle....Great video, nice layout, and the white wall wheels really set it off. It’s beautifully made. Enjoy. Happy Railroading 

Super O Bob posted:

Can anyone post pics of the frisco and the mopac?  I dont get mine for a week or more...  love to see pics of these...

Bob,

I'll do it Friday (MoPac, that is).

MikeH posted:

Super O Bob posted:

Can anyone post pics of the frisco and the mopac?  I dont get mine for a week or more...  love to see pics of these...

Bob,

I'll do it Friday (MoPac, that is).

Thanks!

Bob,

I have the Frisco out of the box. Its a keeper! The oil tender is great and the white walls look good - will post pictures tomorrow. Look forward to the Mopac pics as I am not sure when my copy will show up. I purchased it from a different dealer.

Lets see the new haven one

All I can say is wow and please stop putting photos on here because your making my wallet nervous. 

Blue Streak posted:

Bob,

I have the Frisco out of the box. Its a keeper! The oil tender is great and the white walls look good - will post pictures tomorrow. Look forward to the Mopac pics as I am not sure when my copy will show up. I purchased it from a different dealer.

Cool Blue...

Cant wait to see those pics...  I won't be seeing mine for another week...  

Here is the Frisco - This is my favorite with the Oil Tender, white walls and decorative paint on the tender.

Also Here is the Southern Pacific Lines A6 #3000.

Also I realized after I posted these pictures that the lettering appears to be white in the Photos but is actually silver. The white walls are white.

Are there cosmetic differences between these engines and the 4-8-2's Lionel ran a few years ago?  I know these are new road names.

I read that the smoke units and sound are improved too.

Nice model of the S.P. A-6. However, it appears Lionel used the same tooling from the original S.P. A-6 almost twenty years ago, i.e. the Pennsy Atlantic steam chests, bar pilot, multiple bearing crosshead guides and the Pennsy style trailing truck. The whole Pennsy Atlantic chassis. S.P. always used "lettering gray" not silver for their lettering.     

Anyone get 3002 from the A6’s? If so, can we seem some photos? Thanks

That tender is showboating with those white walls and gold number and frame design.

Not sure that is true - I think SP used silver some times, the grey others, and in maybe two cases gold and orange.

The A-6 has the wrong tender.  SP never had an oil bunker like that.

The Mountain looks really good!  Did L&N really have white boilers?

Blue Streak, your three new engines look awesome. Given you also got new shells for your F units, you’re having a terrific couple weeks!  Enjoy and thanks for all the pics. 

bob2 posted:

The Mountain looks really good!  Did L&N really have white boilers?

Inquiring minds would like to know. Pics would be reassuring.

Rider Sandman posted:

Blue Streak, your three new engines look awesome. Given you also got new shells for your F units, you’re having a terrific couple weeks!  Enjoy and thanks for all the pics. 

Yes I am. I feel like Santa Claus has come. I can't stop looking at the Frisco 1501 as I think it is wonderful. Also I found out today that my Missouri Pacific arrives Monday and Lionel has received my T&P F units today as well. Yes I am having a great couple weeks of new trains. Hopefully in about 2 or 3 weeks I will be able to post pictures of the T&P's. Kunkle says the new shells look great so I am hoping they turn out superbly. Those F units were the first ever that I had opened, laughed(cried), and then contacted my dealer for my money back all in 15 minutes.

The L&N Historical Society has some old black and white photos of engines #400, 402, and 419. It seems clear that the boiler is lighter color than the smoke box, but it sure doesn’t look close to white

I saw one SP 2-10-2 with a light grey boiler.  I never saw a green one, but there are plenty of photos . . .

The L&N appears to be painted - Russia iron would only be the jacket over the lagging.  And it looks more grey-silver than white.  I can buy grey-silver.  I shall dig up a photo of my Seaboard Mountain for you.  It has a light blue metallic boiler.

At a glance, the boiler and cab of the A-6 look close.  It would be tough to do the Daylight scheme with that tender.  It would be easy enough to modify it, but I know that is not something 3-railers enjoy.

I received my Southern Mountain today - running it over a SensorTrack programs the name and road number in Legacy as the North Pole Central mountain #1224...

look real nice!  May try to pick one up at York. 

😎

Harold

Blue Streak posted:

Here is the Frisco - This is my favorite with the Oil Tender, white walls and decorative paint on the tender.

Wow Blue!  That looks fantastic!  Cant wait for mine!  Thanks for the great pics!

breezinup posted:

That tender is showboating with those white walls and gold number and frame design.

*sigh*

The only engine I *have* to be an accuracy snob on. . . .

Lionel did a much better job on the tender than the engine, but all the white walls need to GO.  They really mess up the graphics, and the Springfield shops would hang their heads in shame over them.

It really is a shame that they didn't do the right tooling for this class.

But the 1501 sits just a couple miles from where I am sitting right now, and it is the one engine I just can't accept compromises on.  It's my problem, I know.

palallin posted:

breezinup posted:

That tender is showboating with those white walls and gold number and frame design.

*sigh*

The only engine I *have* to be an accuracy snob on. . . .

Lionel did a much better job on the tender than the engine, but all the white walls need to GO.  They really mess up the graphics, and the Springfield shops would hang their heads in shame over them.

It really is a shame that they didn't do the right tooling for this class.

But the 1501 sits just a couple miles from where I am sitting right now, and it is the one engine I just can't accept compromises on.  It's my problem, I know.

A Q tip dipped in a Lacquer thinner will have that white paint off in a minute. Easiest if you put it in a cradle upside down, apply power, and just hold the Q tip next to the tire.  Don't think twice, its alright.

Pete

bob2 posted:

I saw one SP 2-10-2 with a light grey boiler.  I never saw a green one, but there are plenty of photos . . .

The L&N appears to be painted - Russia iron would only be the jacket over the lagging.  And it looks more grey-silver than white.  I can buy grey-silver.  I shall dig up a photo of my Seaboard Mountain for you.  It has a light blue metallic boiler.

At a glance, the boiler and cab of the A-6 look close.  It would be tough to do the Daylight scheme with that tender.  It would be easy enough to modify it, but I know that is not something 3-railers enjoy.

 Lionel did do it almost twenty years ago..........

Any word on the Lionel Illinois Central A6?  I have one on order from Train World, but the last contact I had with the dealer revealed a "sometime in September" deliver date estimate.

palallin posted:

breezinup posted:

That tender is showboating with those white walls and gold number and frame design.

*sigh*

The only engine I *have* to be an accuracy snob on. . . .

Lionel did a much better job on the tender than the engine, but all the white walls need to GO.  They really mess up the graphics, and the Springfield shops would hang their heads in shame over them.

It really is a shame that they didn't do the right tooling for this class.

But the 1501 sits just a couple miles from where I am sitting right now, and it is the one engine I just can't accept compromises on.  It's my problem, I know.

I realize it would have been expensive to get all the detail for each roadname,  It would have been nice if they could have gotten the correct valve gear for the Frisco.  The rest of the detail is pretty close and doesn't stand out as much.