Anyone know the background to this locomotive?

trucks on the tender look Walthers ..di you have some photos of the bottom of the engine ?  thank you

Central Locomotive Works sold a kit for a Southern PS4 on and off for  years.    however, not sure they date to the 1940s.    And I don't if they designed the kit or bought the molds and what not from someone else.

I have seen a few of these built up over the years at shows.    The CLW  versions that I saw were very nicely detailed.    Bob smith sold the lost wax casting parts at shows for years also.

beauty eh, shes a looker

Lobaugh postwar Pacific.  No protoype, but close to USRA Light.  B&O tender - carried over from prewar B&O Pacific.

I'm not an expert, but it says Santa Fe to me.

I didn't think B&O used any oil tenders.

Correct - and they didn’t paint “Southwestern” on them.  The tender itself came with a P1 Pacific kit, and Andrews tender trucks.

Here’s some more detailed images; the Southwestern is a decal as is the cab and tender numbers.  I’ve received two different manufacturers CLW and Lobaugh (sp). I know for certain it was built from a kit.  I was told by the builder the original was a Southern P4 kit.  Do these help identify the origins?

Well, if Bob2 says that it's Lobaugh, it's probably Lobaugh. That locomotive looks great, does it run?

Well I say Bob's got it, the Lobaugh boiler is a give away, of course an underside will most likely settle it.     cTr...( Choose the Right )

It is settled for three of us - the underside shot of the locomotive will cure those of the CLW persuasion.

The dead giveaway for me was the tender and those firebox rivets - my very first impulse was "how can you tell from two photos?"  But then I spotted the rivets.

I shall look around to see if I have similar photos.

Not sure these will help - but what the heck.  The one with the giant boiler taper is the prewar Lobaugh, related to this one only by the tender and mechanism.  Then one of mine - modified to look more like SP - SP never had anything close to USRA, so I claim artistic license.  And since I couldn't find a genuine Lobaugh frame shot, I include a very nicely done replica of prewar Lobaugh practice.  This idea was carried from beginning to end, except for the "Lost Wax" Mikado.  Postwar the pedestal binders were two piece .064 strips, instead of one big machined block, kind of like the ones shown where the gearbox goes.

Here’s the underside of the engine, electric motor and tender details.  Some background the builder worked in the Mopac roundhouse and used locomotive paint to finish it.

That should make it unanimous.  I was going to get a shot of the underside for you, but no need.

That's really neat that it was painted with actual locomotive paint. I wonder what the pros and cons of that are.

Glad we could help.  These are typically $300-350.  Let us know how you make out.

Wow Adams on the builders plate ...that is neat !!!  Never saw one like that before ...here is an ad for the Lobaugh Pacific 1947