CLW Central Locmotive Works NYC H10 Mikado

That is a rare bird.  I knew he worked on these, but did not know an entire kit was ever offered.

What a terrific piece!  Thanks for the great photos, Carey!

john

Hello all ..thank you for your kind words ..yes very fortunate to have the Mike in the roundhouse ...  here is an ad MR 1947 ...that showed you the bag of parts you started with ....just your typical one-nighter with a screw driver .  for more information about the history of CLW  please see online  O Scale Resource  Sept/ Oct 2019   "the story of Adams & Son Model Foundry " by the late Steve Neill .

Cheers Carey

Carey thank you for sharing!  I'm curious... what radius is it operating on in your videos?  Thanks!!

Carey     You outbid me!  It was a nice pice, from the photo's it seemed the boiler was cast? is that right, or was it fabricated?   How about a video on the Tub   cTr......(Choose the right)

Hello all ..

Stephen sorry ..first time I saw it my eyes popped wow a CLW Mike ! ...those don't grow on trees .

Boiler is rolled ..but lots of lead inside ..very talented builder .

The 1939 2 rail Multiplex layout has 48" radius ...engines of course would like larger ...but they seem happy just to be getting some exercise and don't complain ...too much.

Stephen there was a you tube link above ..but here it is again 

Cheers Carey,

https://youtu.be/mgV8tYvqvbQ

Carey    Thanks, enjoyed the video, I guess those blind center drivers help on the curves, makes you wonder how many of those kits they would have sold.    cTr.....( Choose the Right )

Like many of the CLW   kits many may have been sold ...but what percentage of them were started ,  or completed ?  The Mike is offered in the Model R R Equipment catalog of 1950 .... for $25.00 ...along with the Berkshire at 89.00

Both of those engines are thin on the ground ...from my searchings

Cheers Carey  

Awesome...as usual. 

Mark in Oregon

I have a Berk.  Just assumed it was Adams.

Lovin' the bronze age history lessons.   The roots of scale modelling and the artifacts of the era has been an interest of mine ever since I got exposed to O.   It's great to see ongoing research and documentation of lost industries.

Re that sharp looking H10.  It shares a kindred spirit with the Hines offering of a light mike during that same immediate post-war period.  Still, major casting differences show there is no manufacturing relationship.

Keep 'em coming!

Bruce

Maybe we should have some Hines Lines photos.  I can contribute the Hines/Pearce 0-8-0 & 2-8-0.

Hello all ...sure Bob  lets start a Hines  posting ...  do you have the Hines Pacific ? ...that one has eluded me ..

Bob mentioned the CLW Berkshire .... which ties in with the Hines line ... Bill Lenoir designed the Hines Mikado and a beautiful Berkshire...patterns set off to Adams and Son for casting ...Mikado castings set back to Hines to sell ... Hines forgot to pay the foundry bill ......Berkshire castings remained with Adams ...till a debt needed to be paid to Bob Smith  of CLW ..... off go the Bershire castings to CLW ....  it was a very small world  in the early O scale world .

Here is the marvelous  Bill Lenoir  designed Berkshire ... for Hines , cast by Adams  sold by CLW . ( 1948 -50 window ) 

Cheers Carey 

Here we go - both Pearce, although of Hines heritage:

And my version of the fabled C&O/Pere Marquette doorstop:

Manufacturers spelling corrected.

Here's my Hines mini Mike.  At the time of this photo I had added enough detail that it warranted a coat of paint.  Since then it has been stripped and more brass detail added.  It is currently propelled by a 24V can motor and is becoming even more of a smooth operator as my tweaking skills improve.

Looks good.  You should see it lightened up a bit!  Mind if I do that?

bob2 posted:

Looks good.  You should see it lightened up a bit!  Mind if I do that?

Not a problem, bob2.  I see now how impossibly dark it looks on a small screen.

Bruce

Just use the edit function: