FM TrainMaster

OK I'll play. Here is a custom Boston & Maine Trainmaster. The B&M never had one but that doesn't mean I can't!

S Scale, by American Models.



Rusty

Pennsylvania and Virginian by K-line.
Virginian Plain Jane with horn. The Pennsy has horn and smokes it was a steal at the TCA show and the Virginian was a K-line club special " With a 6 cars hopper set and bay window caboose.
Both great pullers.

Williams:















Jim

Lionel Trainmaster

FM fans, go to the MTH Facebook page and take a look at the new FM engineering sample. VERY impressive!

A handsome 'Custom Trains' Samhongsa unit resplendent in D&H livery!


With an Atlas caboose

Lionel...



Samhongsa custom unit (I think)



Sam...seeing pictures of your beautiful D&H unit kind of makes me regret selling mine!!

- Mike
Small layout...Big dreams

K-Line club engine w/TMCC

Mike, I remember seeing your FS post and almost bought it myself. Has anyone else made this color scheme?

OK, one more time since you insist. Ladies and gentlemen I present to you tbe fastest FM TM on the planet. The heck with those NASCAR pukes.

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Originally posted by harleyhouse:
Pennsylvania and Virginian by K-line.
Virginian Plain Jane with horn. The Pennsy has horn and smokes it was a steal at the TCA show and the Virginian was a K-line club special " With a 6 cars hopper set and bay window caboose.
Both great pullers.

I never understood why Lionel and others paint the Virginian train master locomotives blue and yellow. The prototype locomotives were painted BLACK and yellow. Also, the Virginian train masters were run LONG HOOD FORWARD.

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Originally posted by zwbob:
K-Line club engine w/TMCC

I would have bought a K-Line train master if it were painted correctly.

Williams makes a black one, but, wrong engine number. Win some lose some, eh?

I have never seen my favorite Trainmaster scheme in O. The blue hamburger N&W as run at Lamberts Point until slugged.

My photos do not fit here, but I have 2-railed five K-Line T-Ms and am delighted with appearance and performance. Two of them were shortened to become H 16-66 CNW. I have not had the good fortune to compare them to Bultmann, but they measure up fairly well against brass Sunset. If I were wealthy, I would have Bultmann.

RK Scale

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Originally posted by Jim Policastro:
Williams:




Jim

The "cement" retaining-wall is wonderful, Jim.

Here’s links to photos of a number of not very common O Gauge FM’s including C. Sam’s beautiful Delaware & Hudson already pictured in this thread:

http://www.robertstrains.com/Frank43.htm

http://www.robertstrains.com/Frank52.htm

HTH,

Bill

Hey Watson: I'll show you mine if you show me yours!

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I never understood why Lionel and others paint the Virginian train master locomotives blue and yellow. The prototype locomotives were painted BLACK and yellow. Also, the Virginian train masters were run LONG HOOD FORWARD.

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I did take the picture from the wrong side the engineer figures face the long hood. Color wise black would have looked better, But for $100.00 it is a darn nice locomotive.

Lionel 8687 CNJ -


Lionel 8951 SP -


Lionel 2331 cc VGN -


Lionel 2321 - cc & postwar DLW-


Lionel 2331 postwar VGN -

Mike:

Your Lionel Century Club demos in my opinion are the best looking FM units produced in O-Gauge.

I have both numbers.

Bill, I believe that this SOUTHERN is also one of the Custom Trains models. I've changed out the chassis for one with TMCC and painted yellow safety stripes on both ends.

Gentlemen

That PRR TrainMaster is a beast.
PRR used to lash up 4 of them with the lead loco long nose first!
Must have been a sight to see.
Thanks for sharing your pics.
Bill

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Posted May 26, 2011 08:05 PM Hide Post
A handsome 'Custom Trains' Samhongsa unit resplendent in D&H livery!

C Sam - a very nice item ..I could only wish that MTH would make this beauty along with DRG and Wabash instead of rerunning VGN, Southerns and the same cast every few years..

two of Lionels more colorful paint schemes.

PRR


READING

I've always liked that Reading unit!

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Originally posted by Farmer_Bill:
Hey Watson: I'll show you mine if you show me yours!

Farmer_Bill, I said TrainMaster not BigBoy!

...keep the rails polished...

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FM fans, go to the MTH Facebook page and take a look at the new FM engineering sample. VERY impressive!

Agreed!! Gonna have to plan for one of these down the road. Great detailing.

Here's pictures of my 2 PRR FM's. Both are very early Williams models and both have magnetraction and Lionel E-units and monstrous dual Pitman motors.

The king ...

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Originally posted by N5CJonny:

Now that is cool.

Here's one of my Trainmasters in front of a Baldwin and Alco Road Diesels. Don

TomB

Great thread.... I too love that D&H scheme....