Has a Union Pacific 2-10-2 been produced in O Scale?

The only one I know about was done by KTM for USH.

I know of one that's available.

Jay

Jay,

E-mail me the details please, I'm interested.

wayback in the recesses, I seem to remember Si converted one to SP.  I have never seen a UP 2-10-2 except for the one that was scratchbuilt by a well known Bay Area modeler.  I may remember his name in a few minutes - we used to visit his layout at OSW.  Bill Kennerley?

86TA355SR,

I contacted the guy that I believe has an extra.  I'll let you know what he says and we'll go from there.

Bob,

Good memory there bud!  Si did, in fact convert a USH UP 2-10-2 to an SP F-1.  I have the model.  The only change I made was to re-install the correct trailing truck (Si was having trouble with it) and install a Pittman can motor.  The loco runs really well and he did a really good job on the conversion.  It does need paint but I kind of hate to screw with what Si did.

Oh yeah, about 6 months to a year before he died, Si picked up another USH 2-10-2 but didn't keep it long.  He told me who he sold it to but I can't remember the name.

Jay

Jay C,

Thank you.

Here's the video I referred too earlier.  The 2-10-2 is in the first 15 minutes.  USH?

My SP 2-10-2 was done by 3rd Rail Sunset, not sure if they did UP? ncng

No, they didn't.

I'm surprised that 'Standard Power' on the UP line hasn't been done other than by KTM.

Jay, 

Any word from the guy?  Not trying to be impatient 

Thanks,

Aaron

The UP 2-10-2 is quite different from the SP F-3 and up.  I think converting a Sunset to UP would be impossible, and anyway it has a straight boiler.

I really love the ten-coupled steam, and have five models of various classes.

Aaron,

I don't see it as you being impatient.  Anyway, I just spoke with the owner and he has 3 but two are being converted to P48.  The one he's willing to sell is supposed to be pretty much untouched. 

All of that is well and good but he asked me a how much it was worth and I told him they are a desirable model.  Guess I should have kept my mouth shut.  If you want we can continue this via email.

Maybe Butch can chime in with his thoughts.

Message sent.  Thanks.

Haven't owned a 2-10-2 in a long time. Back in the late 90's they could fetch up to $2500-3000 in stock condition, but that price has comes down a lot like all other USH locos.

I hate to mention this, but the USH 2-10-2 doesn't match any of the UP TTT series locos. Quite a few items are incorrect, although it does give the overall feeling and appearance.

I only owned one 2-10-2 that was correct and I've been looking to repurchase it since I sold it in 1998 to Bob Hess. There was a write up about it in OSN about that same time. Came in 2nd to Louis Bartig at the March Meet in 1997. It was a heavily modified USH loco built by Peter Bassett, who owned the Model Shop in the UK. He made all the corrections, including pilot, pony truck, cab roof hatches, domes and more, plus added an opening smoke box door with scale hinges to show the complete and correct smoke box interior detail. Complete and correct cab interior detail too.

Because the interior of the smoke box was open he ran electrical wires (tiny coated armature wire) to the headlight and marker lights through scale size surgical stainless steel tubing substituted for the normal sold brass handrail.  It was actually a very remarkable loco and had a lot more features, plus coasting drive. I was an idiot for selling it. 

Butch

Thanks Butch!

I'll try to find that article.  Would love to read it.

Do you have any pictures of it to post?

USH, while arguably the best deal on the used market, did indeed make errors.  The most glaring was the K4 boiler, but they screwed up the tender on the SP 4-8-2, and I am not surprised that they got the UP 2-10-2 wrong.  That is an unique locomotive.

Yeah, considering the time frame these locos were produced, I've always been surprised how correct and nice they really are. A USH loco is still one of the most bulletproof and smooth running locos on the planet. Dolled up with additional and/or correcting detail they will rival just about anything out there except these newer super models we've been seeing in the past decade or so. 

Pound for pound, they're the best buy for your brass loco money and will be around long after we're all gone. They just didn't have the technology in that day to create what we've come to expect in today's models. 

Butch

Aaron,

Here's a couple of photos of your UP 2=10-2.

Jay

That's bad a##!  I'm so excited!

It looks fantastic!  

Great Job 

Jay is a great guy and has been an incredible help in purchasing this model.  He's a true asset to our hobby.

Thank you so much for all of your effort.  I truly appreciate it and I can't begin to tell you how much this means to me.