Hot's weathered T1 is takin' me back.....and I was never there in the first place !
Job well done, my man ! !!!
Okay, so those holes I asked about are not Buick styling cues -- then what are they? Loewy was not know for doing "holes" - Ned Nickles certainly (his were fantastic) was and Harley Earle surely took his lead and following with a whole generation of Buicks, but Loew, as far as I know, didn't do holes that much. Are they functional, or styling, or what. . . ?
Originally Posted by Lee Willis:
Okay, so those holes I asked about are not Buick styling cues -- then what are they? Loewy was not know for doing "holes" - Ned Nickles certainly (his were fantastic) was and Harley Earle surely took his lead and following with a whole generation of Buicks, but Loew, as far as I know, didn't do holes that much. Are they functional, or styling, or what. . . ?
But Raymond did do circles.
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Originally Posted by Lee Willis:
Okay, so those holes I asked about are not Buick styling cues -- then what are they? Loewy was not know for doing "holes" - Ned Nickles certainly (his were fantastic) was and Harley Earle surely took his lead and following with a whole generation of Buicks, but Loew, as far as I know, didn't do holes that much. Are they functional, or styling, or what. . . ?
"Celebrated" circles where definitely part of Art Deco designs.
I know he did circles, including the TWA globes, etc., but holes? Maybe he and Harley Earle hung out in a bar together.
Here's our Lionmaster Legacy T-1 on the old shelf layout pulling RK FOM cars. The Legacy features are awesome, and it's a great looking locomotive to begin with (even if this version lacks the Buick-Loewy Mystery Ventiport Speed Holes)
-Dustin
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Maybe the original T-1, with just three "venti-ports" per side, was intended to be the lower-priced model! Perhaps PRR originally planned a four-hole "Trackmaster" T-1 version with even more power!
Originally Posted by Lee Willis:
Maybe the original T-1, with just three "venti-ports" per side, was intended to be the lower-priced model! Perhaps PRR originally planned a four-hole "Trackmaster" T-1 version with even more power!
Actually it was more the other way around. T1's 6110 and 6111 were the PRIMO models with 6111 being the most powerful. The other 50 units were for the run-of-the-mill.
Well, 51 actually! Yup. 6111 had the tractive effort advantage over her sisters, and after being modernized, she and 6110, were the most outrageous looking locomotives anywhere on the planet, and probably for all time ! As for power at speed, ie. horsepower, 5500 is the queen mother, with her Franklin Rotary "B" poppet gear, extra weight, and revised "freight" valve events. Whatever her sisters could do for top end, she could do more! Good News, though, check out the real trains forum, as a group of serious investors is looking to re-TEE just such a locomotive from the ground up ! Best of success, gentlemen !
