Lionel Frisco Mikado...

I have one lettered for New York Central. Not really a NYC engine but this came with Odyssey Cruise and a wireless tether. Not sure if the others were offered in this configuration. 

The engine weighs a ton and has a big Pittman motor. I'll bet it could come close to matching a Big Boy in tractive effort.

Pete

Strummer posted:

...#6-18030.

This model seems to be pretty popular, if you judge it by the number of examples that are often listed on eBay. I'm sure it's a fine model.

But to my eyes, something just doesn't look quite "right": is it that the cab and headlight look too long, or is it just me?  

Mark in Oregon

Well Mark, put your modeling skills to work......I don’t think there’s a problem with the cab roof, but if the headlight bothers you, to be sure you can find one that better suits your taste from precision Scale.......make it better than factory, and more true to the prototype you like.......Pat

Pat, et al.

Thanks for the input; I don't have one, and am not particularly interested, but was just curious.

As far as "making it better than factory", (   ) it does seem like a good basic model to start with. 

Since it was made in Korea, it probably has a can motor (as opposed to a "Pullmor") and runs fairly well...(?)

Might be worth considering after all... 

Mark in Oregon

Edit: I found some older threads that discuss this engine; seems it does have the can-type motor, built by Samhongsa, so it's no doubt a fine loco... 

I added gold striping and a Firefly livery of passenger cars...repainted Williams set.

I can't resist posting this...there is an artwork pic called "The Power and the Glory" that has the Frisco 1522 along side a MOPAC E3 where the Frisco and MOPAC run parallel to Highway 66 just southwest of St. Louis.  Here is my version:

It's a model of a Southern Rwy Mikado, the same class as the real 4501 excursion engine. Most - all the others? - companies have offered a USRA Light 2-8-2 painted in the SOU excursion scheme when selling a "4501". Those would be wrong. 

It's not a very accurate model of a real Frisco owned Mikado - sharing the shell of the Southern 4501 from the previous year, which I own - but it's still a good locomotive.

Heavy duty can motor and 4 traction tires make it a pretty good puller.

Anyone know if this style mike will handle 0-32 curves or is 042 min?

NYCBuffalo posted:

Anyone know if this style mike will handle 0-32 curves or is 042 min?

I’ve tried running them on O-31 curves and it works okay, but it does put a bit of strain on the wire between the engine and tender. If you have Lionel Fastrack with O-36 curves, you should be fine.

Frisco Mikado

J DADDY:

Thanks for posting those; on the model the cab appears to be longer than it is tall, whereas on the prototype the cab looks to be more "square".  I also see the headlight shouldn't have a "visor", which is small potatoes... 

The tender is not at all correct for this engine; in other scales tender swapping is (usually) an easy fix; how does that play out in 3 rail O gauge...?

Mark in Oregon

Edit: Regarding the tender swap: I know that the actual connection between loco and tender is a no brainer, but with the sophisticated electronics of today, doesn't that complicate a tender swap?

This looks (to me anyway) to be a closer match to the Frisco engine...

Mark in Oregon