Lionel Hudson 785 with 6464 rolling stock

The 6464 cars look perfectly proportioned to the 785, Donnie. Nice consist.

Yes those scale sized Hudsons are "tight" and need to be run for a few hours to break in.  But once they are they run really smoothly. They are built very much like the postwar models which are good runners.  Mine came with a neat long stack motor too. I assume all of 784's did. It has several improvements over the 783. I just wish they painted them in real gunmetal like the prewar version.

Donnie...glad you like it,I knew you would!!......joe

Looks super! Thanks for sharing!

Love the scale Hudson. Nice video!

I love the 6464 consist too, Donnie.

I'm pulling a string of the diecast "semi Scale" cars Lionel made about 20** years ago with my B&A Magne-traction 784, a heavy load, no problem.

** Correction, time flies - these were made in 1991, 31 years ago, not 20 - LOL

Always liked the 785 with the spoked wheels. One fella at our club has one and runs it from time o time. Does it have 'steam chest' effects or is yours just 'leaking' smoke from inside the boiler?

@c.sam posted:

Always liked the 785 with the spoked wheels. One fella at our club has one and runs it from time o time. Does it have 'steam chest' effects or is yours just 'leaking' smoke from inside the boiler?

Oh she's puffing from the steam chest on both sides  sir. That's my first steamer that does that. I do enjoy that effect. I had to change the element as the original was so brittle it fell apart in my fingers. Put wick material in it , which it never had before. Tested with out the shell, and no leaks..from the top ! I overfilled it the first time and it leaked from the bottom briefly. But after it soaked up the steam fluid she stopped. It wasn't too bad. Learned just to put a few drops and she'll smoke for a good amount of time.

Gotta agree with Paul. The 6464 cars really look great behind the Hudson, Donnie! You probably need a few more!

@Mark V. Spadaro posted:

Gotta agree with Paul. The 6464 cars really look great behind the Hudson, Donnie! You probably need a few more!

Haha. There are a lot of cool road names. Maybe a Baltimore and Ohio. Also may keep my eye out on a 1-700e.

@Lionelski posted:

I love the 6464 consist too, Donnie.

I'm pulling a string of the diecast "semi Scale" cars Lionel made about 20 years ago with my B&A Magne-traction 784, a heavy load, no problem.

Those are sparking an interest. Are those based off of the original prewar semi-scales? I may need more details about those cars. Man you guys are a bad influence...

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Those are sparking an interest. Are those based off of the original prewar semi-scales? I may need more details about those cars. Man you guys are a bad influence...

Corrupt you, I will Donnie!

I bought those cars at April 2022 York. Here is a link to the Forum post I made at the time: Buy anything cool lately? | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum (ogaugerr.com) , for closer pics

Yes, they were based on the prewar semi-scale cars, These were made in 1991, but finding them new in box (like I did) is not hard at York or on the 'bay

The "modern" catalog #'s are:

Lackawanna reefer 6-51301

C&O Stock: 6-51402

Pennsy Box: 6-51401

Shell tanker: 6-51300

B&O Hopper: 6-51501

The B&A caboose #6920, while semi scale, was made at a different time, but I bought it to run with this B&A 784 Hudson

@Lionelski posted:

Corrupt you, I will Donnie!

Another bad influence fesses up… love it!!!

Yeah, those cars  would look great with a 1-700e. Would need to find a semi scale NYC or maybe a B&O  caboose though. Maybe for Christmas!

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Yeah, those cars  would look great with a 1-700e. Would need to find a semi scale NYC or maybe a B&O  caboose though. Maybe for Christmas!

Here ya go, Donnie.

Corrupting I will go, corrupting I will go. Hi Ho...........

Can't help you with a 700e pic (still on my Christmas list) or a B&O semi-scale caboose, though

@Lionelski posted:

Here ya go, Donnie.

Corrupting I will go, corrupting I will go. Hi Ho...........

Can't help you with a 700e pic (still on my Christmas list) or a B&O semi-scale caboose, though

Darn you.... Haha. Thank you sir. They're definitely going on the want it list.

Can’t help corrupting you with a 700E, but you may want to look into an 18056 - what Lionel called a 763E with a Vanderbilt tender (the more knowledgeable NYC folks hereabouts may chime in on whether or not NYC Hudsons ever had Vanderbilt tenders…). It’s from 1997 and has TMCC. A really sweet engine.

Thanks Paul. I really like to stick with conventional engines. It is a nice engine though. From what I understand Hudson's never used those tenders, but I think they look good. I'm not a rivet counter, I like what appeals to me. Continue to corrupt me guys. Just when I think, yeah I've got everything I like. Then you guys post these pics of stuff I didn't even know exists. A month ago I didn't even know Lionel made a scale hudson that was obtainable and affordable and stayed true to the pre and post war roots. Glad I discovered them! Thanks guys.

@Donnie Kennedy posted:

Thanks Paul. I really like to stick with conventional engines. It is a nice engine though. From what I understand Hudson's never used those tenders, but I think they look good. I'm not a rivet counter, I like what appeals to me. Continue to corrupt me guys. Just when I think, yeah I've got everything I like. Then you guys post these pics of stuff I didn't even know exists. A month ago I didn't even know Lionel made a scale hudson that was obtainable and affordable and stayed true to the pre and post war roots. Glad I discovered them! Thanks guys.

You know, Donnie, it does run in conventional too