Which one is more prototypical 1211 or 1238?
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I’d say 1211 is. There were some comments about the tender not being correct for 1238 and that a Y6b tender is more prototypical for the 1238.
Thanks for the clarification.
I was really hoping it was going to be able to navigate O-60 curves since I see Lionel 2-6-6-2's do it.
@Rambler2100 posted:I was really hoping it was going to be able to navigate O-60 curves since I see Lionel 2-6-6-2's do it.
I think the LionMaster Class A will make it around O-60.
Joe, the Vision Line is not a Lionmaster, and O72 is it's stated minimum. Most of the Lionmaster stuff will do O31.
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@gunrunnerjohn posted:Joe, the Vision Line is not a Lionmaster, and O72 is it's stated minimum. Most of the Lionmaster stuff will do O31.
I understand that John. I was pointing out to Rambler2100 that if he wanted a Class A from Lionel that would go around O-60 he should look for a LionMaster Class A.
@Rambler2100 posted:I was really hoping it was going to be able to navigate O-60 curves since I see Lionel 2-6-6-2's do it.
If their Scale JLC or VL Big Boy can make it around 0-60.... I would be surprised if the VL Class A couldn't.
The VL-BB will NOT do O60 curves. More correctly, the tender can't do the turn, the locomotive will actually make the curve.
@gunrunnerjohn posted:The VL-BB will NOT do O60 curves. More correctly, the tender can't do the turn, the locomotive will actually make the curve.
I’m thinking JLC, If I remember when they offered them. They also gave you a set of blind wheels for the tender, so you can swap those out.
Never owned the JLC, but the blind wheels would have solved the problem. When I first got my VL-BB, I had Fastrack, so I tried it on O60 curves, no go. 
