MTH Boston & Albany Class J-2 4-6-4 Hudson

Beautiful locomotive, Rick.

I believe it requires 042 or wider curves, and is not supposed to run on 031 curves. Is that correct?

Arnold

Also, can you supply the MTH item number?

For those interested, I got my answers on the Internet.

It's MTH SKU # 20-3863-1, and it requires 042 or wider curves.

Boy, these MTH hudson threads.

It makes one wish Lionel would go out of buisness, if it meant they would do a better job on paint color and details.

Nice engine Rick!

Arnold, MTH Item No. 20-3863-1. My minimum radius is O-72 so I can't give you a reliable answer to your  question on minimum curvature. There was an earlier, more generic post on the new MTH Hudsons and I believe your numbers re minimum curvature are correct. But there may further information contained in that generic post since I last looked at it.   Rick

@Rick Wright posted:

I haven't seen many/any images of the recently released B&A Hudson so I thought I'd post a few. I pub checked with the late Alvin Staufer's "Thoroughbreds, The Most Famous Class of Locomotive in the World, New York Central's Hudson." Yes, the sand box is not square, and a shorter B&A tender is absent (these are major retooling costs $$$ so I can understand the compromises necessary), but I'm very pleased with the attention to the color scheme. Staufer indicated there were 28 different color combinations on the B&A Hudsons, and MTH seems to have issued the one Staufer delineates in "Thoroughbreds": Pullman Green tender and cab sides, Brewster Green boiler and cylinder jackets, Graphite smoke box, Silver lettering, Black running gear, cab roof and tender top. Here are some images taken in natural sunlight, slightly hazy thanks to Canadian fire smoke in the air in Northern Virginia.

The West Springfield shop code on the air tank stencil is a nice touch!

Shes a good looking locomotive. Best of luck!

- Mario

It would be nice to see someone bring one of these to HUDSON FEST.  We love and are celebrating ALL Hudson locomotives no matter what the Tender says!

More information about HUDSON FEST here.

The Stenciling on the air tank is a nice touch. Since the B&A was part of the NYC, a B&A Hudson is more than appropriate for Hudson fest.

MTH for the most goes the extra mile in research. I bought the first B&A Hudson they offered after seeing it in person. Even though I was heavily into the B&A at that time. I didn’t pre order one.  They did #616 in black which was in the second batch of J2’s and those were built by Lima. Not Alco. Was surprised to see the correct builders plate. I know little about diecast construction. Usually the builders plate is recessed into the body. Don’t know what’s involved in changing up the mold. The Alco and Lima plates aren’t even close as far as shape. But MTH went to the trouble of changing it up to get it right.