My 4637 Shasta is finally Done!

very nice.  love the paint job.

Looks real nice.

Beautiful job Chris. Always like to see old tinplate given a new life.

Agreed!

 

His work is absolutely beautiful!

Chris, I really like what you're doing, with this and other restorations you have posted.  You do a complete, ground-up job, no half-measures, and it pays off.  I also like your bold and sometimes adventurous use of colors, and your paint jobs look top flight.

 

Your use of a can motor to run in conventional mode also interests me.  I recently did over a standard gauge PS-1 engine by taking out the PS-1 board and replacing it with a Williams reversing board.  That gives me conventional operation with a can motor, like your Shasta.  I'm thinking this may become a third alternative to the choice of running either contemporary (command control, can motor) or traditional (open frame motor).  It has a lot of benefits.

 

 

Chris,

 

What a wonderful job! I love your choice of a can motor with the blue paint, as it looks like the rare version on the cover of the Russell C. Park reference book. While I own the original set in green and tan, I have often wished that A.F. would have produced the set in blue also. How about a blue Shasta from MTH/Lionel AFTER they produce a McKeen motor car! 

 

Eric Hofberg

TCA, LCCA

chug,

I wish MTH would listen more to the tinplate recommendations on this forum.  I agree a Shasta done in this color would be a good seller.  Instead, we get another run of Blue, Black 400es. I sure do hope MTH sparks more excitement in future tinplate offerings.
Sunrise

Thank you Eric and all for the kind words.   Funny you should mention that book from Russell C Park because that is where I saw and decided to go with the blue instead of the usual rookie tan and green. I like to do things a little different from the norm and prefer a can motor over an open cage AC motor but that is just my preference.  Hojack; I have often thought if I bought a tinplate piece with PS-1 I would do the exact same thing with the Williams board like I have done in some of my "Regular" trains.

Hi Chris,

 

Looks great!  Is the color similar to your recent diesel switcher?  Any videos?

 

 

looks terrific

Thank you. The color is different from the switcher. The switcher was more a Boston & Maine blue.   No video yet but I will post one soon.