Hi All,
I was looking to purchase a Lionel Legacy PRR Postwar K4 for some time. My Friend Alex M was helping me search for either 1361 or 1330 with no luck. Then one day he emailed me and said "why don't you buy a Polar RR K4 and paint it. So I looked at the Lionel Christmas catalog and sure enough it was a postwar K4. Alex put me in touch with a good source and was able to pick up one at a great price. I picked the engine up at this summers get together at Alex's house. What a great event good food, good friends and as you can see in the before video a lot of beer. First the before video (take note of Alex's technique for loading smoke fluid):
I found someone who is a forum sponsor to paint the engine into a PRR K4 number 3880. His name is Harry Hieke and I can highly recommend him for all your painting needs (he also does building). Here is the after video
Well thanks to Alex and Harry I was able to get a Legacy K4 Postwar and end my long search. Now in a week or so off to York to look for head end cars.
JohnB
