PRR K4 Icken 17/64ths scale early /mid 1930's

...  ...awesome.

Mark in Oregon

Mitch

@Carey Williams posted:

In the early days of O scale. ( mid 1930's) big club layouts were all the rage. Members would transport their engines in custom wood cases on run nights. One of the best custom builders was Fred Icken of NJ, who built engines to run for decades . Here is a PRR K4 built to 17/64ths scale with double gear reduction complete in it's traveling case from the mid 30's. Sheet brass and brass / bronze castings ..running on outside 3rd rail.

Please see link for video

Thank you Cheers Carey

https://youtu.be/46v4FRmsqBE

 

Carey

May I have your permission to use this picture for my "desktop" photo?

Also: you mention a "wooden case": do you have this, and if so, how about a picture?  

It's sometimes hard to watch your videos, in that the stuff you have on your walls is as impressive as the engine being featured...I don't know where to look! 

Mark in Oregon

@Carey Williams posted:

 ...snip... Here is a PRR K4 built to 17/64ths scale with double gear reduction complete in it's traveling case from the mid 30's. Sheet brass and brass / bronze castings ..running on outside 3rd rail.

Is that code 190 or so rail? We had a lot of steel 190 at the WB&A Tractioneers as it came to us free (the best pricing!); I suspect that we had gotten a couple of thousand feet of it as there were piles of it under the layout even after the layout was finished.

Hello all ...

thank you for your kind words...  very happy with the new K4 

sure you can use any photos you wish 

the rail is heavy duty , I have parts of 3 outside 3rd rail layouts ...each has different rail sizes ..this is the largest 

here is the traveling case ........it's traveling days are over ...unless I can run it down at the Cincinnati layout one day..

cheers Carey  

come to the March meet next year I'll be having another open house ...

Nice...thanks!

Mark in Oregon