Randall Hudson Standard Gauge

WOW. Now THAT is impressive! 

I wonder what the original cost for the kit was?

Beautiful! 

super cool!

Love it! Lots of moving parts. 👍

Fantastic!!!

CW,

  Way cool engine and tender no doubt about it!

PCRR/Dave

TOO awesome for words! One FINE model with a tinplate look!

Now that is a thing of beauty 

Carey,

Will you be running that loco at Trainfest this year?

Bob Nelson

Carey,What a beautiful model?! Thanks so much for sharing this. Never seen anything like this at a train show.

Joe Gozzo

Hello all ..thank you for your kind words ... I'm very fortunate to have the Randall .... and it's sister .

Last year at Trainfest ..(come on out this year in November  and enjoy train heaven with huge layouts) ... SGMA ...had a fine layout thanks to Bob Nelson and friends ....   I ran the Randall built by Bob Hendrichs...pulling Randall cars  .... please see link 

https://www.facebook.com/Tinpl...os/1736045949791229/

So Bob what do you think about double heading the two Randalls ?..would that site be enough to get you to drive into the frozen tundra again ?  ........I'll experiment with the two on my tiny loop ..to see if they like each other ....

Bob Henderich also built up a set of Randall castings into a Berkshire ... (only one) . 

Cheers Carey

Carey, I do believe my just popped out of my head, the Randalls are gorgeous !!

Carey Williams posted:

1927 NYC introduces what is to become one of the best loved  & modeled steam engines the Hudson. 

I wonder when the Hudson fell by the wayside in favor of the UP Big Boy & Challenger (they seem like the go-to steam locomotives nowadays).

Seems like it was very popular even into the 70's & 80's, then just faded to obscurity. I rarely see any new models made of it.

There have been a ton of Hudsons starting in the 90's up to the Vision Line just a few years ago.

Carey Williams posted:

Hello all ..thank you for your kind words ... I'm very fortunate to have the Randall .... and it's sister .

Last year at Trainfest ..(come on out this year in November  and enjoy train heaven with huge layouts) ... SGMA ...had a fine layout thanks to Bob Nelson and friends ....   I ran the Randall built by Bob Hendrichs...pulling Randall cars  .... please see link 

 https://www.facebook.com/Tinpl...os/1736045949791229/

So Bob what do you think about double heading the two Randalls ?..would that site be enough to get you to drive into the frozen tundra again ?  ........I'll experiment with the two on my tiny loop ..to see if they like each other ....

 Bob Henderich also built up a set of Randall castings into a Berkshire ... (only one) . 

 Cheers Carey

  

Carey,

It is unlikely that I will venture into the frozen northern tundra this year to attend Trainfest but I would love to hear (and see with photos and videos) if your experiments with the two Randalls were successful or not.

Bob Nelson 

@navy.seal posted:

Carey,

It is unlikely that I will venture into the frozen northern tundra this year to attend Trainfest but I would love to hear (and see with photos and videos) if your experiments with the two Randalls were successful or not.

Bob Nelson

Carey,

Was your experiment with the two Randalls successful?  If it was, do you have photos or videos of the pair running together?

Bob Nelson

@navy.seal posted:

Carey,

Was your experiment with the two Randalls successful?  If it was, do you have photos or videos of the pair running together?

Bob Nelson

Carey,

Just bought three Randall passenger cars in Milwaukee Road's orange and black livery.  Would like to purchase a Randall locomotive to pull them.  Know where one's for sale?

Bob Nelson

PS.  Did you ever post pictures of your experiment with your two Randall locomotives?

Carey makes the great and wonderful obscurities visible for the rest of us! He is a forum treasure! A collective THANK YOU!

Hello I'm working on the layout with some 96 in diameters curves once completed I'll try the double-headed Randall Hudsons.

Sorry  the Randall Hudson's are  rather thin on the ground , very few were actually built up. Fewer still were built to run.

The cars were recast up till the 80's ...but engine mold was lost so very few cast .

There are a few recast  Park Hudson's out there .

One sold about a year ago,..but it was display,only as no drive train was ever added .

Cheers Carey

WOW! What a work of art. Thanks for sharing.

Here is a link from the 2017 SGMA layout at Trainfest ...great fun ...Paul did a great job filming the event ..some good run bys with the Hudson pulling 7 Randall cars ...yes 7

Cheers Carey

https://youtu.be/c9yi2DnHmt0

Carey,

What is a "Park Hudson"?  Is it a Randall Hudson without a "drive train"?

Bob Nelson

@navy.seal posted:

Carey,

What is a "Park Hudson"?  Is it a Randall Hudson without a "drive train"?

Bob Nelson

Bob,

The Randall Hudson was only a set of castings, no drive, you were on your own. The Park Hudson was made from Randall castings, and because of the shrinkage of aluminum, the Park Hudson is a little smaller than the Randall. Neither were provided with drives. Buy the book! It's all detailed in there. Many of your unique trains from the west coast guys are documented as well.

Jim

Hello the park engine was a tweak off of a Randall Hudson so slightly smaller due to aluminum shrinkage.

There is also some small variation in the cab and cab window.

I was told 17 Park engines were recast..and sold as complete ? ..and 3 additional sets of castings made .

The park was initially advertised in 1946 or 1947 as a 3/8 of an inch scale Hudson virtually none sold

I'm fortunate to have a pair of the Randall Hudson's in standard gauge and one built up in one gauge, but no Park engine yet.

Here is a video link to see the Bob Hendrich built Hudson and Berkshire ..both using the Randall Hudson boiler.

Cheers Carey

https://youtu.be/EiXN8j0t1P8