Has anyone made an o scale Frisco decapod?
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Other than Sunset Models scale wheeled model(pre-3rd Rail days,) no.
I've suggested the Frisco version to MTH, but got the standard "not revealing production" response.
Rusty
The MTH Premier Decapod if scale is a very small decapod. Compared to an MTH Imperial 0-6-0.
A few more pictures comparing the Russian Decapod to a Pennsy Decapod with long haul tender.
There are Decapods and there are decapods from a different time frame. Both have interesting histories. The Russian is tied to USRA bail out of Baldwin Locomotive Works, when the the Russian Revolution occurred leaving Baldwin high and dry with a lot of completed iron. One or two were purchased by several railroads including the Frisco and Pittsburg and Shawmut via a little Government incentive, 5 ft gauge (Russian) was converted to 4'8" with unusually large tires. The sun deck on the back of the tender has been a point of discussion on this forum before. The Pennsy I10 Decapod obviously was much larger. I believe Pennsy had more of I10s than anything else. I could be wrong and often am. Mike CT Russian is MTH. I10 is Thirdrail.
Critics of this model did not like the gear drive that compromised the high boiler, "see through look" off the drive train.
IMO you may want to consider custom repaint to Frisco if you can find one. Runs well even on Atlas O-45 curves.
A few more pictures comparing the Russian Decapod to a Pennsy Decapod with long haul tender.
There are Decapods and there are decapods from a different time frame. Both have interesting histories. The Russian is tied to USRA bail out of Baldwin Locomotive Works, when the the Russian Revolution occurred leaving Baldwin high and dry with a lot of completed iron. One or two were purchased by several railroads including the Frisco and Pittsburg and Shawmut via a little Government incentive, 5 ft gauge (Russian) was converted to 4'8" with unusually large tires. The sun deck on the back of the tender has been a point of discussion on this forum before. The Pennsy I10 Decapod obviously was much larger. I believe Pennsy had more of I10s than anything else. I could be wrong and often am. Mike CT Russian is MTH. I10 is Thirdrail.
Critics of this model did not like the gear drive that compromised the high boiler, "see through look" off the drive train.
IMO you may want to consider custom repaint to Frisco if you can find one. Runs well even on Atlas O-45 curves.
Seaboard had fifty one 2-10-0 engines of various classes, here's one painted in SAL colors that's in Spencer, it used to be Gainesville Midland #206:
Of the 51 engines, they had 8 class D3 types and were nicknamed "Sport Model" Decapod, I think because of its small, almost see-thru appearance between the boiler and frame. Here's an example of what these looked like:
The Gainsville Midland decapod is a Baldwin catalog locomotive, much like Strasburg #90.
Frisco only rostered the so-called "Russian" decapods, locomotives built for Russia but embargoed when the revolution happend.
There are six Russians left in the US, five of them are Frisco locomotives, saved by the grace of being used as mine switchers for Eagle Picher in Oklahoma. Of which, 1630 was the only one restored to operation. The sixth is the Seaboard locomotive.
The MTH Russian decapod is a good starting point for a Frisco version.
And, a Russian decapod is plenty big when you stand next to one. I'll take one over any pesky 0-6-0 any day.
Rusty
At the time, when Sunset offered their two rail Russian, I lobbied for a three rail....
none was made and then came the MTH one. Neither was what I wanted, as I
wanted the Great Western/Strasburg #90 Baldwin. And so I use the MTH as a
stand-in, until ??
Rusty is spot on. I am actually modeling Picher mining and have found actual photos of them.
I'm still waiting for someone to do a "real" decapod -- the I2 -- preferably with a fireball on it.
Poppyl
Originally Posted by Mike CT:
Critics of this model did not like the gear drive that compromised the high boiler, "see through look" off the drive train.
Critics of this model did not like the gear drive that compromised the high boiler, "see through look" off the drive train.
Wow, that's hideous. Too bad, because it's not a bad looking model otherwise, and of an interesting loco. That's so bad I almost want to buy one just to see if I can save it from itself by re-doing the drive. I don't even know how to do that, and I still want to try--is how bad that is.
Originally Posted by Rick946:
Has anyone made an o scale Frisco decapod?
Rick
Are you looking for a two or three rail version? I have a Sunset brass 2 rail that I don't need. NIB
Originally Posted by nickaix:
Originally Posted by Mike CT:
Critics of this model did not like the gear drive that compromised the high boiler, "see through look" off the drive train.
Critics of this model did not like the gear drive that compromised the high boiler, "see through look" off the drive train.
Wow, that's hideous. Too bad, because it's not a bad looking model otherwise, and of an interesting loco. That's so bad I almost want to buy one just to see if I can save it from itself by re-doing the drive. I don't even know how to do that, and I still want to try--is how bad that is.
I wonder what this would look like with a 3rd Rail-type belt drive motor and wheel drive assembly installed? At the very least they should have installed a motor that was at a slant.
Looking for a 3 rail model. Course with Frisco road name would be nice.
looks like I will have to wait and probably re paint one. locomotives like the decapod and fms that have an interesting history are pretty cool
