Sakai 301 Repaint

Nice job Steve. I have one of these, also with good graphics. Thanks for the paint tip.

Could you show the difference in the two motors, please? My two seem like the rock crusher type.

that one nice looking engine Steve! but a NYC tender with a Belpaie firebox? 

Steve,

Slightly O.T...In terms of tender matches, I have never been quite satisfied with Marx tenders as they always seemed undersize, and so, for what it's worth, I have been matching the Marx steam power with MPC era Lionel tenders which can be had at a good price..Heres an example. I think it looks more fitting..although it's "inauthentic" Has a simple loop connection that fits well.

that looks like a good match!

I have done a similar thing with mine, using the tinplate 7 inch Nickel Plate tender and converting it to four wheel trucks and plastic fork couplers.

It always seemed to me that the machine work on the Sakai gears was rather crude. They were probably re-using worn out prewar milling and cutting machines while rebuilding the economy in Japan after the devastation of the war.