Hello all.
Scale Craft introduces it's new line in 1934 with a PRR K4 in 17/64ths scale . 1937 Scale Craft adds a die-cast baggage and coach..( yes they are heavy ). The K4 went through several changes during it's run 1934-41. Last model was center driver driven, and manual reverse was knob attached to smoke stack ...give it a twist and backing up is happening .
Please see link for action pack video K4 pulling 4 die-cast cars ...causing the poor K4 to be a bit slippery.
Cheers Carey
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Turn the sanders on! 
Cool video, thanks for sharing.
Carey,
Very nice and interesting. I like the detail on the rods and the drivers.
Tom
LOVE that old school stuff, great post!
Awesome...as usual. 
Mark in Oregon
Smooth. I was going to guess "Mi-Loco on the Hudson in the passing track, but up popped a run-by identifying it. What are the beautiful Pullmans following the Hudson?
Assuming the K4 is center-driven gears? They are the smoothest, although not by much. And in the far distance I see a B&O P1 - Lobaugh?
While I am at it, less exciting are still photos. Here is one of my Scale Craft K4s:
A lot of Scale Craft K4s have the SP drivers - PRR always cut their counterweights with a straight line. This one is a rear-driver gear version, and is otherwise "stock." Here is one I doctored up a bit:
Great looking train Carey!
("yes they are heavy"...) No exaggeration there, I have one of those die-cast SC baggage cars unpainted with trucks, scales at 4 lbs 3. oz, further emphasizes the impressive pulling power of that K4. Cool stuff.
Rear drive chassis running. This one is a real grinder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzkFM-Pjv2Q
and center drive running
Very interesting!
A similar locomotive - a Blum M1a in bronze - just sold for a half a grand, not counting shipping. These old doorstops have finally come into their own! Could not be happier for my heirs, whoever thay may be.
Yeah I was watching that M1. I think Carey already has one, unless he was also the winner of this recent one too.
Good to hear from you Dennis, nice videos too!
We have a Mi-Loco K4 on the club that is a pulling dynamo but is just as noisy as your SC drive there. I don't care, it's one of the most powerful engines "tonnage" wise on the layout.
Pete
Great stuff! Nice video.
Hello all ..thank you for your kind words ... you mention the M1 that sold ...Blum ..I do not think so as it was bronze ....could be ..but slight differences with mine ,. .. here is a link to see the Blum cast aluminum M1 in action .....tis a big engine 17/64ths ..tallest engine I own ...just clears over pass....now ..it did not the first time around ...
Wow...
Mark in Oregon
Just comparing the Blum in Carey's video and the one that just sold, the bronze M1a has boiler bandstands, and different shaped boiler?? interesting, and a mystery?? cTr.... ( Choose the Right )
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