Switcher Saturday: 2019-April-13

harley rider posted:

Dave Warburton posted:

Lou N posted:

Silver Lake posted:

Yay! SWSat is on!

This week I have some pics of the brass twins. I have been looking at these 1960’s era 2 rail O scale brass 2-6-2Ts. After a long time with no reasonably priced findings I found two listed in auctions at the same time  I bid on each of these and was surprised to win both of them. Oops. I guess no body wanted them.

Despite how similar they look externally it looks like the drive was modified over the length of production. 

As far as I can tell they are not based on any specific prototype and are fairly generic. It does look similar to an LIRR engine that was later sold to CNJ.

They have pretty simplistic detail. Visually the only part that I really dislike is how simple the turned stack looks. They don’t run so great. So I have some work to do there. As far as I can tell these were made by by one company under contract to several different importers.  One of mine came with a box claiming it was made by an importer for LMB Models. It was part of their HO craftsmen Masterpieces series. Ironically it is not HO but O scale. 

My plan is to modify and detail them to be different prototypes. I am sure one will end up as a 0-6-0T. To see how different they can end up from the same start. 

Maybe I’ll follow Tom P’s/MNCW’s example and find another one. 

Have a great weekend everyone. I can’t wait to see what you guys post. 

LMB was Leonard M Blum, the lawyer who owned Cleveland's Hobby House. That loco was my first venture into 2 rail. Got it while I was an employee there. Original list price was twenty five bucks. And yes I still have it .

Lou N

Ha! Yes, many a purchase made by me at the HH on Huron Road in downtown Cleveland. As a kid in the fifties and sixties, I also frequented Jaye and Jaye on Euclid at Lee for my Lionel wants.

Later in life, my store was the Trading Post on Pearl Road. That one is still going strong, btw. Out in L.A. now, so they are but fond memories. 

I used to go to the Hobby House as a young boy and just drool at all the O scale in the display.

That was always my last stop before boarding the 15 Union Avenue trackless trolley for home.  Walk in and make a hard right and gaze in wonder at the case full of brass O scale.

Lou N

late to the party this week

Looks like a great SWSAT. Sorry for no post I had a lot of outside work today hope to have a contribution next week.

Lou N posted:

harley rider posted:

Dave Warburton posted:

Lou N posted:

Silver Lake posted:

Yay! SWSat is on!

This week I have some pics of the brass twins. I have been looking at these 1960’s era 2 rail O scale brass 2-6-2Ts. After a long time with no reasonably priced findings I found two listed in auctions at the same time  I bid on each of these and was surprised to win both of them. Oops. I guess no body wanted them.

Despite how similar they look externally it looks like the drive was modified over the length of production. 

As far as I can tell they are not based on any specific prototype and are fairly generic. It does look similar to an LIRR engine that was later sold to CNJ.

They have pretty simplistic detail. Visually the only part that I really dislike is how simple the turned stack looks. They don’t run so great. So I have some work to do there. As far as I can tell these were made by by one company under contract to several different importers.  One of mine came with a box claiming it was made by an importer for LMB Models. It was part of their HO craftsmen Masterpieces series. Ironically it is not HO but O scale. 

My plan is to modify and detail them to be different prototypes. I am sure one will end up as a 0-6-0T. To see how different they can end up from the same start. 

Maybe I’ll follow Tom P’s/MNCW’s example and find another one. 

Have a great weekend everyone. I can’t wait to see what you guys post. 

LMB was Leonard M Blum, the lawyer who owned Cleveland's Hobby House. That loco was my first venture into 2 rail. Got it while I was an employee there. Original list price was twenty five bucks. And yes I still have it .

Lou N

Ha! Yes, many a purchase made by me at the HH on Huron Road in downtown Cleveland. As a kid in the fifties and sixties, I also frequented Jaye and Jaye on Euclid at Lee for my Lionel wants.

Later in life, my store was the Trading Post on Pearl Road. That one is still going strong, btw. Out in L.A. now, so they are but fond memories. 

I used to go to the Hobby House as a young boy and just drool at all the O scale in the display.

That was always my last stop before boarding the 15 Union Avenue trackless trolley for home.  Walk in and make a hard right and gaze in wonder at the case full of brass O scale.

Lou N

I sure remember those trackless trolleys with the sparks flying from the catenary they ran on. I first lived in the Harvard-Lee neighborhood until, at age four, we moved to Shaker Heights.  My grandparents lived at the corner of Kinsman and East Boulevard (now MLK). Those trolleys ran on Kinsman as well. So long ago now.

Rich it looks like the cover photo caught one of Andy's two switchers at work.

Johan that looks like a very interesting switcher.  Nice lines, I like the cab and the color.  Looks like it would be a candidate for you to build but it doesn't fit with the BAR or B&M.

coach joe posted:

Rich it looks like the cover photo caught one of Andy's two switchers at work.

Johan that looks like a very interesting switcher.  Nice lines, I like the cab and the color.  Looks like it would be a candidate for you to build but it doesn't fit with the BAR or B&M.

Joe: Yes, i like those lines too and the paint scheme looking so nice. But i like more BAR, MEC, B&M and of course S.B.R.

Johan

MTH A5 hard at work at the club.

And at home.