Bravo Dave! Lucky guy 
It's a good thing that I know Pat. I got a list of projects that will be heading his way at some point. Just need some time and such as usual.
Amen to that! 
@harmonyards posted:Test run, …..almost ready to pull the Croton local on a solo run, …..can’t wait to get this thing up to 60-65 mph and watch her cruise,……😀
Pat
I didn't watch this last night, idk why, maybe too excited? Wow is all I have to say. The lighting on the drivers is in one word, awesome. I would say it makes me think of Some Like It Hot, but that is a different engine pulling(8 drivers I believe). I can't wait to see this pull some cars either Pat, this is going to be splendid.
@Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:<-------
Give you a guess Coach? Arrow is pointing at me.
Ahh you just couldn't resist that beautiful face after seeing the work on Gunrunner's Yellow Belly!
Now that is a thing of beauty, Pat!
I assume it's using an ERR Cruise Commander, but is it using an updated RailSounds board and/or speaker for the audio?
@coach joe posted:Ahh you just couldn't resist that beautiful face after seeing the work on Gunrunner's Yellow Belly!
Sucker for a Hudson.
@Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:Sucker for a Hudson.
Dave is a Hudson nut, ……now we need to find him a nice F7 MR Hudson, then the CB&Q Hudson, then the rare NKP shops built Hudson, and, and, and, ……😁😁😁
Pat
So this begs the question:
Since this is such a fabulous upgrade (as are all of Pat's projects ) why is this not in the "3 Rail Scale" category?
Just wondering...
Mark in Oregon
@harmonyards posted:Dave is a Hudson nut, ……now we need to find him a nice F7 MR Hudson, then the CB&Q Hudson, then the rare NKP shops built Hudson, and, and, and, ……😁😁😁
Pat
The Hiawatha? Is that what that is? I know I keep seeing a Weaver one pop up from time to time. I don't think I know the CB&Q one. What was the streamline Chicago and Northwestern one? Was that a Pacific?
@Strummer posted:So this begs the question:
Since this is such a fabulous upgrade (as are all of Pat's projects
Just wondering...
Mark in Oregon
No Kadees. Lobster Claws not allowed.
Pete
@harmonyards posted:Dave is a Hudson nut, ……now we need to find him a nice F7 MR Hudson, then the CB&Q Hudson, then the rare NKP shops built Hudson, and, and, and, ……😁😁😁
Pat
So Paint scheme doesn't matter as long as it's a 4-6-4?
@coach joe posted:So Paint scheme doesn't matter as long as it's a 4-6-4?
Well, there was that story about something being incorrect. That is another project coach. That may be around summer or later depending on what we both get around to. Needless to say, I like the right colors if at all possible.
I think I should have said road name instead of paint scheme.
@Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:The Hiawatha? Is that what that is? I know I keep seeing a Weaver one pop up from time to time. I don't think I know the CB&Q one. What was the streamline Chicago and Northwestern one? Was that a Pacific?
Yeah, the Hiawatha, …..if we get the Weaver model, I have a complete MTH F7 Hudson chassis, …..that’ll make it super smooth,…..I believe Pete rebuilt one of the Weaver Hiawatha Hudsons???……..but I think he had to put a gear box & a motor in that one,…So when we get around to building a Hiawatha Hudson for you, ….we’ll chassis swap that sucker …….😄😄😄
Pat
Sounds like a dream ride
@Norton posted:No Kadees. Lobster Claws not allowed.
Pete
Right...but here's one of his own pictures from Page 3 of this thread:
...if you look closely you can see both of those tenders have Kadees, so I am guessing those are the norm for all of his stuff...Pat...?
Mark in Oregon
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This looks and sounds great, Pat. What sound board / files are you using in this?
@Strummer posted:So this begs the question:
Since this is such a fabulous upgrade (as are all of Pat's projects
Just wondering...
Mark in Oregon
Pete’s correct Mark, …..it’s 99.9% 3RS, ….the .1% being the crab claw, …….
Pat
@BlueComet400 posted:This looks and sounds great, Pat. What sound board / files are you using in this?
John, I took the stock yellow belly chips and put them into a generic steam card, then converted the system to RS3 modular…..Lionel’s generic steam is crappy sounding……
Pat
@Strummer posted:Right...but here's one of his own pictures from Page 3 of this thread:
...if you look closely you can see both of those tenders have Kadees, so I am guessing those are the norm for all of his stuff...Pat...?
Mark in Oregon
Mark, my stuff has Kadees, but this one belongs to Dave, ….he hasn’t been bitten by the Kadee bug,…..yet,…..😁…..we’re gonna work on that in the future, …..Dave’s shared his layout plans with me, he certainly can go Kadee in the future,…..
Pat
@harmonyards posted:John, I took the stock yellow belly chips and put them into a generic steam card, then converted the system to RS3 modular…..Lionel’s generic steam is crappy sounding……
Pat
If you post another video, please let us hear the bell and whistle!
@BlueComet400 posted:If you post another video, please let us hear the bell and whistle!
Absolutely!….
Pat
@harmonyards posted:Yeah, the Hiawatha, …..if we get the Weaver model, I have a complete MTH F7 Hudson chassis, …..that’ll make it super smooth,…..I believe Pete rebuilt one of the Weaver Hiawatha Hudsons???……..but I think he had to put a gear box & a motor in that one,…So when we get around to building a Hiawatha Hudson for you, ….we’ll chassis swap that sucker …….😄😄😄
Pat
Mine still has the 44:1 gearbox. It blows away all Legacy engines in a slow race. Will accept all challengers for pink slips. Wanna Race? Loser wins.
Pete
@coach joe posted:I think I should have said road name instead of paint scheme.
Road names indeed coach. My heart belongs to the Central & it's competitor, the Pennsylvania. My handle here is perfect for that because on one side you have the powerful Hudson's, on the other, the Pennsylvania's pride the K4 Pacific. Whole most of my K4's need Pat's gearbox fix, I do have the TMCC one that doesn't.
With that said I am a huge fan of steam, and have some interesting tastes in those engines. Pat has my Weaver Royal Hudson Canadian Pacific which will be a very interesting project when we get over to that one. I missed out on MTH's passenger cars that would go with that engine perfectly, but there are others out there somewhere. I do have some diesels, but prefer overall hardly any diesels save the short list that ran alongside or against steam during the late steam years.
@Norton posted:Mine still has the 44:1 gearbox. It blows away all Legacy engines in a slow race. Will accept all challengers for pink slips. Wanna Race? Loser wins.
Pete
That’s why we did the chassis swap on George’s 44:1 Willimas N&W J, …….4 easy steps, remove Williams chassis, hold chassis in right hand, pinch off nose with left hand, drop chassis in waste receptacle. …..😊
Pat
@Norton posted:Mine still has the 44:1 gearbox. It blows away all Legacy engines in a slow race. Will accept all challengers for pink slips. Wanna Race? Loser wins.
Pete
Well, I don't know about pink slips, but I'd probably like to see how well it does against the Vision Line Genset That one looks like an hour hand going down the track at speed step 1. 
@gunrunnerjohn posted:Well, I don't know about pink slips, but I'd probably like to see how well it does against the Vision Line Genset That one looks like an hour hand going down the track at speed step 1.
When the flag drops the Bull Excrement stops.
Pete
@gunrunnerjohn posted:Well, I don't know about pink slips, but I'd probably like to see how well it does against the Vision Line Genset That one looks like an hour hand going down the track at speed step 1.
@Norton posted:When the flag drops the Bull Excrement stops.
Pete
I think the Hiawatha has to give the Genset 2 & the brake ….no jump, chase is a race …
Pat
@ryoung3 posted:Looking forward to watching your CP Royal Hudson project Dave ... just picked up mine last week
Enjoy!
Yeah, that is a thing of beauty for sure. I can remember seeing a video on the real thing some time ago. When the Weaver model popped up on eBay, it didn't take me long to sink my teeth into it.
Next stop: GGG's yard for PS-3 board ...
@harmonyards posted:I think the Hiawatha has to give the Genset 2 & the brake ….no jump, chase is a race …
Pat
Is this the "How slow can you go?" race???? I read this yesterday about the Genset and I do recall someone mentioning about how it crawls. Are you all saying that after the Hiawatha gets its swap, that it would be a crawl to see who is the slowest?
@Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:Is this the "How slow can you go?" race???? I read this yesterday about the Genset and I do recall someone mentioning about how it crawls. Are you all saying that after the Hiawatha gets its swap, that it would be a crawl to see who is the slowest?
The Hiawatha Crawls with the stock gearbox. It needs a proper replacement to get it to run at prototypical speeds. A passenger engine that only goes 35 MPH would be towed right to the scrap yard.
Pete
@Norton posted:The Hiawatha Crawls with the stock gearbox. It needs a proper replacement to get it to run at prototypical speeds. A passenger engine that only goes 35 MPH would be towed right to the scrap yard.
Pete
😂 Haha
Some very interesting lunchtime posts elsewhere, I saw a video of this exact model without any upgrades other than I would imagine the routine ERR stuff, still same motor and lack of details(no crew, help) and over on FB details on the B&O page about how #490 came to be there. Odd though as I don't belong to the B&O group. Someone must be telling me to visit the museum at some point in my life.
Now that short video did make me think a bit. If you are someone who usually goes for high end, very big detailed models, why would you go for this one with just the bare minimum? Yes the locomotive out of the box is something to behold, but there does need to be something else to it? Pat can attest about our back and forth about some details to be added including crew. When he did my 18009 Mohawk and told me that I was going to love the details including the backhead, I was trying to remember what it looked like since the only thing I could remember was the firebox glow. Going from the bare minimum to eye popping details like that are something you definitely look forward to, wouldn't you say?
Well, I'm definitely confused at the YouTuber who posted that, and had said in the past about having deck plates(cab aprons, whatever he called it). I sort of wonder if they ever got those upgrades?
@ryoung3 posted:Next stop: GGG's yard for PS-3 board ...
Can’t remember if the Royal Hudson has a 42-44:1 gear box or not, …..If it does, it’ll more than likely have to make a pit stop at my shop first to get the gearing & motor right so George can add PS3,…….but George don’t live too terribly far from me, so we can swap stuff back and forth without having a baby……
Pat
@Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:Some very interesting lunchtime posts elsewhere, I saw a video of this exact model without any upgrades other than I would imagine the routine ERR stuff, still same motor and lack of details(no crew, help) and over on FB details on the B&O page about how #490 came to be there. Odd though as I don't belong to the B&O group. Someone must be telling me to visit the museum at some point in my life.
Now that short video did make me think a bit. If you are someone who usually goes for high end, very big detailed models, why would you go for this one with just the bare minimum? Yes the locomotive out of the box is something to behold, but there does need to be something else to it? Pat can attest about our back and forth about some details to be added including crew. When he did my 18009 Mohawk and told me that I was going to love the details including the backhead, I was trying to remember what it looked like since the only thing I could remember was the firebox glow. Going from the bare minimum to eye popping details like that are something you definitely look forward to, wouldn't you say?
Well, I'm definitely confused at the YouTuber who posted that, and had said in the past about having deck plates(cab aprons, whatever he called it). I sort of wonder if they ever got those upgrades?
Those old Pulmor locomotives are built like tanks, ….So with some upgrades, not only can you make a very fine model, you also get indestructibility,……the gearing in these engines look like they could propel a solid die cast G scale model, let alone an O scale one….I swear they used tool steel wire to make the locomotive’s axles!…..
Pat
I think I need to find a property between you both!
Thank you for the heads up advice!
I wanted mine to better represent the finish on the real animal, so off with the silver paint. Note that the paint remains on lettered areas due to lack of proper decals.
Yes, drilling for class lights seems endless.
Bruce
