Originally Posted by stvmike:
man that is one nice 1-1/2 scale engine.
i am fortunate to live within a moderate drive from the Riverside Live Steamers track and two of these incredibly detailed Berkshires will be running there this weekend.
if you're truly interested:
http://www.chaski.org/homemach...php?f=30&t=89169
i believe there are ~20 of these around the world with another ~20 being built. i have an Aster #1 scale live steam model of #779, but the Jim Kreider design is just a little more impressive.
cheers...gary