When your Mikados arrive.....Show me some photos & videos

They should arrive sometime this week, right?

@Dave Olson

They said they were being shipped to the dealers 2 weeks ago, but I don't know when they'll arrive at dealers and doorsteps.

My credit card was charged  on the 24th, should be here soon. Ordered mine from Pat's trains.

Nice GTW Mikado!  Can't wait to see the final outcome of the NKP 587. 

I really like how they did the front numberboards on the GT version. It's definitely like the No. 4070 used on the Cuyahoga Valley Line.

Actually kind of surprised they didn't just model that version instead of the regular GT version. Ah well, it still looks good.

Does anyone have the Nickel Plate 587?

Peter Araujo posted:

Does anyone have the Nickel Plate 587?

Mine will be here Monday. Will post photos and a video if someone else hasn't by then. 

I'm quite interested to see how all these sound. Dave said some would have appropriate whistles depending on the road name.

Could we see a video of one when anyone gets a chance?

Peter Araujo posted:

Could we see a video of one when anyone gets a chance?

Yes please

While we're waiting.  Did any of the dealers receive the Nickel Plate Mikado?

Thanks for the photos again, Greg.

The 587 looks pretty darn good, though I'll be removing that 'smile' handrail on the boiler front when I get one of my own.

Steam Loco Greg posted:

Here, are some nkp pics

That 587 is awesome!  I can't wait to see a video.  When I get mine, I plan on painting white walls on the drivers.

Does anyone have a video to share of the 587 or any others right now?  Just curious.

Thanks much for the video, Jim.

I think Lionel really nailed the whistle sound for the 587.

jim911 posted:

 

Wow!  Love that whistle!  Can't wait to get mine.

NKP 587 WATCH IT ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spotted today at Fred’s Train Shop in KC.

The Stars and Stripes model is really cool 

Amazing! I will be getting my 587 shipped to me from trainworld in a couple of days! Amazing whistle! Has anyone seen any quality control issues yet?

Here are some 587 photos from our place..... we have 2 left; plus one B&O; a couple NYC and a couple GTW.

My 587 came in today too - I'll get her next week. Not to be that guy - but there are some differences from what was catalogued to what was delivered - no polished rods or white wall tires. I know some people like that and That's just fine - but I can't place faith in preordering if what I see in the catalog does not match what I receive. 

And btw - @Peter Araujo - how about you say thank you to the people who posted pictures and videos?? 

Thank you.

I think Lionel is really moving away from the polished siderods since 2016, and its slowly just becoming a norm for these locomotives. As far as the whitewalls, it's nothing a little Testor's white paint and a tiny brush can't fix.

As far as I can see here so far, these locomotives came exactly as I expected, at least cosmetically.

I guess the black wheels are prototypical in a way if it's the case of the engine as of 1989.

I found a thread that talks about painting the tires: https://ogrforum.com/...els-on-steam-engines

Let me know if you have any other Mikes to show.

The catalog image doesn't show whitewalls on the NKP 587. It shows the metal rings which the model has. I realize it looks misleading at a glance and could be mistaken for whitewalls easily though.

Hello,

I heard that the new Mikados are going to have road specific whistles, I ordered 587 and it should be here in a few days. I heard that 587's whistle on the Lionel one was recorded from the real thing and that is why it sounds the same. Because Lionel also said that they are using road specific whistles, does anyone have a video of the other Mikados like the Pennsy, Grand Trunk, NYC or Union Pacific? I want to see what kind of whistle Lionel used in those or if Lionel just decided to use the 587 whistle in all of them.

Thanks!

As far as word of mouth goes, the 587 whistle was going to be different from the others, at least what @Dave Olson said.

If so, I would imagine the GTW version will have a whistle based off Cuyahoga Valley 4070.

Does anyone have videos of the other Mikados to show?

Peter Araujo posted:

I guess the black wheels are prototypical in a way if it's the case of the engine as of 1989.

I found a thread that talks about painting the tires: https://ogrforum.com/...els-on-steam-engines

Watch this set of NKP clips (nicely cleaned up action here) to see what their steam looked like in service - looks a lot like that snap above, just grimier:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9tNx921EQk

Here's a short video of the Maine Central sample running at York:

Guess I'm not too surprised the other Mike's (at least the MC model) has the Heavy Mike whistle sound. Though, it will likely narrow down which one I will be purchasing...

Well I don't know if the PRR one has a different whistle or the same as the Main Central one.

The Pennsylvania model I'm almost 100% sure will have the familiar Heavy Mike whistle, since it's derived from the first run Legacy K4.

The only ones that I think might be unique at this point is the Grand Trunk, and maybe the New York Central. But we'll have to wait and see.

Here is thr PRR.

Huh, I stand corrected, pleasantly!

DieselDan posted:

Here is thr PRR.

Thank you for the video.  I'm glad to hear that everyone's happy about these models.