Bachmann 44 T 2R, Finished

Outstanding.

Brother Love, any chance you would be interested in doing one of these for me in Lackawanna # 51-52-53

Brother Love, any chance you would be interested in doing one of these for me in Lackawanna # 51-52-53

I will have to check on decals. Do you have a photo? I have ordered a second one that I will paint New Haven.

Thanks everyone!

I have decals for this 44 ton.

Dave,

I wanted to file the deck smooth but that would have taken my hand rails mounts too. I can live with it along with the wide hood. After it is weathered it will not be as noticeable. I am not happy with the paint so I will strip again next week.

What a great project. What wheel sets did you use?

Dave,

Prototype photos I have show no surface treatment on the walkways. (See my later post with photo.)

Look closely at the Santa Fe photo, the handrail bases should be parallel to the hoods.

...and no seam around the cab roof.

...no seam near the hood ends.

...no oversize headlight.

Hood ends are not as steep, are a bit more rounded with little to no walkway area at the base.

(Note the extra doors on the hoods and skirt, spark arrestors or mufflers on the stacks...unique to the SF?)

Too bad Williams/Bachmann failed to make the effort to review published drawings and photos but instead copied the RY model...would have made more sense to copy the Smoky Mountain Model Works 44 ton S scale model...the most accurate to date. 

It would be refreshing to see MTH put forth the effort...and provide a 2-rail conversion. 

Malcolm has another thread detailing his conversion:

https://ogrforum.com/t...g-williams-44-tonner

I posted a link to this thread on Bachmann's Facebook page and asked if they would consider 2 rail. Their reply: "Don't see it happening...."

So it looks like you'll need to keep converting them if you want them.

curious how you plan on doing Kadees?  Dave was a huge help when we did mine. 

Kurt,

I made a styrene pad. I will post a pic tomorrow. I have found a problem with open cab door too. Handrails will have to be redone.

I wish I had kept my W&R 44t.

 coupler pad around original coupler stud

handrail mounting holes will have to be re-drilled closer to the edge because of.....

this. Hand rail mounts are molded over doors! I will have to remove them and re-mount them a little further toward edge of cab. The 2 railing part was the easiest part!!!

Wont the trucks hit the coupler pocket?

Never noticed that about the handrails

Malcolm,
According to photos, the hood openings on the RY/Williams models are correct.  Earlier phases (II & III), which are nearly identical, have short hinged covers.  Covers modeled in the open position would look sweet.

Matt, I was working on it as you wrote.

Phase II & III locos had hinged short hoods propped open with a rod/bar which is invisible in photos. 

According to Jim King at SMMW:  The covers are propped open with a rod/bar.

I had it wrong...earlier phases (II & III) have short covers (there are no long covers), later phases (IV & V) have the openings with tilting slats identical to the RY/Williams models which are operated manually from the cab.

This is the one I am modeling, FC&G D-3

Malcolm,

I located my Extra 2200 South issues and corrected my earlier posts.

According to Part I, your loco, Fernwood, Columbia & Gulf RR, D-3, is a Phase III (short covers), sold 2/60 to Arcata & Mad River RR, #104, Korbel, CA.

It's difficult to see in the FC&G photos but it appears they ran the marker light wires between the radiator slats.  Checking photos of A&MR #104 I don't see evidence of electrical receptacles for the markers and the long grabs across the top and middle of the radiators are visible.

Your version looks great and thanks for posting your handiwork.

Dave,

Finally found a photo of a late phase unit that answers your question regarding the treadplate:

Malcolm,

Very nice detail work!

Dave

Matt,

Thanks for the photos and your excellent eyesight! It looked like there were plugs for the lights until I enlarged the photo. I changed that and shortened the hoods. I have started the wire handrails too.

Malcolm, beautiful handrails. There's another topic on this forum where some posts decry the lack of building skills in this generation. You are proving that assertion to be very wrong. IMHO

Dan Weinhold

Lancaster, PA.

Hi Malcolm,

Great work so far. I am curious as to what type of soldering rig you are using for the handrails? Would a resistance setup be best for that type of work? I'd like to learn how to make my own handrails. That's a handy skill.

Thanks!

Ready for primer paint except for a couple more door latches that will be in the mail Monday. I still have to add pilot grab irons after stripes are added.

I will have cab interior too and opened a door to make it more visible.

Sweet! 

I like the open door and windows idea.  

Wow, Malcolm.

Malcolm,

That looks Great!

Dave

Malcolm,

Always a cherished prize that you create!!

Again, you shrunk the real thing down to 1:48 scale size.

Beautiful,

Ralph

Now....that there is some fine modeling! Malcolm....your art is beautiful!

Almost done. I am waiting on decals to place stripes on frame. I still have to weather and add some details to the inside of the cab. I chiseled the handrail brackets off of the cab and re-positioned them so they would not be over the doors (Shame on Bachmann for doing that!!!).

Malcolm. How about this one? Aroostook Valley #12.

Malcom, what color did you use for that cab interior?  I need to find some for a caboose interior.

Thanks...gregg