Would You Buy a Model of This?

In a word,,,,,,,,NO!    In fact, not only no, but he)) NO!!!!!!!

It makes the Selkirk front end of late NYC look good.

I understand your sentiments.

On the other hand, it would certainly add variety to your lay-out.

Just paint it Hiawatha colors. It would be a lot closer than that Northern.

Pete

The tender is especially hideous...

MELGAR

Vincent Massi posted:

I understand your sentiments.

 

On the other hand, it would certainly add variety to your lay-out.

Not really, as it is European.

OK, how about this American engine?

BTW, Vincent's post depicts Dutch Railways locomotive# 3804 circa 1936.

Farmer_Bill posted:

OK, how about this American engine?

No problem! I would have loved to of owned a model of that Southern Pacific "Shop Switcher", i.e. "Taylor Round House", in Los Angeles, or ANY of the other SP "Shop Switchers". Note that it is working among all the big SP cab forward locomotives.

Farmer_Bill posted:

OK, how about this American engine?

SP Shop Switcher. Yes. I have two others already. 

Pete

None of the above......they did build some ugly streamliners, didn't they? Of course, maybe like VW bugs, '34 Hupmobiles, and Chrysler Airflows, they might "grow" on you.  

Vincent Massi posted:

Looks like the perfect addition to my Mad Max layout.

Here you see the Dutch 3804 on a contemporary poster advertising. Not that bad I think.

Regards

Fred

Yes to both.

There is not one thing posted here that I would even think about owning, European or not. 

Dave

I'd love one of those armored German trains in O; locomotive, passenger/troop cars, and big gun cars.  Bonus if the gun is Legacy controlled and I can shoot foam darts from it.

Farmer Bill believes "BTW, Vincent's post depicts Dutch Railways locomotive# 3804 circa 1936." I have also seen it identified as an early German armored locomotive.

I think both locos are pretty cool but I'm not sure I would want either on my layout. Neither loco fits in with my layout scheme but both would be fun to run. The Dutch loco would, IMHO, look good pulling some passenger cars.

Vincent that looks like something the Germans did during WWII to protect the locos from Allied air attacks. If you were modeling Europe during that time frame it would be perfect. 

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NO 

When referring to the original posted photo, I've seen better bricks for door stops than that!

Here us photo of a Real Lionel locomotive you can buy.  Phantom 3

Charlie

Charlie, that one I have!  And it's a faithful reproduction of the prototype! 

Here's full frontal view of 3804, whew!

Didn’t I see that in Forbidden Planet??? 😁

dkdkrd posted:

 

Hmmm.....I know there's some sort of a fish/dolphin/whale/whatever I've seen that surely inspired that design.  And look!....it's even smiling!

mercy.

This locomotive was called "Potvis" in Dutch; Google will translate this for you.

Regards

Fred

Vincent Massi posted:

Folks I like researching the web, and I have collected some fascinating photos of real locomotives and rolling stock. I'd like to show my most interesting ones and of course, everyone is welcome to post their own interesting photos.

Given a choice between the above engine and these, YES:

Whole GG1

Or half GG1

There's a saying...Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes all the way to the bone!!!

If it had a decent paint scheme, it might look better. Perhaps a herald of some sort on the front with stripes going back towards the cab.

I wouldn't buy a model of this. It looks like the factory crew was drunk when they built it.

In valley girlese: "Gag me with a spoon!" LOL! Another expression comes to mind: "A face that only a mother could love!" And I am not so sure about that! LOL!

Vincent Massi posted:

I wouldn't buy a model of this. It looks like the factory crew was drunk when they built it.

Now THAT looks like a train wreck!!!

Here she is at Arnhem in 1936. The entire area would be cratered during the failed Allied drive through the Netherlands in the fall of 1944.

Having spent time in Europe chasing and riding trains (in the Netherlands and other countries across the pond), I have a soft spot for European equipment., especially German and Dutch stuff

No, I wouldn't buy a model of that as I don't model standard gauge and my layout concept would never explain its presence.

But that said, if I did model wartime Europe, yeah, I might want one pf these streamlined 4-6-0s!

TM Terry posted:

Vincent Massi posted:

Looks like the perfect addition to my Mad Max layout.

And two steamsers in, one steamer out at Bartertown?

Vincent Massi posted:

I wouldn't buy a model of this. It looks like the factory crew was drunk when they built it.

It looks like quality control issues are not confined to Lionel.

Tom

Stoneboro Branch posted:

Didn’t I see that in Forbidden Planet??? 😁

Close.

Vincent Massi posted:

I wouldn't buy a model of this. It looks like the factory crew was drunk when they built it.

I would.  I love these odd ball locomotives.  In O you'd really be able to see the details too.

Definitely! (I like cranes and crane cars). The London and North Eastern Railway was founded in 1923. In 1948, it was divided among three other railways.

I wouldn't even want to look at a model of that first engine!