Would You Buy a Model of This?

No! No! No!

Not exactly. I am supposed to buy a Grand Trunk Western 4-8-4 steam locomotive built by LIMA Locomotive Works, if I were to buy a streamlined steam loco.

Andrew

 

Andrew, I would definitely buy a model of that beauty!

 

And now:

 

This became a popular thread on another forum. The guy wanted $4,500 US for it. It is a limited edition Lionel caboose honoring a toys buff convention. There never was a real caboose lettered like this.

Someone joked that he had bought some for $1 apiece and repainted them because they were so ugly. Another person pointed out that counterfeiting the original is not impossible.

So, would you buy it for $1? If you could, would you repaint it? If you could get it at a reasonable price (maybe $10?), would you buy it?

The Oregon and California Railroad committed so much fraud with land sales that President Theodore Roosevelt indicted over 1,000 officials. Technically, the railroad still exists, although it was bought by Southern Pacific in 1927, forty years after Southern Pacific had assumed control.

Vincent Massi posted:

Hey!  Somebody took the Bachmann On30 Porter and widened the gauge to Standard!

Yes, I would. The 4-4-0 "American" locomotives lasted long enough to have many modifications, so they don't all look alike. The legendary locomotives "The General" and "The Texas," as well as the locomotive that pulled Lincoln's funeral train, were "American" locomotives.

Yes; it brings back pleasant childhood memories.

No, there never was a real Good Humor boxcar.

For the record, Good Humor claims to have invented both the popsicle and the ice cream truck.

Yes! This magnificent monstrosity is one of four Mercury steam locomotives operated by the New York Central Railroad. Starting in 1936, the last one was retired in the 1970's, although it was no longer used as a streamliner.

Vincent Massi posted:

Yes! This magnificent monstrosity is one of four Mercury steam locomotives operated by the New York Central Railroad. Starting in 1936, the last one was retired in the 1970's,

What???????   You mean that a New York Central 4-6-2 steam locomotive lasted into the 1970s???? Please clarify THAT statement.

 

although it was no longer used as a streamliner.

 

nope

a face only a mother could love

who was its designer?

 

I posted an explanation but it didn't "take," so here goes a second try:

"The Mercury train sets were designed by the noted industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss, and are considered a prime example of Art Deco design. "

"A fourth train, the James Whitcomb Riley between Chicago and Cincinnati, used the same design for its train sets and is considered part of the Mercury family, although it did not bear the Mercury name. The Riley debuted in 1941 and lasted into the Amtrak era, though no longer a streamliner" "

Amtrak was "Founded in 1971..."

"The Riley was retained, although it was no longer a streamliner. In 1971, Amtrak combined the Riley with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's George Washington."

"Amtrak took over intercity passenger rail service on May 1, 1971. Amtrak kept the George Washington, including both the Washington and Newport News sections. It was combined with the James Whitcomb Riley on July 12, 1971 to provide through service to Chicago"

All quotes are from Wikipedia.

But Hot Water, you might be right. Carefully re-reading these statements, I wonder if the author of these articles didn't accidentally blend the literal locomotive named "James Whitcomb Riley" with the passenger service of the same name. I had understood the original statement to mean that the locomotive itself was removed from streamliner service but was still used for other duties. I cannot find any information on when the locomotive itself was retired.

Meanwhile, I had to add some photos of this magnificent steam locomotive:

 

Dreyfuss?  I was afraid you were going to say that.  Oh well, I guess after hitting it out of the park with my all time fav the the 20th Century Ltd. there was nowhere to go but down.  To me that's one fine example of fugly.  

Unfortunately, you can't. The fellow molded two engines together over thirty years ago and posted this photo last year.

Vincent Massi posted:

Unfortunately, you can't. The fellow molded two engines together over thirty years ago and posted this photo last year.

Rusty

Another kit-bash special I found on the internet.

I probably would buy this one.

This looks like something I would design.

A New York Central 2-4-4T commuter locomotive used on the Yonkers Branch Line of the Central's Putnam Division up until electrification of the branch in 1926. I would love to have one in O Gauge!!!

Complete with champagne, expensive food, sex slaves--I mean "female conductors," Kim Jong Un (aka "The Fatty on the Train") travels through North Korea and neighboring states. 

His lavishly-furnished, bullet-proof train is somewhat slow due to the weight of all the armor plating.

Yes, I would. Its detailed interior adds to its appeal.

Yes to anything "different" than the day before. Beauty is often boring, as is endless repetion of look, beauty or beast. It's why I don't like most diesels, too cookie cutter. Talk diesel mechanical and I'm listening though

Definitely the train, and probably the car.

Yes! Yes! A thousand times Yes!

I think this is the same train engine that I posted a picture of in the "photo section" asking if it might be an armoured train. Someone identified it as a "Borsig Streamliner".  I'm late to the party  on this thread, yet I thought the identification  of the engine hasn't been yet made.

Red, it's good to hear from you. If you're talking about the loco I think you mean, the consensus is that it is probably a Dutch streamliner from the 1930's. The #2 opinion is that it is a WW2 armored German train.

Dutch streamliner; one of six streamlined locomotives of the Dutch 3700 series:

German streamliner (i.e. not armored), 60 of these were build. Baureihe 03.10:

And a model of the Baureihe 03.10:

There were different types of German streamliners: Baureihe 01.10, 03.10, 05, 61 and more.

I do not have a model of the Dutch streamliner (no-one made a commercially available model).

Regards

Fred

Just when I thought you can't make a German steam locomotive more ugly . . . .

  Camping in a Winnebago suddenly has new found appeal with this rig.  It is the antenna that makes the tent dwellers most jealous. But they haven't even considered the autopilot feature yet.

I do not know what a Winnebago is, but this is a much modelled SNCF CC 40100 locomotive that was used for the luxury TEE trains in Europe. Models are available in a number of scales by a number of manufacturers. I took this picture when I travelled behind it from Paris to Amsterdam in the seventies:

Regards

Fred

>>I do not know what a Winnebago is...

It is a large motor coach designed for camping.  Its' front end resembles that of the locomotive.

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Vincent Massi posted:

 

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They made two of these Aeolus stainless steel locomotives before World War 2. The first was an upgrade to an already existing locomotive, while the other was built from the ground up.

Well, they really weren't "stainless steel locomotives", simply CB&Q 4-6-4 Hudsons, with stainless steel shrouds over the boiler & tender, just like the NYC, and many other railroads that had streamlined "shrouded" steam locomotives.

A large caravan brand.  It has become as iconic as Kleenex tissues or Q-tip cotton swaps here in the US.  This one is kinds small, but has the right nose.(might not be an actual "Winni" either.

 

A "Winni-llac"?  I couldn't ever resist this as a daily driver .... so yea, really...😋  First thing, I'd paint the white turquoise  😱   ...😎

You literally beat me too the Æolus by a day.   

While Automobiles and bright metal thoughts are flowing.....

Yes, Ford really did use locomotives at some of their plants, but they were not manufactured by Ford. And now...It certainly has realistic weathering.

 

 

Yes !

Spirit of Progress Victorian Railways ...

 

1948 Maurlyn , made in Sydney Australia , full aluminium body as steel was still expensive due to the war ..

Clockwork 0-6-0  ( in fact I have a few ) also came in electric , but clockwork is mah thang

 

The DT&I electrics were made in-house with Westinghouse components when Ford owned that, and maybe a few purpose built things that never left the properties. They didn't produce anything that went up for sale to other railroads; that is correct. I never really looked into early DT&I roster, but I doubt they built anything; they barely maintained their track.

 Take a look at the whole of the River Rouge Complex on an old Detroit map sometime. It is the prototype for some others that dwarf it today.

Nothing too visually unusual, but these carried their sub-station electricals on board. About 5000hp start, 3500hp at speed.

Yep.

Is there anything "Sassy Grass Green" out there so I can say no? 🤣

A switcher built by Ford in 1937 where the grills are similar to the '37 Ford front end.

Scotie posted:

A switcher built by Ford in 1937 where the grills are similar to the '37 Ford front end.

Except it was built by GE.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Diese...32ton_ge_center_cab/

Rusty

Rusty Traque posted:

Scotie posted:

A switcher built by Ford in 1937 where the grills are similar to the '37 Ford front end.

Except it was built by GE.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Diese...32ton_ge_center_cab/

Rusty

Right you are, Rusty. GE redesigned these beauties, with ideas they got from Ford's own 1938 Crown Victoria.

Ford Motor Company owned and operated locomotives, but they never built any.