Emperor of the North
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Well, the boys were right. If I bought one Brass model, more would follow me home and I would be hooked like a bass..... I picked up a couple Sunset Models Pennsylvania RR 4-8-2 brass models. The M1, and the Extended range M1A Mountain haulers. I did a few minutes of research and found out that the M1 was built circa 1923-25 and evolved into the M1A (and eventually into the M1B) which added among other upgrades, a longer tender which nearly doubled it's range with extra water and coal. I thought these would make a nice addition to my modern set up and I plan on putting in a City park area adjacent to the rail with a couple old steamers for a tourist attraction. I want to paint and decal them so this is where I'll post up some before and after pics. I've watched Hal online prepping and painting and although I don't have all his resources (paint booth, blaster etc...), I'll make do with what I have and I'm fairly industrious so we'll see what works and what doesn't. The last painting I did a couple months back, turned out excellent except for the fact that I went through 5 iterations of painting. I didn't like a color or texture or whatever, so I stripped and repainted it until I did. I'm retired military and I have the time. I expect to start collecting supplies and start in the coming week. Wish me luck...
Here are the 2 sets I just bought, they should be delivered in a couple days. I think they will be a great place to start. Anybody think that I shouldn't mess with pretty much NOS units built in about 1980??? I've never seen these in factory paint so......
Here are the 2 sets I just bought, they should be delivered in a couple days. I think they will be a great place to start. Anybody think that I shouldn't mess with pretty much NOS units built in about 1980??? I've never seen these in factory paint so......