Hi!
I was "into" HO for quite awhile and I beleive that the engine is HO. I would suggest that you post the question on the Model Railroader Forum, General Discussion. Those guys would probably be able to give you reliable information. Most of us work with the larger stuff.
By all means, keep tuning into this Forum. You just may become a 'convert'! Good Luck.
NH_Chris wrote: Whoah! HO? My mistake. I assumed that he was asking about an O scale engine.NH Chris
Whoah! HO? My mistake. I assumed that he was asking about an O scale engine.
NH Chris
He has to be talking HO. Rivarossi offered a small assortment of O scale equipment in the 60's and early 70's but never a Big Boy.
NH_Chris wrote: I assume that the Rivarossi engine is 1. conventional, 2. more than 10 years old, 3. is scale sized and 4. is in good to excellent condition. Seeing as how this wheel arrangement has been made by several Mfrs with command control (at least in N&W), I would say that I would think $300 would be a fair price. I doubt the detailing is as good as that produced now. Add sounds and command and you can have a new fully loaded engine for ~$600-700. NH Chris
I assume that the Rivarossi engine is 1. conventional, 2. more than 10 years old, 3. is scale sized and 4. is in good to excellent condition. Seeing as how this wheel arrangement has been made by several Mfrs with command control (at least in N&W), I would say that I would think $300 would be a fair price. I doubt the detailing is as good as that produced now. Add sounds and command and you can have a new fully loaded engine for ~$600-700.
Doug
May your flanges always stay BETWEEN the rails
If it IS a 2-8-8-2, then it is NOT a Big Boy, they were a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement. Union Pacific did have some ex-N&W Y-3 2-8-8-2s, but I do not know if Rivarossi ever did a UP version of them. Big Boy, is not a generic term for any large articulated Steam Locomotive, it refers to a particular class of Locomotive exclusively owned by the Union Pacific.
I do not know what the value of your Locomotive would be, it would depend a lot on condition. An accurate description of what it is that you actually have would be a good start, and some pics would help others answer your question. As it is, it is like asking how much is a FORD CAMARO worth? FORD never built CAMARO's.
Also, this question would get better answers over at the Model Railroader Forum-General Discussion. This forum is geared towards O -Gauge, S-Scale and Standard Gauge Trains ,rather than HO models.
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