SP class S2 0-6-0 switchers

[Anonymous]

are there any comercially available, brass or plastic, models of the SP's 0-6-0 switchers?

[M&PWJOHN]

MDC/Roundhouse makes an 0-6-0 switcher that is pretty close. with additional parts/and maybe another tender you can have a fairly accurate model

[theswitchman]

I have one made by Bachman but I dont know if they still have SP.
An outfit named Heritage makes 0-6-0s but I dont know which roads

[jimrice4449]

The Roundhouse 0-6-0 is an SP prototype including the tende. Mnay of the SP 0-6-0s had full-cylindrical tenders but the slope back was also common. This is a real MRR "classic" as it goes back to the WWII era.

[dragonsparrowblue77]

What's an 0-6-0 look like?

I've never seen one, so does anyone have a pic??

[Anonymous]

Thanks to all who answered. nailbender

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dragonsparrowblue77


What's an 0-6-0 look like?

I've never seen one, so does anyone have a pic??

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/USRA_0-6-0.jpg

[West Coast S]

You don't mention scale (I assume HO) The Roundouse/MDC 0-6-0 is based upon the Harriman design as used by both SP & UP and is a bit too late in time frame for a truly asccurate S2, the domes are wrong and the boiler sits too high, the slope back tender is too long as well, I think they had some other S class in mind with this oldtimer kit. Come to think of it, it's closer to a UP prototype..

SP 0-6-0 purchases began with the S1 class, best modeled by using a Ma & Pa 0-6-0 and once available from Westside and perhaps others, this was a standard Baldwin catalog design and could be used to model the nearly identical 2,3,4,5's classes as well. For a post 1900 era appearance, a steel cab should be applied, that should do it for the major changes, depending on locomotive, various styles of headlights were used, most converted to electric from gas burning.

Bear in mind that most early S classes were converted to tenderless, saddle tanked equipped shop switchers or scrapped by the mid thirties, that might explain why thay are so unknown to the modeling community and photos are rare indeed, however some S5's and S6's survived into the forties on the T&NO lines in Texas and Arizona.

A unique SP touch to these early switchers that seems to be unknown was the application of polished brass sheathing around the sand/steam domes and the same brass sheathing on the top third of the steam cylinders, regardless of boiler color, which could be grey, blue/green, or various renditions of green and of course common black, such trim and paint was mostly extinct by the thirties.

We can't even begin to scratch the surface when it comes to tenders, Vanderbuilt, Semi-Vanderbuilt, slope back in several configurations, various classes of rectangular, Whaleback or Modified Whaleback and sausage designs could be found and it is impossible to determine a standard as such for a particular engine in a given period as tender assignments were frequently changed..


I'm currently building two S1's in S scale, using BTS Ma & Pa kits for the starting point, virtually dead on from the box. Of course you may have a different approach to what models you use based upon availiblity and the amount of effort you deem necessary and the ever present "good enough" factor..

I advise you to choose a specific prototype to avoid the "what if" scenerio.

Best of luck

Dave

[markpierce]

More recently (a year or two ago) Challenger Imports brought in several versions of SP 0-6-0s. There were several different tenders and paint schemes available. I have one (plain black with cylindrical tender) and it is very nice.

[Anonymous]

To all the guys who responded to the original question, I bought an S-12 brass, from Westside, I think, with the narrow oil tank Vanderbuilt tender AND unfortunately it was stolen along with a few other brass SP engines. I've been looking to get another one ever since. (stolen in 1997) If any one of you have one to sell or know where I can locate one I'd sure appreciate to know where. I sure miss that engine. Thank you in advance for any replys. Cliff C. Fowler. (E-Mail [e-mail].)