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Bowser K4 Done!

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Bowser K4 Done!
Posted by parts323 on Sunday, September 29, 2013 2:57 PM

 Just finished the K4. What does everyone think?

 

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Posted by dstarr on Sunday, September 29, 2013 3:41 PM

Looks good.  Nice and neat.  Good paint job. 

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Posted by Darth Santa Fe on Sunday, September 29, 2013 3:51 PM

Great job! Looks like the work of a pro!

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Posted by BRAKIE on Sunday, September 29, 2013 4:15 PM

What do I think?

Beautiful,well done.Thumbs Up

Larry

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Posted by cjcrescent on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 4:39 PM

Very well done! Mine is approaching 40yrs old now. You'll find that if it was built right, it will run better and better as the years go by.

Carey

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Posted by NP2626 on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 5:19 PM

Very nicely done, one of my favorite locomotives, wish they were N.P. Locos!

NP 2626 "Northern Pacific, really terrific"

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Posted by Burlington Northern #24 on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 5:49 PM

NP2626

Very nicely done, one of my favorite locomotives, wish they were N.P. Locos!

Why not make one? Smile, Wink & Grin

anywho, good looking loco.

SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.

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Posted by JimValle on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 6:26 PM

I hope you can share some of the construction details with us!  Did you assemble the valve gear yourself?  Did you use the standard super detail kit?  Did you use the original open frame motor?  What paint did you use and did you airbrush? Why the very silver smoke box instead of the more standard dark graphite?  Did you have to modify anything?  My oral surgeon one said "every implant has its own story".  The same is true of every Bowser kit!

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Posted by NP2626 on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 6:32 PM

Burlington Northern #24

NP2626

Very nicely done, one of my favorite locomotives, wish they were N.P. Locos!

Why not make one? Smile, Wink & Grin

anywho, good looking loco.

I built a Bowser kit of the K-4 and marked it for the N.P.  It didn't look right to me, so I sold it on Ebay.  I guess from that point forward I was committed to only acquiring real N.P. locos; or, modifying locos into N.P. prototypes where I could.  However, I have always liked the Pennsy K-4!

NP 2626 "Northern Pacific, really terrific"

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Posted by parts323 on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 6:42 PM

JimValle

I hope you can share some of the construction details with us!  Did you assemble the valve gear yourself?  Did you use the standard super detail kit?  Did you use the original open frame motor?  What paint did you use and did you airbrush? Why the very silver smoke box instead of the more standard dark graphite?  Did you have to modify anything?  My oral surgeon one said "every implant has its own story".  The same is true of every Bowser kit!

Thanks for all the great compliments guys. Sure, I will provide some details about the model.

1. Yes, I assembled all the value gear.

2. Yes, I used the standard Bowser super detail kit + a few extra details.

3. Yes, It has the original open frame motor.

4. It is painted with Polly Scale Brunswick green, then dullcoated.

5. The smoke box is painted with a steel like color that is darker in person. The flash makes it appear more silver.

6. I did not really modify the model.

Thanks again guys, and I hope this answers some questions.

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Posted by gondola1988 on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 6:53 PM

Nice looking, but it would look great on my layout and I could tell everyone I did it, LOL.  I hope you get a lot of use out of it , you did a very nice job and it shows, Jim. 

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Posted by Burlington Northern #24 on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 6:55 PM

NP2626

Burlington Northern #24

NP2626

Very nicely done, one of my favorite locomotives, wish they were N.P. Locos!

Why not make one? Smile, Wink & Grin

anywho, good looking loco.

I built a Bowser kit of the K-4 and marked it for the N.P.  It didn't look right to me, so I sold it on Ebay.  I guess from that point forward I was committed to only acquiring real N.P. locos; or, modifying locos into N.P. prototypes where I could.  However, I have always liked the Pennsy K-4!

you could have a pennsy/NP interchange train. that's how the 'Q managed to works it's way out to washington in my MRRing world. 

SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.

 http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide 

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Posted by NP2626 on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 6:39 AM

Burlington Northern #24

NP2626

Burlington Northern #24

NP2626

Very nicely done, one of my favorite locomotives, wish they were N.P. Locos!

Why not make one? Smile, Wink & Grin

anywho, good looking loco.

I built a Bowser kit of the K-4 and marked it for the N.P.  It didn't look right to me, so I sold it on Ebay.  I guess from that point forward I was committed to only acquiring real N.P. locos; or, modifying locos into N.P. prototypes where I could.  However, I have always liked the Pennsy K-4!

you could have a pennsy/NP interchange train. that's how the 'Q managed to works it's way out to washington in my MRRing world. 

Yes, you can make up scenarios to account for anything your "Heart's Desires".  You could even just not worry about a Pennsy loco being on your Northern Pacific Layout, as after all it's your layout and you "makes up da rules".  However, since I am more fascinated with N.P.'s locos and rolling stock, than the other aspects of simply being a model railroader, I chose (in this particular instance) to stay with the equipment seen on the Northern Pacific.    

NP 2626 "Northern Pacific, really terrific"

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Posted by mobilman44 on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 6:42 AM

Man, that is really nice!   I'm a diehard ATSF / IC guy but always admired the K4s.   Hopefully it runs great, but you know, if it doesn't, it would make a terrific static model!

ENJOY  !

 

Mobilman44

 

Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central 

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Posted by Burlington Northern #24 on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 9:58 AM

Ok, I won't stress it further sorry NP. 

SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.

 http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide 

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Posted by NP2626 on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 2:28 PM

Gary,

Just having a conversation, didn't mean for you to take it that I was upset, Sorry!

Mark

NP 2626 "Northern Pacific, really terrific"

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Posted by Burlington Northern #24 on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 2:50 PM

NP2626

Gary,

Just having a conversation, didn't mean for you to take it that I was upset, Sorry!

Mark

No, I thought you were getting slightly annoyed because I kept bugging you about it. Smile, Wink & Grin I can see your not, my bad. so have ya thought about it? Laugh

SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.

 http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide 

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Posted by locoi1sa on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 7:22 PM

Parts.

 Never say done. My 30 year old I1sa has been built. painted, and rebuilt 4 times. I keep changing details and now it is all disassembled and waiting for me to replace the blind 2 and 4 drive axles with flanged drivers. I am taking this opportunity to add a second air compressor on the engineers side and add a lot more details. The Bowser kits are great. You did an excellent job. Don't discount the DC71 motor just yet. If it is the latest skew wound armature just replace the iron magnet with some rare earth super magnets and you will have a very high torque slower running motor that draws less than 3/4 of an amp.

  Great job.

        Pete

 I pray every day I break even, Cause I can really use the money!

 I started with nothing and still have most of it left!

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