inspection-locomotive

[0-6-0]

Hello I was looking for some steamer photos and ended up in wikipedia. And found a photo of the The Reading RR inspection-locomotive #100 . It looks like a 4-4-2 ran into a passenger car and some of the car stayed on the loco. I think this may go on my list of things to build ? Has anyone tried this ? Thank Frank

[0-6-0]

Hello I found a photo of the Readings Black diamond

this is not #100 but its the only photo i could find. This photo comes from the reading site. I think this would a fun but hard to project to do Thanks Frank

[lvanhen]

Looks like the old Walther's Piker could be the body for 0=6=0's Black Diamond!

[pcarrell]

I started an inspection loco project in N scale a little while back.  Havn't worked on it in a while though.  (I was playing with the photo editing software)

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/N%20Scale%20Trains/Projects/acz.jpg

Among other things, the body needs to be lowered I think.

[0-6-0]

Hello  Hey pcarrell looks like a good start to me. If you start working on it again let us now how it goes. I would like to see some pics of one someone did? I have a bachman 060 and an old time passenger car that might be up for the job. I need to fix somethings and finish some-other things first but maybe by fall I can start? lvanhen I looked for the piker but it looks like a mow unit not sure if its the right thing? Thanks Frank

[lvanhen]

Frank, the Piker was a 2 car mini HW passenger car set.  Each car is about 6" long and on one 6 wheel truck (I think - mine is put away where nobody knows!).  It's out of production, but should be found on the e thing.

[steemtrayn]

Actually, the Piker was a single car. The Oscar was similar, but with an observation platform.

 

[0-6-0]

Hello that oscar looks great. I might try that but I would like to try this one

this is the one I found frist. what do think of it ? Frank

[CNJ831]

Ahhh...the wealth of misinformation and half-truths one can find on this forum!

The Piker (i.e. a cheapskate version) and Oscar (ObServation CAR) were part of Walthers "tongue in cheek" series of novelty rolling stock craftman kits from many years ago. They were briefly re-issued as plastic RTR more recently but these are now very pricey collector's items. The cars are each only 2.5" long and could hardly be adapted for use convincingly on any 0-6-0, 4-4-0, or similar mechanism.

Models of inspection engines have been offered commercially a number of times down through the years, including examples by Red Ball (LV's "Dorothy"), OMI's example (the CNJ's "Star"), as well as by others. For the more serious modeler, one of Mellor Model's conversion guide booklets offered step-by-step instructions on building one in HO, basing the superstructure on an MDC shorty Overton coach, plus a modified Mantua mechanism. MR and Trains have both had illustrated articles concerning the prototypes, while RMC has presented construction articles for these in both HO and O scale.

CNJ831

 

[New Haven Railfan]

Here is what New Haven came up with:

 

http://images.lib.uconn.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/rr&CISOPTR=22&REC=9

 

These things had to be very warm in the summer!

[ragnar]

Ahhh...the wealth of misinformation and half-truths one can find on this forum!

The Piker (i.e. a cheapskate version) and Oscar (ObServation CAR) were part of Walthers "tongue in cheek" series of novelty rolling stock craftman kits from many years ago. They were briefly re-issued as plastic RTR more recently but these are now very pricey collector's items. The cars are each only 2.5" long and could hardly be adapted for use convincingly on any 0-6-0, 4-4-0, or similar mechanism.

Models of inspection engines have been offered commercially a number of times down through the years, including examples by Red Ball (LV's "Dorothy"), OMI's example (the CNJ's "Star"), as well as by others. For the more serious modeler, one of Mellor Model's conversion guide booklets offered step-by-step instructions on building one in HO, basing the superstructure on an MDC shorty Overton coach, plus a modified Mantua mechanism. MR and Trains have both had illustrated articles concerning the prototypes, while RMC has presented construction articles for these in both HO and O scale.

CNJ83

Anyone have any idea which issue of RMC had the H.O plans?

[Maurice]

Here are two:

 

Delaware Lackawanna & Western's A

 

 

Lehigh Valley 1 (Which I think was Dorothy but not positive)

 

 

[CNJ831]

Ahhh...the wealth of misinformation and half-truths one can find on this forum!

The Piker (i.e. a cheapskate version) and Oscar (ObServation CAR) were part of Walthers "tongue in cheek" series of novelty rolling stock craftman kits from many years ago. They were briefly re-issued as plastic RTR more recently but these are now very pricey collector's items. The cars are each only 2.5" long and could hardly be adapted for use convincingly on any 0-6-0, 4-4-0, or similar mechanism.

Models of inspection engines have been offered commercially a number of times down through the years, including examples by Red Ball (LV's "Dorothy"), OMI's example (the CNJ's "Star"), as well as by others. For the more serious modeler, one of Mellor Model's conversion guide booklets offered step-by-step instructions on building one in HO, basing the superstructure on an MDC shorty Overton coach, plus a modified Mantua mechanism. MR and Trains have both had illustrated articles concerning the prototypes, while RMC has presented construction articles for these in both HO and O scale.

CNJ83

Anyone have any idea which issue of RMC had the H.O plans?

There were two HO construction articles. The first appears in the July 1960 issue of RMC and there is a second article in the April 1961 issue for another example of these engines. 

CNJ831

 

[0-6-0]

Hello well I have been working on a lot of stuff and this was one its not done yet. But here is my inspection - loco . It was a 4-4-2 or 4-6-0 not to sure found it at a show and put on a old pass car it still needs some odd and ends . What do you think? Thanks Frank

[richg1998]

There is an article on making an O&W  inspection engine #26 based on the 4-4-0 General which might give people some ideas.

http://www.newvispub.com/portal/albums/displayimage.php?album=17&pos=3

Go to this link:

http://owrhs.org/richs_models.html

Scroll down to "Inspection Car #26. Here is the comment. Click on Inspection car #26 at the site and you will see a photo of the model.

In case you cannot find it. http://owrhs.org/rich_inspection.jpg

I have about seven JPGs showing the project I found some years ago. Recommended manufactures and part numbers are listed. Kemtron is one mentioned and I have the Kemtron to PSC cross reference numbers.

Rich

Inspection Car # 26 passing the Crystal Run station.. She started out as a Mantua General. The car sides are from a Roundhouse old time passenger car (yes I know it has one too many windows); the front and rear ends are Grandt Line doors and windows. The staircase is made of styrene, and the roof is a piece of North Eastern passenger car roof stock, covered with paper strips to simulate tar paper. The tender was wrapped with thin cardboard embossed with rivets, and the wood load was replaced with coal. Paint is Floquil Tuscan with a coat of gloss, weathered black for the roof, and engine black for the frames. Champ decals finished the up the job.