2-10-2s & 2-10-4s

[ndbprr]

The Arbour models were really rough and were about one step above scratchbuilding. The castings were metal and had a variety of surface flaws. They take someone who really knows what they are doing to make a presentable model in my opinion. They made a PRR J1 2-10-4 and an A5s 0-4-0 switcher. WIth the amount of time they take and the history at BLI the money for one of their J's will probably be well worth waiting for.

[AltonFan]

QUOTE: I think there is a 2-10-4 available from Bachman in N also but I can not say definitively.

So far as I know, Bachmann never made an N scale 2-10-4. If they had, I would own some.

Some years ago, I believe Arbour Models made an HO kit for a 2-10-4. I thought I heard that the tooling is now owned by Bowser.

[ndbprr]

The above comments were based on HO and an assumption which should have been checked before commenting. I think there is a 2-10-4 available from Bachman in N also but I can not say definitively.

[ndbprr]

The 2-10-2 is generally a drag hauler from early in the 20th century designed to drag everything out of the yard at ten miles an hour (or so). As such they were pretty much used in mineral service and on the PRR were the first engines mothballed when business declined. All were gone by around 1950. The 2-10-4 is a relatively modern engine and pretty much replaced the 2-10-2. Bowser makes a PRR 2-10-0 with a Belpaire firebox in metal that will pull anything you can put behind it. I know some people who have had less than adequate support on their layouts and have had this engine create sags when left between supports on the roadbed it is that heavy. The firebox area is adequately think that a a wagontop or other boiler type can be easily made by removing the belpaire extension area. A trailing truck can be easily added to the kit to create a 2-10-2 that can pretty much do what the prototype was designed to do. A 2-10-4 is available from Bachman and falls into the cheaper class of engines and BLI is planning one for the PRR and C&O with DCC and sound later in the year. Pictures of that one are very comparable to brass but so is the price. It will be in the $400.00+ range in all probability.

[AltonFan]

Bachmann once made a 2-10-4 in HO, but it hasn't been available for many years.

[nfmisso]

In addition to the Bowser.

BLI has announced PRR and C&O 2-10-4 models.
<http://www.broadway-limited.com/>

Rivarossi used to make a B&O S1a 2-10-2. Watch e-bay.

Nigel

[Anonymous]

maybe if you search on ebay, you might be lucky to find an old brass engine for less than $200

[jrbarney]

GDRMCo,
If Bowser info isn't readily available in Oz, you may want to go to their URL, which is:
<http://www.bowser-trains.com>.
Good luck on your search.
Bob

[cacole]

Bowser makes a 2-10-2 kit, but that's the only one I'm aware of as being currently on the market. If you have the time and patience to paint and assemble your own locomotive from a cast metal kit, check out Bowser's products.

[GDRMCo]

Does anyone have any info on these and which manufacturer currently makes them in ho.