After nearly 2 years and 3 months...BLI's web site has finally posted what I've been longing to see:
My only question: Was the front of the boiler on the original Mohawks that light of a graphite?
Needless to say, I'm counting the days when mine gets delivered to my front door. Tom
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Wow Handsome looking Loco !
Were they used for Passinger service or freight ?
TerryinTexas
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They still haven't tossed the bone to the SP fans. No pictures of the GS4...
Terry,
The L-4s were used for both - especially during WWII.
Tom
tstage My only question: Was the front of the boiler on the original Mohawks that light of a graphite? Needless to say, I'm counting the days when mine gets delivered to my front door. Tom
I read somewhere that in a fresh state the paint used was that light on the mohawks---myself, I'll quibble. A couple of things involving colour is the publishing of the ad photos makes me wonder as to its processing of the colour and our monitors may not be showing the colours quite right either----Be that as it may, I like what I see there.
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
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Tom, I think you will need to weather the smoke box. Beautiful model!!
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I am glad to see that the model is being made as the modernized version with top mounted boiler check and relocated sand dome. These modifications were made to the prototypes about the same time the smoke deflectors and pump shields were applied, and I think it is the first model to reflect all modifications. I am not an NYC expert though.
Jim J.
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Tom:
I've never associated NYC steam with graphite smokeboxes, at least most of the pictures I've seen of them.
But what do I know? I live in California, land of white-faced SP steam, LOL!
That being said, that Mohawk is one hunk of beautiful steam model, IMO. Can't wait for a running report when you get it. It looks terrific!
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cool, Unfortunately the BLI web site has tossed a lot of bones that I've been waiting on for ummm ummm many years now (like the GN S2). I'll believe them when they arrive in the hobby store.
Is the model as shown missing the details. Seems like the front of the boiler is begging for an air tank, generator, compressor pump or something? I'm not read up on Mohawks.
Texas Zepher Is the model as shown missing the details. Seems like the front of the boiler is begging for an air tank, generator, compressor pump or something? I'm not read up on Mohawks.
NYC steam wasn't usually stramlined, but it was clean-lined and lacked the web of plumbing and exposed accessories that festooned other railroads' locomotives. Even the sandpipes were under the boiler lagging.
As for the graphite: Freshly wiped to a high gloss, it would be very light. Almost as soon as the locomotive rolled out of the roundhouse (or off the ready track) it would start to darken. At the end of a long, hard day it would be within kissing distance of black.
Chuck (Former NYC fan modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
Lucky BLI tossed the bone for you. Although, I will admit it is a rather handsome looking model.
I'm hoping for BN C30-7s, SW7s, and SD40-2s, that are painted right and numbered right.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
tomikawaTTNYC steam wasn't usually streamlined, but it was clean-lined and lacked the web of plumbing and exposed accessories that festooned other railroads' locomotives. Even the sandpipes were under the boiler lagging.
Of course, there were exceptions to this.
Wayne
Wayne,
Is that an H-10 Mikado? I would LOVE to see one of those produced. Not very likely though...
[Edit: Yep, I just checked on FF. It's an H-10a]
doctorwayne tomikawaTTNYC steam wasn't usually streamlined, but it was clean-lined and lacked the web of plumbing and exposed accessories that festooned other railroads' locomotives. Even the sandpipes were under the boiler lagging. Of course, there were exceptions to this. Wayne
Do I detect a touch of Lima "Superpower" design? Of course, most NYC locos were Alcos...
If you ever want to see a thoroughly ugly example of a locomotive with 'add-on' plumbing, check out the JNR 9600 class consolidations. As built with vacuum brakes and buffers, they were clean and mean. By the time I saw them in the 50s and 60s they had acquired air brakes, knuckle couplers, 'earmuff' smoke lifters, Elesco feedwater heaters and all of the associated plumbing, seemingly at random, with no two alike! By then, they had all the charm and beauty of a pit bull after the dogfight.
Which is why I have three of them on my 'to be kitbashed' list.
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
Great news Tom! I know you've been looking forward to acquiring this locomotive for quite a while. But surely it doesn't complete your roster. After you've placed the Mohawk in revenue service, what's next?
AlreadyInUseGreat news Tom! I know you've been looking forward to acquiring this locomotive for quite a while. But surely it doesn't complete your roster. After you've placed the Mohawk in revenue service, what's next?
Peter,
I've got the BLI Dreyfus Hudson on pre-order, which is "presumably" due out at the end of this year (Dec.). I'm not holding my breath that that date will stand firm but I would like to see it produced. And I'd like to see the '38 20th Century passenger cars to go with it. That would look pretty sweet.
The new Paragon2 NYC Hudsons has been tempting, too.
doctorwaynetomikawaTTNYC steam wasn't usually streamlined, but it was clean-lined and lacked the web of plumbing and exposed accessories that festooned other railroads' locomotives. Even the sandpipes were under the boiler lagging. Of course, there were exceptions to this.