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Occording to my friend Dan Welch who is an avid Milwaukee Road modeler, the Rivorossi F-7 Baltic as far as the boiler is concerned has the correct basic shape, But lacks most of the detail that was there. Also he stated that when he purchased his, it came with a NYC Hudson style tender which is incorrect for this locomotive. He States that the Tender from a Rivorossi Berkshire while still not an exact match is very close to the correct shape. Dan also states that you will need the Tender trucks from a Rivorossi 4-6-2 if you want the correct trucks as well. One has to think since Rivorossi has all the correct parts why they couldn't get them combined in the right fashion, But then again. Its been my understanding that until they were taken over by walthers they did not have a high reputation. <br /> <br />Given the mixing and matching involved, i reccomend you definatly work the second hand market if you want to do the work of making it semi-accurate. Also given the fact that parts from at least three locos are involved. You may come out ahead in the end buying a Brass one. <br /> <br />James
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