The wording is such that he appears to be talking about the 1:1 challengers, and not his personal models.
So, if you're around OJLAR -- which were you talking about?
-Dan
Builder of Bowser steam! Railimages Site
NeO6874 wrote: OJLAR wrote:...These are 1st the biggest baddest steam eng ever produced... gonna nitpick on this one -- The *first* biggest and baddest steam locomotive built was done be one Richard Trevthick in 1802 (though this was more experimental than anything). Followed in 1829 by Stephenson's rocket (which started the practical use of steam power). As for my favorite steamer (that I own) my Bowser NYC K-11 Pacific.My favorite steamer of all time is the PRR K-4(borrowed from rr-fallenflags)
OJLAR wrote:...These are 1st the biggest baddest steam eng ever produced...
gonna nitpick on this one -- The *first* biggest and baddest steam locomotive built was done be one Richard Trevthick in 1802 (though this was more experimental than anything). Followed in 1829 by Stephenson's rocket (which started the practical use of steam power).
As for my favorite steamer (that I own) my Bowser NYC K-11 Pacific.
My favorite steamer of all time is the PRR K-4
(borrowed from rr-fallenflags)
He wasn't claiming that the Big Boy was the first, he was referring to his first selection.
May your flanges always stay BETWEEN the rails
Here are mine. A few diesels too. I wouldn't say they are my favs but some that I would have posted have already been done.
Articulated Steam
Non Articulated
Heritage Diesel
Modern Diesel
Probably my PRR T1, actually have two of them and two Proto 2000 2-8-8-2's
- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
PASMITH,
That is awesome, congrats on an excellent job.
Wayne
Modeling HO Freelance Logging Railroad.
Steam618lover1
Hi everyone, this is a very hard subject, because since i have 50 steam engines, my most favorite one right now is my POLAR EXPRESS, i bought walthers proto serious PM berkshire 1235 and had a local hobby shop change the three to a two to dedicate the 1225pm the engine itself is dc/dcc sound, the cars are ihc heavy weights, i hand painted the maroon on the four cars, i still have to put the decals on the cars, i will post a picture of the polar express when i finish,my other favorites are all my articulates 4884, 2882, also 484-611, 4449, 844, my dreyfus hudson, oh yes there is still one above my polar express berk, and that is the 9000 class biggie is the 2-12-4 i wish someone would build one without morgageing your house.
STEAM RULES FOREVER Earl
My Mikado has got to be my favorite.....
Bob Berger, C.O.O. N-ovation & Northwestern R.R. My patio layout....SEE IT HERE
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Mine is My Great Western Rwy #90, a 2-10-0 Decapod.Its an exact brass replica imported by Empire Midland of Korea.I painted and lettered it because I didn't like the brass color.The prototype is now owned by the Strasburg rr in Pennsylvania and is used for steam excursions.
R. T. POTEET wrote:I don't have my favorite model steam locomotive!
May we respectfully suggest that you rectify the sitcheeashun forthwith? There's nothing quite so pathetic as a needy model railroader, you know? We have an image to maintain here.
Deutsche Reichsbahn (DDR) BR 01.5
German description at http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DR_Baureihe_01.5
These were 1960s rebuilds of prewar express engines. Early "prototypes" also used American style boxpox wheels. Really kicked b**t, and had great lines too.
Lots of pictures of the real thing at:
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vsmith wrote:Thanks for posting the Camel pic, been looking for a good reference photo.
I have quite a few Camel photos I can send you if you need more. Contact me off the list if interested.
Rich
If you ever fall over in public, pick yourself up and say “sorry it’s been a while since I inhabited a body.” And just walk away.
My favorite right now is the IHC 2-6-0. Of course it's also my only. Still, for the price, that is one nice running loco.
Now, if you check back late next week, I may say it's the Bachmann 2-8-0 I just picked up. We'll see when it comes in!
My favorite? I'll be a politician and weasel out of the answer, but it would be one of these.
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein
http://gearedsteam.blogspot.com/
From the far, far reaches of the wild, wild west I am: rtpoteet
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Have fun with your trains
My two favorites.
Winans Camel HO scale
Winans Camel prototype.
LaFever Climax with Micro-Tsunami and 3/4 inch speaker inside the roof.
SpaceMouse wrote: Rock Ridge 1 (with the LaFever conversion)
Rock Ridge 1 (with the LaFever conversion)
Errrr...here now that looks a little familiar...
I think mines just a tab bit larger tho....
Favorites? Thats like asking which child is your favorite; Well here then, the Monster, an geared A.C. Price 16 wheeler from Kiwiland
And perhaps still my most favored son, my Class A Climax
modeled in 1/22.5 scale
Give me steam locomotives or give me DEATH!
Berkshire Junction, bringing fourth the cry of the Iron Horse since 1900.
Hmmm...that would be my Bachmann Spectrum 4-4-0. This is a sweet-running locomotive that evokes a slower and simpler time. If that wasn't good enough, I am waiting for delivery of the same engine that is DCC and sound. Now I am patiently waiting for Bachmann to produce a Mogul with DCC and sound.
Keep your hand on the throttle and your eyes on the rail.
Ray
"Keeping my hand on the throttle...and my eyes on rail."
Well I've only got two, a Spectrum USRA Heavy Mountain and a Trix/Marklin USRA Light Mikado. They're the heritage power, so they don't get run too much but I'm going to have to go with the Trix/Marklin as my favourite, that all metal body and tender, as well as being my only engine with sound.
Cheers!
~METRO
I was at first tempted to write "my BLI heavy mikes." They look great, run great and sound great and I still get that big ear to ear grin when I run them. However, upon looking at my stuff there is one steam locomotive that is defeinately my "favorite." It's a little Aurora Postage Stamp N-scale (well, made to run on a nine mm gauge track) 0-6-0 tank engine. It won all my engine races (put one engine on one side of the loop and another on the other side and crank the MRC Trottlepack all the way and see who catches up to who) waaaaaaaay back when. What fun!! Yeah - that little guy is my favorite and there is no way I'm gonna ever get rid of it.
When I get it back from PCM (sound stopped working) my PCM Y6-b. Draged 85 cars up a 1.5% grade like there was nothing hooked to it at K-10's Model Trains at the Christmas party.
For now my BLI Hudson, pulls well and sound great, BLI M1-a and Class J. Class J is the second best puller after the Y6-b.
Cuda Ken
I hate Rust
My beautiful Bachmann HO Shay. Even had an opportunity to ride in the cab of a 1:1 scale Shay in Cass, WV not too long ago. Let me tell ya, it's almost as if those things are alive.
<-------------will always be that one. I've always loved the style of the N&W J.
New Haven I-5 wrote: Mine are Bachmann Spectrum 2-8-0 with DCC/Sound & my 2 Bachmann Berks.And maybe, my new Athearn steamers when they arrive. What's yours?
Modeling the N&W freelanced at the height of their steam era in HO.
Daniel G.