Photos of Roger's engine are on the SSL&S website. Both during modification and after. Fred RouseSSL&S
--- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote: > > Our own Roger Nulton did an excellent job with an American Models > Pacific a few years back. It received some kind of award (sorry Roger > I'm not sure which award) at a past NMRA/NASG convention in San Jose. I > think there have been a couple of others, maybe using Fred's updating > kit. Our own local SP guy, Don Hand did a nice oil tender conversation, > so that's a good start. I don't think he ever made any photos of it though. > > If you can find some old NASG Dispatches, they will have photos. > > Bob Werre > PhotoTraxx > > > > [Attachment(s) <#TopText> from Rich Gajnak included below] > > > > Scott, > > I'm assuming your asking about the plastic 21085 Pacific. I remember > > seeing one from an estate that was converted way back when, I'm > > guessing with Nixon drivers. The plastic boiler appears slightly > > oversized, though. > > I've also seen a couple of converted Flyer Pennsy K5's, which is much > > better proportioned. The last one I saw used an American Models drive. > > A better starting point would be the American Models Pacific. It's a > > decent representation of a USRA heavy Pacific, available with scale > > wheels, the drive is excellent and the boiler has very little detail > > cast in or applied. It's a "blank slate" and dresses up quite nicely. > > My only complaint with the AM pacific is the firebox is too wide for > > the boiler. It would take some serious machining of the firebox to > > reduce the width. I left mine alone. As I said, it dresses up nicely > > and I just learned to ignore the width. > > Attached are a couple of photos of my AM rework. I'm sure others have > > done more intensive reworks. > > Rich G(ajnak) > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:[email protected], > > "Scott" steamtramper@ wrote: > > > > > > Okay, so far everyone has been slowly steering me down the right > > track on my pilgrimage into S Scale, so now I have a loco question for > > ya all. Has anyone tried to convert the AF Pacific Steam Locomotive to > > a scale model. I don't own it to compare it with various Pacific's > > that MR has published schematics of over the years, but was wondering > > if a project along these lines was doable. > > > > > > Scott Huston, Las Vegas Nevada > > > > > > > >
