Bob Hogan also did an amazing job of making one of the AM Pacifics in to a better model of an SP version. Maybe he will post the photo, or give me permission to do it.
I agree that Rich’s engine looks really good, too. I especially like the Elesco FWH on top of the smokebox! Bill Winans ----------------------------------- that engine really looks good, Rich. It would look great at the head end of a string of heavyweight passenger cars. boB Nicholson ------------------------------- --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, Rich Gajnak wrote: > > 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 mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, "Scott" 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 > > >
