k-59 Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 So Shapeways was having a free shipping sale and this was enough inducement for me to buy these two fine models from Damin Keenan. And then since I needed a chassis for the steeplecab, I went and ordered it plus a loop of Tomix track including some tram pieces from Japan. Still waiting on the later order, but the prints came: Since the photos I've given them a soak to take the wax off. I"m probably going paint the steeplecab orange with a black roof. Still consider options for the RPO but leaning to Pullman green. Well for now I'm just planning to set the track up on my work bench, but hopefully soon I'll have some space for a proper micro, and eventually something bigger. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stivesnick Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 K 59 Very nice indeed. I had heard somewhere that the steeple cab loco chassis had limited pulling power, so would be interested to see how you get on when it's up and running. Regards Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-59 Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 K 59 Very nice indeed. I had heard somewhere that the steeple cab loco chassis had limited pulling power, so would be interested to see how you get on when it's up and running. Regards Nick Wouldn't be surprised considering it is designed much more for the toy train category. Luckily, being from the midwest I have no interest in grades and I don't plan to have a need for it to pull much more than 5 cars. So it shouldn't be a limiting factor for me at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kieran Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 They never pulled that many cars anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-59 Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 They never pulled that many cars anyway. Yeah, the prototype only produced 560 HP. And I can't recall reading about trains much longer than 25 cars ever. So if the model can pull 5 I'd call that about right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now