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Pennsylvania Railroad K-2 Light Pacific
Greetings everyone,
I suppose once complete, this will technically be a hybrid model, but I thought you would like to see it, as I think it reveals how this hobby mixes with and enhances others. Recently I picked up a Marklin Z gauge(1:220) set with longer term plans to build a scenic layout for it. The train represents a Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) steam-powered passenger train, as it might have appeared between 1920-1950. As far as I can tell, the included cars are very historically accurate, both in form and livery. The locomotive however, while very attractive, is based on the USRA 4-6-2, which from my research the PRR never used. Additionally, the locomotive is painted "Tuscon Red". While the PRR did paint diesels in that color, I have been unable to find evidence that steam locomotives were painted that way. To suit my silly, self-imposed realism requirements, I have resolved to paint the USRA 4-6-2 in a more typical PRR scheme. On top of that, I decided I'd build an extra external shell for the locomotive, one that resembles the PRR's K-2 class 4-6-2 locomotive. What material did I choose to construct the shell? Paper, of course! Here is the nearly completed result. It's entirely scratch-built, using only the dimension requirements of the Marklin chassis and images of K-2s I've been able to locate. After I finish the paint job, I'll post more photos of the final product. Last edited by Yeti; 02-25-2019 at 04:47 AM. |
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Very well done!
I am delighted to see a Pennsy Pacific executed in paper! Don |
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Very nice, sir
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Interesting project - looks like a lot of fun. Very nice job as well.
I used to scratch build in N Gauge (1/160) but mainly plasticard - not being a paper modeller back then!
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Amazing! Especially in Z!
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Very nicely made
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Would the same running gear work for a K-4?
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Thank you all for the encouragement! Kevin, I figure that paper coated with a bit of resin is sort of like a light plasticard. Becky, this definitely the smallest model that I've worked on. Don, do I think the running gear would be very similar, if not the same for the K-4
The color I've tried to simulate is faded DGLE (Dark Green Locomotive Enamel). There is a lot of controversy on the Internet about what color DGLE actually is. Newly painted Pennsy steam locomotives look black. But, I've been able to find a number of photos where these machines have a grayish-green boiler and a charcoal smokebox. Here are some pictures of the completed and painted model mounted to the chassis. In one photo I've included the USRA shell for comparison purposes. Last edited by Yeti; 03-02-2019 at 08:27 PM. |
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Trying hold steady for a better shot of the Keystone logo...
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Quote:
There's a club that has authentic samples of logos from dozens of railroads, all of them were done with the road's tuscan red as a background. Of course, not one shade matches another! |
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