Berkshire 2-8-4

Anonymous · December 14, 2004, 8:30am

Does anyone know if you can get a Berkshire 2-8-4 in G scale

I haven’t been able to find one as yet.

Thanks

Tom_The_Brat · December 14, 2004, 10:15am

The only one I know of is like $4,000 from Aster.

Rene_Schweitzer · December 14, 2004, 1:58pm

Kenny,

No, I don’t know of one available either.

Anonymous · December 16, 2004, 4:17am

Folks

Update on this, Aster are bringing a 2-8-44 out in the spring of 2005, no price as yet.

Tom_The_Brat · December 16, 2004, 8:54am

Whew! A 2-8-44! That’s a bunch of wheels!

Anonymous · December 17, 2004, 9:00pm

I don’t even know what one is, but if you send a case of beer to my address here on Kawana Island, I will look into it for you.

Merry Christmas; Ian.

Rene_Schweitzer · December 20, 2004, 8:13am

Good one, Ian![tup][swg]

Anonymous · December 22, 2004, 6:44pm

Thank you Maam

Anonymous · January 13, 2005, 10:15pm

I was on the hunt for one and I saw a train set by Bachmann. It’s their Polar Express
from the movie, not in their catolog yet, the price is $ 1,600. I also saw an engine in Garden Railway mag. I think it was a UP 2-8-2, change the trailing truck to a 4 and you’ve got a Berkshire, and the price was $ 600+ dollars. Hope this helps.

Chier118

vsmith · January 14, 2005, 9:56am

The Bachmann set done in large scale a couple years ago uses thier standard 4-6-0 ten-wheeler. Dunno about any new B-mann set, not in large scale though. The 2-8-2 is from Aristo-craft for around $300 and I’m sure an adventurous modeler could scratchbuild a new 4 wheel trailing truck for it and convert it to a Berkshire.