In the past 40 years I have seen (off and on) several old engines been displayed but the last few years I haven’t. Can someone put me onto where I can see or get some for my layout? I am trying to model the early ones( meaning)before 1950 or evon before 1930. thank you if you reply to my questions.
slow train Ed
What scale?
I am going to assume you are talking about HO scale CB&Q steam engine models? Right now, about the only thing available is a USRA Heavy 2-8-2(O-4) from Broadway Ltd Models. There has been brass ‘Q’ steamers over the years(O-1a/S-3a/O-5b/etc, but I am not aware of anything that has been imported for quite some time.
Walthers has brought out USRA 0-6-0 & 0-8-0 steam switchers(the ‘Q’ had 10 G-5 0-6-0’s and 10 F-1 0-8-0 switchers). Some dealers may still have some of these on the shelf.
Jim
And ebay had three or four of the switchers last night when I was looking for Soo Line stuff.
opps yes in ho .and thank you guys for replys I’ll keep looking
slow train Ed
As far as accurate plastic steam, all have been covered except the Proto 2000 USRA heavy 2-10-2. There have been other plastic steamers lettered for the Q in years past, but none were correct.
As far as brass goes, there is a pretty good selection available. Off the top of my head…
LMB & Oriental 2-8-2 O1A’s
LMB S2 4-6-2
LMB/NKP/Challenger M4 & M4A 2-10-4’s
Custom finishing/Oriental/Overland/ Challenger/Tobi 4-8-4 O5/O5A/O5B’s
OMI/Challenger M2 2-10-2’s
Sunset/Challenger/NKP products 4-6-4 S4/S4A’s including a streamlined version by PSC and NKP
Overland B1A 4-8-2
Overland F2 0-8-0
Oriental G8 0-6-0
NKP Products K2 4-6-2
NKP Products R1 2-6-2
That list includes models built from the 60’s to this year, so expect a huge gap in price, detail, and running ability. I excluded all the USRA CB&Q steam done over the years.