This just showed up on eBay, and I had don’t think I have seen this model before. I did not know the SOUTHERN has streamlined any of their 4-6-2 Pacifics.
What a beauty! I think this will be the inspiration for the streamlined locomotive I will build for my railroad.
I have a damaged USRA Light Mountain 4-8-2 I can use for the project. Mine will be a little bit larger.
Another one for the “ideas” file.
-Kevin
Russia did a lot of streamling similar to that. could be one of those repainteed. Southern did do a streamlined as a test if i recall. somewhat similar to PRR k5 design. if I recall.
Shane
That was my first thought. I have always loved Russia/Soviet version of the mid-century design.
Being that SOUTHERN did it, it is plausible!
-Kevin
Kevin, why not buy that one on eBay? Sure, it is pricey, but you were going to spend a ton more for that used steam engine that you found in an antique store a few years back.
Rich
The listing says that it is brand new, imported by Precision Scale. Only 200 were produced according to the listing.
Rich
The ‘poster child’ in Russia with that appearance was Voroshilovgrad-built 2-3-2V 6998:
which is notable for predating Kuhler’s design by three years!
some people compare this with the India WP ‘look’ but that is as silly as Lionel calling a 3768-style K4s the ‘Torpedo’ - fastest locomotive in the world - when the obvious thing was S1 6100.
The locomotive Kuhler did for the B&O (if I recall, the first streamlining of 5804 in 1937; correct me if wrong) might have been an inspiration for the somewhat over-the-top penile expression of the Russian locomotive.
If anyone hasn’t yet, check Bear’s photo.
I would never be able to bring myself to “destroy” that model to make it into a SGRR locomotive.
Here is the prototype photograph:
What a beauty!
-Kevin
The same seller on ebay also has the O scale version for $200 more…