was the 2-10-10-2, or the 2-8-8-8-2 made buy and ho scale company?
BNSF:
The 2-8-8-8-2 Triplex is currently made by MTH in HO scale. The 2-10-10-2 was made quite a few years ago, but only in expensive brass–I think the maker was Balboa–and in a Santa Fe prototype. Both Santa Fe and Virginian had those wheel arrangements, but the locomotives were quite different in appearance. The Santa Fe locos weren’t that successful and were later rebuilt into 2-10-2’s. The Virginian locos lasted quite a bit longer.
I’ve heard good things about the MTH Triplex. I think it runs around $500 or so. It has sound and smoke and is DCC compatable.
If you can find it on E-Bay, the brass 2-10-10-2 would probably run close to (if not over) $1000. The Triplex will take a 22" radius comfortably, I understand, the 2-10-10-2 would probably require at LEAST a 32-34" radius, and then with considerable boiler overhang.
Hope this helps.
Tom [:)]
thanks for the info, i had read about thoughs locos on wikipedia and was wondering, i can run the 2-10-10-2 and a 12 year old cant aford that kind of $$[:(!] so now i can only dream.
The triplex comes in 2 forms, MTH’s is the Erie, the 2-8-8-8-4 was on the Virginian. MTH is offering the 2-8-8-8-2 in Virginian but that is incorrect, plenty of wrong details, its the same trick IHC does slapping any road name on engines.
Both have been offered in brass and expensive…every ebay one I have seen easy goes over 1000 buckeroos.