It just arrived in the mail today. The first steam power on the CA&S, a P2K 0-8-0. The detail is amazing and it is an extremely smooth runner, even on the dirty, old, steel power-lok track I tested it on. Here are some pics.
And here’s a neat shot of it pulling some slag.
So, any ideas for a good number when I decal it? I need to look into getting some decals custom printed for my locos. They look sort of funny with no markings.
you could number it by the drivers, 80 or 800.(to make apperance of having more, number higher)
I number my E units by 1000, then add a _00 depending on type. My E9, 1900, is a good example
My SW7, since a yard switcher, is numbered 70.
My numbering system goes like this:AC/ES44s get 4000(AC 4000-4500, ES 4600-4900) SD70s get 7000-7999. SD60s get 6000s, SD40s,50s and GP40s,50s, get 4000s. All 1st gen diesels get 9000s, since they will not last long on the RR. Alcos fall into 9000s, along with any minor/gone builder.
Steam, for me, would be first two digits in wheel arrangment would correspond to number class.
so a zero would denote a _00 system, 2 would go a 2_00, and 4 would go 4_00, and so on. If the number of engines was large, I would sxtend the class into larger groups.
That’s a good idea to number by drivers. I’ll probably number it #8 since it’s on an industrial road that doesn’t have hundreds of locos.
Forgive my ignorance…I am not familiar with this railroad, but it it existed and really had 0-8-0 switchers, you’ll probably find at least a reference, if not an image, on this site:
There is a real CA&S (Chicago Attica & Southern) but I found that out after creating my freelanced CA&S (Conowingo Aberdeen & Susquehanna). I thought about changing the name but kept it anyway.
Thanks,
Chad
You could pick a railroad that used that particular tender design (none of those in my desk reference, unfortunately) and retain the original number - claim that it was purchased used and never renumbered. If the road name is an obvious patch job, so much the better.
Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
I would number it 222 & letter it CA&S in white lettering. I have a question, does it have sound??
Why 222? Number it whatever you want. IF your railroad bought it from another rr, they sometimes kept their original numbers, thus any number would do. 80 would suggest the railroad owns more than one loco in that class.
Geez! That is what I would number it.
Its just an odd number, thats all…
You do have a point… Another number that would work is 587. 3765 could work too.
I originally was going to put a large herald on the side of the tender but after seeing this pic of my one of my railroad’s prototype’s 0-8-0’s, I have decided to just go with simple lettering like this coputer mock-up.
I think the easiest way to letter this may be with dry transfers. I found the woodland scenics letter sets, which would have what I needed, but there was no mention of size on the site. So would these be good for lettering, and if you’ve used them, how big are the letters?
BTW, the loco doesn’t have sound or dcc, its the straight DC version.
Dry Transfers, IMHO, aren’t as great as the water tranfer decals. They aren’t that hard and results are great if you take microscales advice.
That’s a sweet looking loco Chad!! Thats a great addition to Your Roster.I would number it #1 and You could call it one spot.That’s what the GW did with their first steamer.
