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Sunset Models HO scale M-6 Mogul 2-6-0
I’m a heavy duty Southern Pacific fan and this is one of my favorite SP engine types and era. Pretty impressive model all around, but way out of my price range.
I grew up with SP, the Oakland Mole (where the M-6’s were frequent visitiors. Film clip looks and sounds good, bue I have to agree with previous comments, too many $$$$$
I’m have been an Southern Pacific fan for many years my dad worked for the company some 38 years till he retired. I used to see that type of engine in the yard. boy I would like to have but it way to costly for me. I will wait till the price goes down.
The engine looks great in the video, and it seems to have all the things a modeler would want. BUT… if I am going to spend $700.oo on an engine it is going to be more impressive than this. After all some of us just want to run trains…
I’m a newbie and loved this engine, but again too expensive for me
A fantastic model , but a little pricey at this time. Thanks for the preview , Keep up the good work
It truly is a magnificent looking piece of equipment and as it is said “what you pay is what you get”. However, I believe it belongs to a select group of modelers who not only are able to appreciate it but more so are able to afford it. I do not belong to that group, so I’ll just envy and keep drooling. Thanks for the video insight.
I bought the M-9 version of the model, road number 1814, because that engine was leased to the Northwestern Pacific Railroad for about a year and a half. I grew up in Ukiah and am a huge fan of the NWP, and given how hard (nigh on impossible) it is to find steam power for this road I felt having 1814 was the next best thing (I don’t currently have the skills or time to scratch build a steam engine). The model is expensive (I got the sound-equipped version from a reputable dealer on eBay for $650, shipping included), but given the added detailing (especially on the backhead) and the NWP connection it was worth it to me. Some of the plastic Proto 2000 steam I’ve purchased is about half the price and doesn’t look nearly as nice. This is the first brass model I have purchased and will likely remain the only brass steam loco on my roster for a long time to come, but even with the high price tag I’m very happy with the purchase and feel no buyer’s remorse.
Good looking model, but compared to other brands it is way over priced, ie: MTH. I am a big SP fan, who grew up in Houston, but model is just to expensive. MY MTH GS-4 with DCC/Sound and smoke did not cost that much
Beautiful… But WAY to expensive.
Howw does it run? For that kind of money it ought to be really smooth. The high starting speed does not bode well. I think it’s great that you can run it on both DC and DCC
Like most, the engine is beautiful and looks great on the layout. Sound is awesome but the engine is just plain out of my price range.
When a teenager I rode in the cab of these a couple of times. Actually the only steam loco I ever rode cab in. Yes you pay for what you get, but figure how many hours it would take to build from scratch, even at minimum wage.
Was the SP the only line to run 2-6-0’s? I model Midwestern region lines in HO, circa 1910. Did any of those lines out of and into Chicago run Moguls?
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It is also out of my price range.
The price is reasonable for a limited run (25 of each engine number) brass engine.The pictures on the Sunset Models website show a very detailed engine. I hope sometime to see something along this line for smaller UP/OSL steam engines sometime.
Sunset’s model is really spectacular as is the video. It’s a shame it costs so much because it will eliminate may modelers who would love to own one…including me! I hope I can “bite the bullet” sometime in the future because I am an avid SP fan. Nice job Sunset.
Was pleased to see the M-6 being featured. I believe the Boston & Maine had a few but not sure. I purchased a B-15 B&M in 1977 (brass) for $120. That was a lot back then. Still have it. Sunset’s price of $700 I probably not out of line for some but it is for me. I’m just starting a new layout after 30 years and would love to have some of the fine brass models being produced today but will have to stick to stick to plastic. Nice M-6 Sunset.
I purchased my first brass locomotive in 1966 or 67. It was an MEW Colorado Midland 2-8-0 and it cost me a whopping $50.00 at that time. The price for a gallon of gas that year was 20 cents per gallon. In 2009 it is approaching almost fifteen times that much. Believe me when I say that $50.00 was very hard to come by then. If you keep the ratio the same that MEW locomotive would cost $750.00 today and it was unpainted, poor running and not very detailed. It required hours of tinkering, painting and detailing to produce a model that I promise does not even come close to the product offered by Sunset. For my money the M-6 is a bargain!! I would love to have been able to take it out of the box, place it on the rails and high ball. Let’s keep things in perspective. You get a whole to more bang for your buck now.