Woohoo! The dog bone has FINALLY been tossed!

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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After nearly 2 years and 3 months…BLI’s web site has finally posted what I’ve been longing to see:

My only question: Was the front of the boiler on the original Mohawks that light of a graphite?

Needless to say, I’m counting the days when mine gets delivered to my front door. [:D]

Tom

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Wow Handsome looking Loco !

Were they used for Passinger service or freight ?

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They still haven’t tossed the bone to the SP fans. No pictures of the GS4…

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Terry,

The L-4s were used for both - especially during WWII.

Tom

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I read somewhere that in a fresh state the paint used was that light on the mohawks—myself, I’ll quibble. A couple of things involving colour is the publishing of the ad photos makes me wonder as to its processing of the colour and our monitors may not be showing the colours quite right either----Be that as it may, I like what I see there.[:D]

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Tom, I think you will need to weather the smoke box. Beautiful model!!

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nyc/nyc-s3111o.jpg

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I am glad to see that the model is being made as the modernized version with top mounted boiler check and relocated sand dome. These modifications were made to the prototypes about the same time the smoke deflectors and pump shields were applied, and I think it is the first model to reflect all modifications. I am not an NYC expert though.

Jim J.

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I feel the same way Tom.It’s a beautiful model.All of my BLI engines are great runners and they improve the sound with each new release.The price is reasonable.To get some of the engines that I want,I have to buy used brass,sometimes remotor/regear them, have aTsunami or QSI installed,paint & decal(or else have someone else do it).After all that,they still don’t operate as well as the BLI’s. Now if they would start making smaller NYC engines like a F12a 4-6-0, B11 0-6-0 or a G46h 2-8-0 I would be in pig heaven.

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HUBBA HUBBA…!!! And my wife’s not even in the room.[tup]

Brent

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Tom:

I’ve never associated NYC steam with graphite smokeboxes, at least most of the pictures I’ve seen of them.

But what do I know? I live in California, land of white-faced SP steam, LOL! [:P]

That being said, that Mohawk is one hunk of beautiful steam model, IMO. Can’t wait for a running report when you get it. It looks terrific!

Tom [:D]

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cool, Unfortunately the BLI web site has tossed a lot of bones that I’ve been waiting on for ummm ummm many years now (like the GN S2). I’ll believe them when they arrive in the hobby store.

Is the model as shown missing the details. Seems like the front of the boiler is begging for an air tank, generator, compressor pump or something? I’m not read up on Mohawks.

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It seems pretty close to the photo on the link supplied by selector.

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  • Air tanks - under the running boards, both sides. Possibly mistaken for:
  • Feedwater heater. Elesco heaters are cylindrical. Mohawks had Worthington SA heaters - that box at the top of the smokebox ahead of the stack.
  • Generator - high on the left (fireman’s) side of the boiler, just forward of the cab.
  • Compressors - on the pilot beam, under that boxy casing.

NYC steam wasn’t usually stramlined, but it was clean-lined and lacked the web of plumbing and exposed accessories that festooned other railroads’ locomotives. Even the sandpipes were under the boiler lagging.

As for the graphite: Freshly wiped to a high gloss, it would be very light. Almost as soon as the locomotive rolled out of the roundhouse (or off the ready track) it would start to darken. At the end of a long, hard day it would be within kissing distance of black.

Chuck (Former NYC fan modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)

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Lucky BLI tossed the bone for you. Although, I will admit it is a rather handsome looking model.

I’m hoping for BN C30-7s, SW7s, and SD40-2s, that are painted right and numbered right.

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Of course, there were exceptions to this. [swg]

Wayne

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Wayne,

Is that an H-10 Mikado? I would LOVE to see one of those produced. Not very likely though…

Tom

[Edit: Yep, I just checked on FF. It’s an H-10a]

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Do I detect a touch of Lima “Superpower” design? Of course, most NYC locos were Alcos…

If you ever want to see a thoroughly ugly example of a locomotive with ‘add-on’ plumbing, check out the JNR 9600 class consolidations. As built with vacuum brakes and buffers, they were clean and mean. By the time I saw them in the 50s and 60s they had acquired air brakes, knuckle couplers, ‘earmuff’ smoke lifters, Elesco feedwater heaters and all of the associated plumbing, seemingly at random, with no two alike! By then, they had all the charm and beauty of a pit bull after the dogfight.

Which is why I have three of them on my ‘to be kitbashed’ list.

Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)

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Great news Tom! I know you’ve been looking forward to acquiring this locomotive for quite a while. But surely it doesn’t complete your roster. After you’ve placed the Mohawk in revenue service, what’s next?

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Peter,

I’ve got the BLI Dreyfus Hudson on pre-order, which is “presumably” due out at the end of this year (Dec.). I’m not holding my breath that that date will stand firm but I would like to see it produced. And I’d like to see the '38 20th Century passenger cars to go with it. That would look pretty sweet.

The new Paragon2 NYC Hudsons has been tempting, too.

Tom

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Wow, that is one huge exception, “over the top” even. I presume all that was added after the fact due to repairs, experiement, or modernization.