OK, I'll bite

Rivarossi Hudson. Pizza cutter flanges ground down so it will run on COde 83 Atlas track.  Weight added to get better traction.

Excellant modifications!

Excellant modifications!  Also, I'm not entirely sure, but it looks like the tender has been weathered a bit.  If so, nice use of subtle weathering!  Thanks for showing us this model!

UPDATE: when I said "Express

UPDATE: when I said "Express locomotives of the 6-driver variety," perhaps I was being a little bit vague or stereotypical.  After all, the 2-6-4 and 4-6-6 configurations I mentioned were actually used mainly for commuter service.  Allow me to revise my definition.  Anything with a single set of six drivers (three axles) with both a lead and a trailing truck, other than a Prairie, is fair game.  Tank engines that fit into this category are also fair game. 

If this thread goes well, I will make more similar threads in future addressing different locomotives.  Prairies, moguls, yard goats, and ten wheeler's will get their own turn(s) in future.

I am new to this forum, so I am unsure about whether or not it is normal for a blog like this to not get a lot of responses within the first 24 hours.  Dennis461, thanks for showing us your Hudson!  I appreciate your willingness to be the first to respond!

Santa Fe 1226 class pacific

One of my favourite engines. This example of a Santa Fe 1226-class pacific was imported by Key and built by Samhongsa. I picked it up almost 30 years ago second hand from a Sydney (Australia) dealer and it was painted and weathered by a local professional custom painter. Runs like a dream having a factory included can motor and real smooth gearbox.

Modified Mantua Pacific

Here's a Mantua Pacific that I built about 10 years ago with several super detail parts added. 

Moderator note: fixed size of photo.

C&O Pacific

This is a highly modified BLI USRA Pacific. The C&O got these second hand from the RF&P. The loco runs as smooth as silk and powers M&E #13 on the railroad just like the prototype did.

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My un-modified Mantua.

You can resize during upload process, It seems the full size version is initially uploaded but only a portion shows in the thread.

Right click on the cropped version and select view image.

I understand the difficulties previously mentioned.

I tried uploading the photos at the top of the thread but not only were the dimensions wrong, but they had been uploaded upside down!  Wasn't sure how to fix that!  So I completely understand the difficulties you've been discussing.  In the end, I just took cropped screenshots and pasted them into the text box.  Now I'm trying to figure out how to crop the photos on a mobile device to clean up the edges of the photos.  So it's perfectly okay to be a little confused!

1226-Class Pacific

@Daylight484: that's a nice model of a prototype I don't think I've seen. The firebox seems large for the boiler size, and I'm curious why ATSF didn't move the trailing truck back a few feet, or add a pair of trailing wheels and make a light Hudson. 

This particular class was

This particular class was built by Baldwin in 1905.  The first Hudson was built in 1927.  So it would be 22 years before the first Hudson was invented as of when this locomotive was delivered to the AT&SF.  Yes, the truck does look like it should be a litter bit farther back, but they must have had a reason.  Or perhaps they didn't, as the case may be.  But you're certainly right, it is a peculiar quirk of the prototype.

And finally, I certainly agree that this locomotive's firebox is a bit large... not that it has anything on this locomotive.

At any rate, it's certainly a cool model.  It's practically turn-of-the-century, so I can understand why it looks surprising.  In today's day and age, anything between a 4-4-0 and a late '30's era steam locomotive will surprise many modelers.  Not saying that's a bad thing... we certainly need SOME happy surprises!

If anyone else's considering posting a photo, no need to be shy!

I have seen some pretty sweet steam locomotives on this thread since I posted it three days ago.  If anyone, ANYONE (even someone who has already posted) has a locomotive that fits my described criteria, regardless of nationality, gauge, or scale, and is thinking of posting a picture on here, I encourage them to do so!  I notice that so far people have only posted HO scale, American prototypes, and that might just be because most of the people here* are Americans who primarily model HO scale, but in case people are not aware of the fact that anything that fits the criteria is welcome, I'll say it again.  It doesn't matter what nation it hails from, what gauge of track it runs on, or what scale it is.  It's still welcome!  We won't judge you!  (right guys?... RIGHT?)

*Correct me if I'm wrong.  As I said, I'm new to this forum.

Great Northern Class H-5 Pacific

Model is a PFM United that I painted over 45 years ago, still runs just about every operating session on one of my locals. 

Regards,

GNNPNUT

Only Hudson I have is an old

Only Hudson I have is an old Lionel O-27 and pretty beat-up from being taken from every hook and crook from age 4 to the present.  It is missing wheels and ain't pretty.

German loco

And now for something completely different. An old BTTB German BR23 in TT scale.

Wow! This really IS something different! I like it!

That's a cool narrow gauge locomotive!  Meter gauge, right?  I like it!  It's good to know that people saw that any scale or gauge or nation goes!  It's a cool model!  Those German locomotives have such a characteristic appearance!

I have a follow-up question.

I have a follow-up question.  So far we have seen American and German locomotives.  But does anyone have a locomotive in this category that is of another nationality?  Perhaps a British locomotive?  Also, does anyone have a tank-engine that falls into the described category? (see my updated categorical description on the previous page)

This is not to discourage anyone from showing American or German locomotives... I'm just asking this question to help stimulate engagement, though I must say the level of engagement we have seen already is very gratifying.

More German Dampfloks

A Deutsche Bahn BR 86 2-8-2T on local service being overtaken by a Deutsche Bahn BR 18.4 4-6-2 express locomotive on the famous "Rheingold" service.

Sorry for the low quality photos, they were taken on a cell phone on our local club.

Regards,

Cool locomotive(s)!

There's nothing to apologize about!  Those are both cool locomotives!  As I said, German Dampfloks have quite a distinguished, distinct appearance that makes them instantly recognizable.  Anyways, its always cool seeing locomotives in action like here!

Below is a picture of an N-scale model of the same locomotive, which I have included for the benefit of readers. 

By the way, what manufacturer made the locomotives above?  Trix?  Roco?  Fleischmann?

These are all really cool models you guys are showing!  Keep it up!  And remember... if you've got multiple locomotives that fit the category defined, you can show as many of them as you want!

Standard gauge

Fan,

The BR23 I showed is definitely standard gauge. Not everything I do is narrow gauge, or Russian

Oh, sorry. My mistake.

I'm sorry.  I shouldn't be jumping to conclusions.  I just remembered how the Russians took a lot of German locomotives as war trophies and figured that that was one of them, and since your signature said you modeled Russian narrow gauge, I assumed it was narrow gauge.  I'm sorry.

Also, I really need to stop making so much comment on my own thread.  I've literally posted half the existing comments.

BTW, I think this thread has gone very well.  I'll post a follow-up thread some time tomorrow, discussing 4-4-0's and 4-4-2's (and also 2-4-4's and 4-4-4's if any of you have those).  If I haven't posted it by noon it should be coming out some time between the hours of 3 and 5.  If anyone else still wants to post on this thread, however, feel free.  In fact, I'll probably include a link to this thread within the upcoming one.  I hope you all decide to give this next thread a look!

By the way, what manufacturer

The BR 18.4 is made by MTH and the BR 86 is Fleischmann from before they gave up HO scale to sister company Roco and focused on N scale. Both have digital command and sound from the factory.

I had a BR 18.4 and a BR 05 streamlined lok made by Lilliput and both were as unreliable as they could be. I traded both away but had to get a proper engine for Rheingold and the only one I could get was MTH and I was surprised as how reliable it is. As good as Roco.

Narrow gauge german steam locomotives since creation of DR (German national railway, made up from the previous state railways) on 1920 up until today are grouped on Class 99.

Subgroups exist for each model under the same 99 number series (the numbers are not allocated sequentially, to allow different locomotives types a reasonable "distance", so a class 99.00 would be numered 99 001- 99 005, while only engine in class 99.01 would be numbered 99 011 and so on). During cold war both West Germany and DDR kept using the same class number for narrow gauge locomotives.

After mid sixties and the UIC computer numbering system, the number 0 was added in front of the original class number to identify a steam locomotive.

Regards,

One of Each

My Pacific is an old Mantua brass boiler Reading Pacific G2sa which dates back to the 1950's and was produced before the metal cast boiler Pacific shown earlier.  The model has added details and has a Crusader sound system.  It still has the open frame motor, but runs great due to the gear box.

The Hudson is a mix of a basket case Rivarossi NYC streamlined Hudson with a missing front of the engine, but a good drive and frame.  The motor was replaced with a can motor and the drive was put ibto a shelf model Hobbyline Nickel Plate 2-8-4 to make a reasinable model of a Nickel Plate Hudson (#172),  The flanges NEED to be turned down to be able to work on code 83 and 70 rail.  Also the drivers may not be correct, but it made use of what would otherwiswe be a throw away

Bill

CPR Wannabe

This is an Aethern Pacific that I modified to be somewhat like a Canadian Pacific G3. It vaguely looks like a CPR engine, but is nowhere accurate. This one fought me all the way, starting with a broken gear on the main axle, replaced by one from NWSL. Then some wiring issues, and once I got it running it wouldn’t pull much, so added weight wherever I could find a place to put it. Works OK now, but still has limited pulling capacity.

Old Atlas N Scale Pacific