Thursday, December 20, 2007

Con-Cor/Rivarossi N scale N&W Y6b 2-8-8-2 Mallet...


Pronounced "Mal-LAY", in February 1970, Model Rectifier Corporation offered the first mass produced N scale articulated locomotive, a landmark move in a still very much up and coming scale only four years old.

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Eventually Con-Cor got the locomotive and had the well respected engineers at Rivarossi go over it, finally offering their version around April 1977.

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My Con-Cor model was picked up at a train show on the bargain table. While one of its previous owners had a little fun with some paint on the cab roof and firebox side, it only required a little cleaning---and larger radius curves than I can offer...sigh...---to become part of my small N scale stable.

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