...from about 1963 when Bowser bought out Penn Line. This beast weighs in at 2 1/2 pounds and sports the old fabricated brass frame and Pittman open frame motor. Note that the attention to prototype fidelity wasn't quite as strict back then as it was now---no bottom to the water tank or coal bunker in the tender.
Newcomer FYI---the easiest way to tell a Pennsylvania RR steam locomotive is by the Belpaire firebox, that boxy looking bulge on top of the boiler in front of the cab, it was pretty much exclusive to the PRR.
Still trying to find those blasted marker lights for just above the smoke box...they're around here somewhere I just know it...sigh...
Penn Line ad from Jan. '52 Model Railroader---could you imagine some dandy puffing a pipe in a hobby mag now?
...and another one from the Aug. '75 MR.
2 comments:
It's really astounding how far Model Railroading has progressed! I came across a similar model at a train show a few months back, was surprised by the lack of detail and set it back down.
$49.50 for the T1 4-4-4-4!? In 1952 no less!! With calculated inflation, the same model would cost $369.16 on 2007 cash, yikes!
I actually could imagine the iconic kitschy pipe-smoking male modeler, if only to sell the products shown here, STEAM era products. What happened to his thumbs? Perhaps they were sanded down as a removed the ton of metal casting flash that was found of most models of that era..ouch!
The lack of detail adds to the charm for me. I'd love to find one of those T1s for $50 nowadaze...
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