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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Class F-2 0-8-0 Switcher
- Proto:48
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Scratch Built by Tom Mix
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Prototype Description
CB&Q Class F-2 0-8-0 Switcher
Rebuilt from Class T-1A 2-6-6-2 Compound Articulated Locomotives
(Great Northern - Baldwin 1908)
GN Locomotives Sold to CB&Q - Rebuilt by CB&Q Denver Shops in 1926-1927
Belpaire Firebox - Walschaerts Valve Gear - 56 Inch Spoke Drivers
Scrapped Late 1940’s
Footboard Pilot and Tender Steps
Box Headlight - Dual Sand Domes - Cross Compound Air Pump - Steel Cab
Rectangular Coal Tender w/4 Wheel Tender Trucks
Model Overview
CB&Q Class F-2 0-8-0 Switcher - Proto:48
Scratch Built by Master Craftsman Tom Mix
DCC and Sound Installed
Late Prewar Detailing
Modeled After Road No. 551
Construction
Features
Brass and Nickel
Silver Construction
Commercial Brass Lost Wax Detail Castings
Milled “See Through” Frame
Scratch Built Sprung Drivers - Scale Thickness Driver Counterweights
Scale Hex Nuts On Main and Side Rods
Full Ashpan Detail
Hand Punched Rivet Detail
Complete Cab and Backhead Detailing
Working Bell
Running Boards w/Rivet Detail and Edge Strips
Scratch Built Tender Trucks - Equalized w/Sprung Journals
Full Tender Brake Detail
Operating Tender Water Hatch - Wood Coal Boards
Scale Operating Couplers on Pilot and Tender
Finish
Unpainted - Natural Brass and Nickel Silver Finish
Lettering - Graphics
Not Applicable
Mechanism
Pittman Can Motor
NWSL Gearbox - Custom Built Drive Train
Electronics
Soundtraxx DCC and Sound Decoder
Operating Headlight and Tender Backup Light
Research
Designed and Constructed Using CB&Q Drawings and Prototype Photographs
Model Condition
New - Test Run - Displayed
Box and Packaging
Not
Applicable - Boxed and Packaged Appropriately
Model Summary
Classic CB&Q Lines - Distinctive Details
Unique - One of a Kind Model
Photographs
Available Upon Request
Listing Date
August 28, 2017 |
3295.00
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Class O-4
2-8-2 Mikado
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Sunset Models w/Custom
P:48 Conversion and Upgrades By Tom Mix
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Prototype Description
CB&Q Class O-4 2-8-2 Mikado
USRA Heavy Mikado
Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works - 1919
Radial Firebox - Walschaerts Valve Gear - 63 Inch Spoke Drivers
Boiler Tube Pilot
Elesco Feedwater Heater - Square Cab
Cross Compound Air Pump
Sunbeam Headlight
Rectangular Oil Bunker Tender w/4 Wheel Andrews Tender Trucks
Model Overview
CB&Q Class O-4 2-8-2 Mikado - Proto:48
Sunset Models Brass Import
Modified and Upgraded by Master Craftsman Tom Mix
Oil Fired Version - Scratch Built Oil Tender
DCC and Sound Installed
Postwar Detailing
Modeled After Road No. 5506
Construction
Features
Brass
Construction
Commercial Brass Lost Wax Detail Castings
Scratch Built Cylinders
Modified Commercial Sprung Drivers - Scale Thickness Driver
Counterweights
Scale Hex Nuts On Main and Side Rods
Hand Punched Rivet Detail
Cab and Backhead Detailing - Complete Elesco FWH Details and Piping
Running Boards w/Rivet Detail and Edge Strips
Modified USRA Andrews Tender Trucks
Tender Brake Detail
Scale Operating Couplers on Pilot and Tender
Finish
Custom Painted - Black Boiler - Graphite Smokebox - Oxide Red Cab Roof
Lettering - Graphics
Gold Lettering - Black & Red Burlington rectangular Herald - Road No. 5506
Mechanism
Canon Can Motor
Sunset Die Cast Gearbox
Electronics
MRC DCC and Sound Decoder
Operating Headlight
Research
Designed and Constructed Using CB&Q Drawings and Prototype Photographs
Model Condition
New - Test Run - Displayed
Box and Packaging
Not
Applicable - Boxed and Packaged Appropriately
Model Summary
Later Prototype Detailing
Tom Mix’s First Proto:48 Locomotive Project
Photographs
Available Upon Request
Listing Date
August 28, 2017 |
2895.00
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