The "new" JJJ&E In N Scale

[Powersteamguy1790]

An early color photo of a SP Black GS_4 #4438 entering San Marino at the major railroad crossing in the town.



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[Powersteamguy1790]

A SouthWestern Portland Cement Company  #12 Two Truck Shay makes the long climb up the 1 1/2% grade in the Monterey Mountains east of San Marino.



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[Powersteamguy1790]

A closeup overhead view of two PRR L1-s Mikado's (Top two) and the two NP W-5 Class Mikado's on the bottom. All four locomotives were painted with Polly Scale Brunswick Green. Each locomotive took about 30 hours to completely finish. Each of these locomotives weighs at least three times more than the generic Kato Mikado. On average each locomotive will pull over 60 cars on level track. All four locomotives were kit bashed from a generic Kato Mikado using a GHQ pewter detail kit.




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[ACL1504]

Bob,

Very nice job on the Mikes.

Tom

[Twopoint2]

Bob, great job on the Mikado's.

[Powersteamguy1790]

Bob,

Very nice job on the Mikes.

Tom

Thanks Tom.    I really enjoyed kit bashing those Mikado's.

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[Powersteamguy1790]

Bob, great job on the Mikado's.

Thanks for your comment Jim. The Mikado is one of my favorite steam locomotives.

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[Powersteamguy1790]

This photo shows an overhead view of the Southern Ms-4 Mikado #4910 showing all the weathered detail and piping on the Fireman's side of the locomotive. The Southern Mikado #4910 is on the upper level of the "Original" JJJ&E which was dismantled in February 2009 when I moved from Jupiter Florida to Frisco Texas.




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[Powersteamguy1790]

I completed two GHQ kits of the PRR L1-s Mikado. The upper locomotive is completely painted. I airbrushed Brunswick Green Polly Scale paint on the body of the locomotive and tender.

The lower PRR L1-s shows an overhead view of the second locomotive just before it went into the paint shop.






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[ACL1504]

Bob,

I'm impressed with the level of detail you put into the N scale steamers. I admire you for such detail on the smaller scale. Of course, as a retired Dentist or Oral Surgeon, you certainly have the steady hand.

Well done, very well done.

Tom

[PRR Modeler]

Top Notch modeling. It's even more impressive that the locomotives are in N scale.

[Powersteamguy1790]

Bob,

I'm impressed with the level of detail you put into the N scale steamers. I admire you for such detail on the smaller scale. Of course, as a retired Dentist or Oral Surgeon, you certainly have the steady hand.

Well done, very well done.

Tom

Thanks Tom for your thoughts. I really enjoy working on N scale locomotives, steamers and/or diesels. I did practice Prosthetic Dentistry ( Rebuilding Dentition's from accidents etc. etc.) for over 35 years.

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[Powersteamguy1790]

Top Notch modeling. It's even more impressive that the locomotives are in N scale.

Thanks Curt. I appreciate your comments. Working on N scale locomotives isn't difficult for. Before N scale, I really enjoyed as well HO scale for over 30+ plus years. Am still going strong in N scale at the tender age of 76.

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[Powersteamguy1790]

Engineer's side of boiler of PRR L1-s showing all detail parts and piping in place. It isn't difficult to learn how to bend all the wire in order to make the piping for this locomotive. It just takes time and plenty of patience.




A view of all the detail parts and piping have been added on the fireman's side of the PRR L1-s boiler. A good pair of wire bending pliers is needed to bend the wire for the piping.You can borrow a pair of pliers from a local Orthodontist to bend the wire.





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[Janbouli]

Great detailing in N-scale , in any scale , love the steam , wish there were some Rock Island and good running ATSF steamers.