Mark Boyce, Thank You for your chiming in on this thread and to give you a little history, this is why I’m glad to have Harmonyards, Pat, CEO of the Harmon Shops do an extreme upgrade of this beautiful J1e NYC K-Line built, model Hudson. The long and short of this has to do with the way K-Line powers this steamer. A front loaded small can motor just isn’t enough power, even with TMCC command control, to allow this beauty to pull a long train for a long period of time. On another thread was talk about this particular chassis similar to the one used to power the K-Line Berkshires, and how they changed them out adding Pittman motors rear mounted. I reached out to Harmonyards, and this is The Rest of the Story, making this hudson a Stump Puller. This engine came with Lionels TMCC Control, probably 4.0, no odyssey cruise control. Harmonyards is adding an MTH hudson Chassis, large Pittman motor, Gunrunner Johns chuff stuff, ERR, Fan driven smoke unit, a realistic Headlight, 4 chuffs per revolution, a detailed deck plate, curtains, great wiring and more. He has all rights for any modifications he chooses to use, his workmanship is awesome. This thread has drawn a lot of attention from Hudson/Berkshire enthusiasts all over the USA and we are all waiting for the Finale, the end product, showing all of Pats/Harmonyards talent as a Master Technician and model rebuilder. Please go back to the beginning, page 1, of this fantastic journey, it’s a great Tale from The Harmon Shops. The Harmon Shops have given a step by step account of every detail and thought used to make this one of the best model Hudsons to roll around on any of our train layouts. It’s so much fun to see what a man with a vision can do. Although Lionel made a VisionLine Hudson, I’ve had 3 of them, I feel like this will be an equal, if not just a little bit better detailed. I hope everyone has enjoyed this thread as much as I have, I know it’s been time consuming for Pat as he has a day job, family and a fabulous layout to enjoy at the same time. So, I am so appreciative of Harmonyards and his great work ethic. Happy Railroading Everyone, The Best is yet to come.
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