@Strummer posted:I went back to the NASG page(s) and have come to realize that this is actually their F9. There's a couple of odd mushroom-shaped items on the back end of the roof:
...dunno what these are supposed to be; they aren't on the Enhorning F7, (or any F9 I've ever had in other scales) but do show up on both F9 photos on that site.
There is also a link to a review from the December 1962 S Gauge Herald, which speaks of the pick-up issues and mentions that earlier models had aluminum wheels, while later releases had wheels of brass. My sample has the aluminum ones.
More S scale history...
Mark in Oregon
Enhorning may have called it an F9, but it's really a phase 4 F3 (railfan terminology,) which means (in general terms) low pancake fans, fabricated side grills, horizontal vents between the portholes and rectangular dynamic brake openings on the front hatch.
A "factory fresh" F9 had low pancake fans, stamped Farr side grills, vertical vents between the portholes along with one vertical vent in front of the front porthole and a 48" dynamic brake fan on the front hatch.
The "mushrooms" are air intake and boiler exhaust steam generator castings for passenger service. They're not exactly in the right place.
Rusty
