New delivery.
A box of 100 intermountain 33" metal wheel sets.
A spare LCC signal board (just in case).
NYC 2-8-2 H-10B by PFM, United.
Made in 1981 (getting close to the end of PFM import days). Back in the 60's and 70's I remember always looking on the back cover of MR to see what PFM was producing. PFM owned the back cover of MR for decades. They produced a lot of nice, good running engines, especially the Tenshodo imports. They could be noisy but tracked well and gave reliable performance. I've re-geared and added can motors to most of mine.
The previous owner ran this engine but no visible wear on wheels. This engine has a can motor.
Nicely detailed backhead.
The previous owner did a nice job of painting this engine. This engine bristles with piping which is why I bought it. All the great detail caught my attention. I wasn't expecting to get it as my bid was low as it was less than half of what brasstrains sells it for and less than the suggested retail price when it was made in 1981. There were several paint nicks but easy to fix with scalecoat loco black as it dries a dull color and matches the original paint, perfectly. No headlights, etc and just DC.
Love all that piping and the nice, crisp castings.
Trailing truck has a booster.
All the turret piping added.
This rounds out my NYC collection. Right to left: Hudson, 2-8-2. Niagara, Mohawk (L-3A and L-3B). These are what I consider NYC's iconic steam engines.
