A fair emulation (as opposed to a model) of a CRIP 4-8-4 (I forget the class designation). Good-looking, hefty, near-scale-girth boiler and fair detail. In other words: scratch bashing fodder! Too bad about the ancient running gear, though. I understand that some of these were incorrectly assembled per a driveshaft bearing, some weren't. But - if the gearing is the same as my Warhorse TMCC N&W loco with the same chassis, it will run poorly even with good bearings - zoom-zoom/bog-bog.
Too bad; a thick beast that just cries out to be a "scale" freelance Mikado with some scale front/rear trucks and some cylinder work.
Ah! You know, that boiler just needs to be put on a Williams brass USRA Mike chassis, with appropriate flourishes...hm. The Lionel tender is probably usable.
