up148 posted:More shots of #5077 Will. That tender is really, really nice. Love the coal boards. Is this another JS model?
Butch
I sold it to another forum member. Fellow UP fanatic you may already know. I know that it had a Jerry White drive and a lot of detail. The Loco boiler, pipes, and pumps were close to stock but the smokebox was extended with proper light position and the stack modified/enlarged. More cab details and a lot of work on the tender. Not sure who did the work. The additional Water box on top was a little out of scale (too tall) but it gave me an Idea for the project TTT I purchased after I let go of the Bassett TTT .
I just picked up a rivet press and die set. I figured when I finish the E7 modifications and finish modifying my Lionel FEF-3 with a sellers feedwater heater painted and back together I want to modify the KTM stock tender.
I've seem to be modelling the Kansas division 1946-1954 as a target era. They ran a lot of great steam and diesels I like.
I'm looking to match #5028. I wanted a prototype that had the BB tender (4 wheel trucks, Box added modified tender to 13,500 gal. with coal boards) , 4BL feedwater heater (just cause I like the way it looks), big fat stack, and time on the Kansas division within my era. We'll see if I have the patience and skill to do it. But for the couple hundred bucks I picked it up for, I won't feel too bad experimenting on it.
If anyone knows where I can get detail parts for the 4BL I'd appreciate the lead.
Resources:
Union Pacific Prototype Locomotive Photos Vol. 13 (James L Ehrenberger Collection)
The Streamliner Vol.4 No.1 (UPHS). (info on TTTs and also has a lot of info on the two tone grey scheme)
#5029 was similarly equipped so I will use this photo for the other profile to model that side.
I also frequently refer to this book:
Smoke Above the Plains (James L. Ehernberger and Francis G. Gschwind - 1965)