TrainMan1225 posted:I think I saw this several years ago, and I just now realized - that's a 2-6-6-4, not a 4-6-6-4.
As it has only 1 engine (a set of cylinders, pistons, rods, valve gear is an "engine"; real Challengers and the like have 2 engines), it is not a 4-6-6-4 or a 2-6-6-4 - it is a 2-12-4. The first 6 and second 6 drivers must be inside-connected - if this were a real 2-12-4. No outside rod is showing connecting them. But then it couldn't be "articulated".
I have always thought that such projects were a very legitimate way to use up and enjoy all those common PW steamers. This one is so-so (per the above), but I do like the effort. Quite legitimate-looking steamers can be made from Lionel (and Marx, and AF, to a lesser degree) PW equipment. Some of the boilers - as on the small Santa Fe-type Hudson (2055 and clones) - are actually quite scale-girthed. The reliability of the machinery is well-known, assuming that you don't start with junkers.
