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I'm looking for a loco suitable for bashing into a specific prototype, a 4-4-0 of 1880s vintage with wagon-top boiler.  Driver diameter around 62". I know of the Rivarossi Genoa, which is a little too small, and the MTH 4-4-0s which are too large.  Has anything in between ever been produced?

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Nice job with the Thomas B&M one.  Bob, I like that Lobaugh, although its dimensions look a little too husky for me.  Those last photos show the size difference between early and late 4-4-0s - amazing!  And those new Lionels look beautiful.

I also saw once how somebody cut down a Rivarossi 4-6-0 into a 4-4-0, and I think those drivers are the right size.  That could be an inexpensive way to get started.

I wish I could post a prototype photo, but I don't want to run afoul of any forum rules.  We're talking the kind of stock 4-4-0 that all the railroads had in the 1880s.

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