BurlingtonBill posted:Hot Water posted:My favorite "Scale Hudsons" are the two models of the CB&Q S3 and S4 Hudsons done by Sunset/3rd Rail. I have the #3007 and #4001, both are exquisite!
I'm a "Q" fan, just don't have those beauties (yet!)
Well, good luck with finding one, as they don't even seem to show up, but rarely, on eBay.
They do show up, I got mine last June. Mine runs on two rail track of course.
I like all the scale Hudsons that are made. Both Lionel and MTH have done a great job.
Marty Fitzhenry posted:I like all the scale Hudsons that are made. Both Lionel and MTH have done a great job.
Great answer, Marty. Are there any you DON'T have? :-)
Bill, I do not have them all. My add on the forum for inoperative engines was raining Hudsons for a while. We are in a great time in the hobby now. The hobby has never had so many choices as it has now. I stated MTH and Lionel on my above response. I do not want to slight other makers of great Hudsons. Some guys/gals drive a Ford and others a Chevrolet. We can buy whatever we desire. I hope everyone enjoys what they run.
I have three scale size Hudsons all conventional control. I have two Williams J-1e's 5205 & 5207 which I double head to pull a string of Lionel NYC Scale Milk cars and a early MTH Premiere J-1e 5344 to pull a string of MTH 60' NYC Green Heavyweight passenger cars.
Gene, those Williams engines are great runners.
I've got a 1950's scale Hudson but it overheats when I run it more than an hour. My K-line Hudson never fails me. Just wish it put out more smoke.
My Hudson started out as an ATSF Warhorse. I removed the lettering and numbers, touched up the paint, and re-lettered for NYC. I cleaned and lubed the mechanism, and added various detail parts. 
Well, my favorite roads, SP and PRR never had Hudsons. So no models.
SANTIAGOP23 posted:Love my 3rd Rail S4!
70Santiago - have admired your table top shots on many of your posts. Downloaded one image to check out the meta data expecting to see equipment much more expensive than the DSC-H70, so well done there. Can I ask what you're using for lighting source?
Thank you so much for the kind words, Tim! That's a neat lil' camera no doubt! I played with my friend's Sony a5000 and I loved it, want a 6300 tho.
I take my shots on a terrace using natural light and some screens for bouncing some light back. Nothing fancy!
Do you have the car the umbrella came with? :-)
Sam, it's a F1 thing. Forza, Forza!
Sony a5000
I have 6 Hudsons but my favorite to run is my prewar black Lionel 763e with the Manhattan heavyweights. It lacks some of the details the other Hudsons have, but to me there's something special about running this survivor that's hard to put into words. I know of many collectors who wouldn't think of running this beauty, but mine simply runs too well to just put it on a shelf.
John
All the scale Hudson are nice and must agree that the Lionel Legacy Hudson is the best detailed, probably one of the best runners but also the most costly. I run the Lionel 5340's on my layout as they agree with my old time traditional layout theme and they keep costs reasonable.
MTH Premier Santa Fe 3460-Class 4-6-4 number 3460, my first O Gauge steam locomotive. It is a good runner and looks good, even though the drivers are a bit smaller than the prototype.
Williams B&O Hudson is the only scale hudson I own and I do really enjoy running it!! I do still have my first Lionel 027 train set Santa Fe type hudson which I do still run on occasion ( fan trip specials
CHOO-CHOO MIKE posted:I've got a 1950's scale Hudson but it overheats when I run it more than an hour. My K-line Hudson never fails me. Just wish it put out more smoke.
A 1950's 773? I always wanted one but never could afford one. The K-Line engine is beautiful...just haven't run one myself
Bill
I'm with Ron Howard, the PRB is the right mix of detail, performance and reliability for me. John in Lansing, ILL
O Scale Will posted:My Hudson started out as an ATSF Warhorse. I removed the lettering and numbers, touched up the paint, and re-lettered for NYC. I cleaned and lubed the mechanism, and added various detail parts.
BurlingtonBill posted:O Scale Will posted:My Hudson started out as an ATSF Warhorse. I removed the lettering and numbers, touched up the paint, and re-lettered for NYC. I cleaned and lubed the mechanism, and added various detail parts.
What a beautiful job of customization! I have not heard a better, more mournful (and realistic) whistle than the War Horse's whistle.
Timothy Sprague posted:SANTIAGOP23 posted:Love my 3rd Rail S4!
70Santiago - have admired your table top shots on many of your posts. Downloaded one image to check out the meta data expecting to see equipment much more expensive than the DSC-H70, so well done there. Can I ask what you're using for lighting source?
Gorgeous S4 !!
D500 posted:All the modern, can-motored locomotives, Hudson included, run better than the old AC motor versions. (Yes, I have - in TMCC, to boot - and like both.) The Pullmor has charm, and the gearing of the old 700E descendants is still good, but it's still yesterday's news (if Lionel would only offer a Pittman kit to upgrade these to a DC motor with ERR cruise...they'd be the best around).
They all run well; it would be a tie between the Lionel J3a (all flavors) and the K-Line J1e.
Footnote: the Lionel die-cast Century Hudson has a touchy Odyssey throttle; strangely, my ESE and non-streamlined do not have this issue. I understand that the touchy-problem is not unique to mine.
I have little experience with running MTH scale PS2/3 Hudsons (I upgraded a dead one to TMCC/Cruise, so it's Lionel inside). They appear to run very well.
Great idea with the Pittman but unfortunately the Timko motor size is the only motor that fits without any modifications to the frame or ashpan. I've converted all of mine with a larger motor but modifications were necessary. The Timko does work well though. I just prefer the bigger motor.
Rod Miller
Ron H posted:This is my favorite Hudson. Hard to come by Pecos River Brass ATSf 3451. Love the double sand domes.
Also like my PRB ATSF 3458.
Pecos River...wow, now that's a rarity! Did you ever visit their "headquarters" in Lewisville, TX, before they closed? A massive 2-rail O layout that was never quite finished. Nice scale boxcars (available in 3R also) and some terrific buildings. The owner LOVED brass.
BlueComet400 posted:I have 6 Hudsons but my favorite to run is my prewar black Lionel 763e with the Manhattan heavyweights. It lacks some of the details the other Hudsons have, but to me there's something special about running this survivor that's hard to put into words. I know of many collectors who wouldn't think of running this beauty, but mine simply runs too well to just put it on a shelf.
John
John, doesn't the 763E tender have box couplers? I have never seen one. I guess you'd have to create a transition freight car to run it with PW rolling stock, correct?
Bill
trumptrain posted:Williams B&O Hudson is the only scale hudson I own and I do really enjoy running it!! I do still have my first Lionel 027 train set Santa Fe type hudson which I do still run on occasion ( fan trip specials
I LOVE the notion of a "fan trip special" ! I actually got to ride on a few of those in real life.
I have to vote for the last release of MTH Hudson# 5316 with standard tender
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