06-25-2012, 01:49 PM
Please add my 
to those of the group !...and a question...have you stripped the paint from the questionable parts yet ? An 'add-on' part might be more obvious, and as you sound likely to repaint it anyway... A check of the available NP online steam roster shows NO 4-6-4 locos at all, so the previous owner/detailer was not overly prototype concerned - maybe added what he/she liked and never worried at the time. It'd be nice to find photo or other provenance for what satisfies you, but that may not be possible. It seems to have no NP prototype, and IF it is representative of a rare (or singular) NYC Hudson, it will likely need modification & paint for that role...so the decision is strictly yours, I guess. Here's a link: http://www.steamlocomotive.com/hudson/, (though you've likely done more searching than I can)...and the NP Historical Soc.: http://research.nprha.org/Lists/Equipmen...Items.aspx Best of luck with the questions and please tell us about and show off your results ! Bob C.
to those of the group !...and a question...have you stripped the paint from the questionable parts yet ? An 'add-on' part might be more obvious, and as you sound likely to repaint it anyway... A check of the available NP online steam roster shows NO 4-6-4 locos at all, so the previous owner/detailer was not overly prototype concerned - maybe added what he/she liked and never worried at the time. It'd be nice to find photo or other provenance for what satisfies you, but that may not be possible. It seems to have no NP prototype, and IF it is representative of a rare (or singular) NYC Hudson, it will likely need modification & paint for that role...so the decision is strictly yours, I guess. Here's a link: http://www.steamlocomotive.com/hudson/, (though you've likely done more searching than I can)...and the NP Historical Soc.: http://research.nprha.org/Lists/Equipmen...Items.aspx Best of luck with the questions and please tell us about and show off your results ! Bob C.
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