04-14-2011, 01:14 PM
Steamtrains Wrote:Thanks for the inputs...They're most welcome...
While I'm not trying to model a specific engine, I am taking a few pointers here and there from the many pictures found in the MRR Cyclopedia of 2-8-2's. The "danger" in modeling engine "so-and-so", is that you leave the door wide open to the rivet counters to start knitpicking your efforts, since it's virtually impossible to reproduce a specific prototype (unless you are DrW, Kurt or Bernhard...).
My purpose in doing this is to raise a real "hog" to a level somewhat nearer to the offerings on the market today. And to have fun while doing it..!!
Fortunately, I haven't seen any evidence of "rivet counting nit pickers" here at Bib Blue!