Bashed Spectrum Russian Decapod

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Hello!

This was one of my first locos of US prototype.
The historic background of the prototype you can read here:
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Here is some information about Russian 2-10-0's too:
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And here:
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It is astoningly that the last ones were built as late as 1947 by ALCO. Because of the outbreak of the Cold War the last ones were delivered to Finland.





In short terms:

- axles 1, 2 and 5 were sprung loaded, but can't work because the bottom plate was too tight. So i filed away small portions were the axles meet the bottom plate. Now the springing works and gave a significat better electrical pick up
- shortening of the front end of the frame according to prototype photos
- reworking pilot deck
- shortening of the running board
- relocating of the front steps from pilot deck to running board
- shortening the heigt of: steam dome, sand dome and stack
- making a new stack crown out of brass wire
- new scratch built whistle mounted on dome
- bell now on smokebox front
- Kadee #58
- supplementing of plumbing according to prototype photos
- lettering for my ET&N



- new coal pile "not so full"
- Andrews tender trucks (were additional delivered with the model in the box by Bachmann)
- steps on the front end relocated
- aditional side side steps on rear
- Kadee #58
- relettering

Hope you enjoyed my posting.

Greetings Lutz