Steam locomotive hunt

[Wiredup]

Hey all,
I'm finally getting back into this glorious hobby after a 10 year break. I have pretty much lost all of my rolling stock and locomotives, very little still survives. So I'm looking to 'restart' so to speak.

I'm going to be modeling in N scale, but I know there is more HO scale loco's available in different 'styles', and there is a couple of locos I want for display purposes because they mean SO much to my childhood and my identity. These are:

CNR 4-8-2 Light Mountain '6060' Bullet Nosed Betty (would actually take any Light Mountain that shares the '6060's bullet nosed. I can repaint if I have too)

CP 4-8-4 Royal Hudson (once again, will take any Hudson that shares the same look as the Royal)

These two locos are ones that I would love to have, especially if I can find them in N Scale, but could deal with HO varients so I my display them aswell (which is why I posted this in HO as well)


Does anyone know where I could find these locos? I have spent the better part of a week searching through google trying to find anything that even looks remotely similar.

My N scale collection is pretty small right now, I've got a Model Power Pacific CP steamer in NIB condition, and a small (10 cars) collection of rolling freight.

I have no idea if I will be basing my layout on an existing or historical layout, or a fictional layout of my own design.

I don't plan on using very much diesel technology in my layout, but I'm not too worried about things being period correct.

 

[steamhead]

Welcome aboard..!! I don't have any of the info you're looking for but I'm sure some folks here do & will get you what you need.
Hope your new venture into the hobby is as rewarding as it is for all of us here...:thumb:

 

[60103]

Both locos were on the small side for their wheel arrangement. I don't know anything that looks like a Royal Hudson except for a couple of other CPR locos. And the CN mountain had a pretty distinctive front end. You might find something that looks like the older mountains, though.

 

[3railguy]

IHC makes a CNR Mountain in HO. No 6064. It doesn't have a bullet nose however. It is a blank Selkirk looking boiler face. It comes with a semi-vanderbuilt tender.

Royal Hudsons have been done in brass by PFM and Overland models.

 

[Triplex]

once again, will take any Hudson that shares the same look as the Royal

No other railway that I know had semi-streamlined locomotives even resembling the style of Royal Hudsons, Selkirks and Jubilees.

Yes, CN and CP both had beautiful, distinctive power. The unfortunate part for modellers is "distinctive".

 

[Wiredup]

Yea, I've been noticing that. Even CP/CN n scale steam is becoming harder to find thats not under the Model Power banner....

I've opted for 'blank' Bachmann Spectrum stuff that I'll repaint in the colors I want.

What is the best resource for brass kits? I don't even know how much they cost, but judging from the material I assume expensive.

 

[Delamaize]

4-8-4 Royal Hudson?!

Ummmm...... The Royal Hudsons were "Hudsons" witch would make them 4-6-4's not 4-8-4's :cry:. the only way to get one of those in N scale is to get a old con-cor 4-6-4, and a Del Prado Royal Hudson static model, and bash the heck out of the two untill they shell from the model fit on to the mech and tender frame of the 4-6-4.

 

[Wiredup]

Ummmm...... The Royal Hudsons were "Hudsons" witch would make them 4-6-4's not 4-8-4's :cry:. the only way to get one of those in N scale is to get a old con-cor 4-6-4, and a Del Prado Royal Hudson static model, and bash the heck out of the two untill they shell from the model fit on to the mech and tender frame of the 4-6-4.

oops, my bad! Thanks for pointing that out. Thats a great idea though for merging the two kits. Thanks!

I wonder if I could find a 6060 kit like that too.... hummmm

btw: got a hold of a 6060 HO scale this weekend.