These are enjoyable and interesting vids. I remember when I was a teenager back in the 70's. I was interested in trains. Had a few Tyco train sets. Back then you did not break the bank to have a decent train. Now days what some spend on trains you buy a new car. Or something close to it. I enjoyed watching you improve your engines. I subbed ya, Going to watch the rest of your vids. Good job.
Beautiful job throughout, Norm. I love watching and listening to you thinking out loud as you initially disassemble the loco and/or tender for the first time, and decide what you'll replace or modify....genius at work! Your cinematography is superb as well. You're the absolute best, Norm, you just have no equal within our hobby.
As I am a conventional runner and your electrical work is above my pay grade......I tend to enjoy yhe running and paint and weathering. Love your work. Thanks
Looks amazing, as do all your rolling stock after the weathering process! The attention to detail is next level, just wish I had the skill to make my stuff look half this good. Awesome!
The B&O's T-4 Mountains were purchased from the Boston & Maine to help handle increased freight traffic. They were some 21 tonnes heavier than their home-built T-3 Mountains. Definitely stood out with their more bulky look.
I have in my possession a long sought after Atlas PRR phase 1 GP7. Maybe I’ll get to it in the fall. EOB works but the sounds are messed up. It also needs fixed pilots and Kadee mounts so it came to the right place 😂
Wonderful new loco. Terrific weathering makes the loco super realistic. Thanks for sharing your weathering techniques - fascinating and very informative. Great runs-by on your layout. I always look forward to your videos and find them very absorbing. Thank you again!
Excellent engine and video, Norm! They were built by Baldwin in 1935, then 13 went to the B&O in 1947 to solve B&O's motive power shortage. Clear Block and WB videos have some of William P. Price's movies with the T-4's leaving Cumberland, Md and climbing the east face of Sand Patch Grade. Herron Video has Donald Krofta's movies of the T's being race horses on the flat Ohio and Indiana rails to Chicago. Get the T-3! You'll like the long lean look!
You are right@@mike6206! Interesting that it was probably used to compensate for dynamic augment at the main crank. The huge counterweight is pretty wild too.
I understand you live not too far from me, in Northville, TWP. ? Beautiful layout, and locomotives! I used to have a B&O T3B by Westside, in HO Scale years ago, but I'm mostly C&O, PM, and NKP prototypes, in the 50's. I had some 3-rail O-Scale back in the early 90's, but gave it up, sold it , and stuck with HO-Scale. Joe Bliss, Plymouth, Twp. (caseyjones1950 on RU-vid)
I ran my shaved chopstick down the length of the tender shell between the inner rails and the frame. I could slide the tender shell back and forth about 3/8". The raised speaker acted like a guide rail holding the shell down. The chopstick trick allowed me to spread the shell without damaging it. A real puzzle for sure!
Amazing video and a very beautiful model! I must ask though, have you ever considered doing stuff from other roads that are local in the area besides the ones that you have already represented?
Beautiful work as always Norm! I think a 745 would look better on the pilot than that dummy.. it looks weird and kinda too small but to terrible by any means.
@@normstrains thanks for the reply. Is your sparing use solely because you have other projects or not a big fan of figures on model railroads? Have you considered 3D printed figures?
That is a 2 rail Sunset that I painted and decaled. I filmed the whole thing but haven’t turned into a vid. Wasn’t sure if it would be worth watching 🤷♀️
