Model Railroading > Sunset Models SP pacifics in HO scale

http://www.3rdrail.com/images/hosppac.pdf

Anyone have any details on this project, hope they have enough reservations? The flyer says Fall 2017, but you never know if these timelines are really correct or not.

Thanks

Beautiful!!

Bill Deaver
Tehachapi, CA

Those are awfully big flanges for HO

Frisco1522 Wrote:
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> Those are awfully big flanges for HO


Looks more like tin plate stuff for sure have not seen any like that in HO for fifty years or so.............oh well if it runs like most brass its a shelf queen.

Sunset makes both 3 rail and 2 rail engines on each run. 3 rail flanges are larger.

The models being offered are HO scale. Regarding the photos on the website, #2485 is an O-gauge highrail model (deep flanges), #2467 is an HO-scale model (RP25 flanges), and #2487 is an O-gauge highrail model (deep flanges). The O-gauge models are shown to give you an idea of what the HO-scale model will look like.

I wish Athearn would build these. They can leverage parts from the MT's to make most of it. Shorter boiler and frame are the key things. Pilot truck, drivers and trailing truck is the same. I do not have any experience with modern Sunset models but my Athearn MT runs better than any of my old ones.

BAB Wrote:
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> Looks more like tin plate stuff for sure have not
> seen any like that in HO for fifty years or
> so.............oh well if it runs like most brass
> its a shelf queen.

Today's brass are very smooth runners. Much better than what you may remember from the early days of brass locomotives. Hopefully they will produce the ATSF 3751 in the future.
Cheers
Charlie
MP 58.2 on the BNSF Topeka Sub

When I went to their website, I couldn't find it, or any other HO projects..yet the link provided here works.

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http://www.3rdrail.com/ho_scale.htm

Their website is a bit difficult to navigate since they have multiple product lines If you look near the top there is a link to the reservation page. You can also click the flyer for information.

Spencer

So I asked Kiki about these engines, she was all like 'ewhhhh' and I'm like whatever!

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Last I heard from a good source was the HO Pacific's do not have enough reservations to produce. Here is their HO product line;

http://www.goldengatedepot.com/


sphauler

Oh that's too bad. I just put in a reservation for 3 units. I would have thought these would sell really well.



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> Last I heard from a good source was the HO
> Pacific's do not have enough reservations to
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> sphauler