RE: (erielack) Erie steam locomotives

[tonyhorn1_@_comcast.net]

I thought the Max Gray version was a K-5a.  At least it was marketed that way and, IIRC, had the Delta trailing truck.



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From: "Schuyler Larrabee" <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net> 

> Erie K5s have been done in brass, in order, by: 
> 
> Max Gray - USRA Heavy Pacific - full set of Box Pok drivers, large tender I 
> think they may have 
> done a "normal" version, but I'm not certain. 
> 
> Akane - USRA Heavy Pacific - several runs, all spoked drivers, standard USRA 
> tender 
> 
> Key - USRA Heavy Pacific, three versions 
> A) as built - USRA tender 
> B) 1941 (one Box Pok driver, main - USRA tender 
> C) 1950 (full set of Box Pok drivers. - large tender 
> 
> There are no K5A versions, because no one's modeled the cast frame for the valve 
> gear. 
> 
> Rick's right about the Riv/AHM model; a lot of work can get you a so-so model. 
> 
> The Max Gray was also done in O scale. 
> 
> 
> SGL 
> 
> (Rick, you deserve to kick yourself; that's a nice model.) 8^) 
> 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: RJFlei_@_aol.com [mailto:RJFlei@aol.com] 
> > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 7:08 PM 
> > To: erielack_@_lists.elhts.org 
> > Subject: Re: (erielack) Erie steam locomotives 
> > 
> > I don't think any HO scale K-5's or K-5a's are in production 
> > right now. I 
> > used to have a brass Max Gray K-5a - the modernized version 
> > with the big tank 
> > and the booster engine, but sold it. I could just kick myself! 
> > 
> > Other importers have also done K-5's in brass. I don't 
> > remember which ones. 
> > 
> > If you want to get into a lot of work on a sub-par model (for 
> > today), an old 
> > AHM - Rivarossi USRA heavy Pacific is the Erie K-5a, but 
> > you'd have a lot 
> > of work to do on it, and like I said, it's not that good of a model. 
> > 
> > Rick Fleischer 
> > 


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