Virginian BA 2-8-4

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Saw one of these at The Rail Yard in Roanoke today. Runs REAL nice.....

Bob Welsh

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Subject: RE: Virginian BA 2-8-4



>I have the Proto2000 VGN #508 from their first release and from the 

>pictures

> I have she is right on the money. The most noticeable is the cistern 

> section

> of the tender is the correct height, almost to the top of the coal bunker. 

> I

> have her moderately disassembled in my roundhouse to simulate she is

> undergoing a full restoration. I would like to see Walthers modify the

> tender and other minor changes to make a VGN AG 2-6-6-6.

>

> Jon Kelley

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> I have two 2-8-4s.  The first is a Bachman Spectrum in VIRGINIAN colors,

> and purportedly tender design.  The tender is the large round top edge

> design with a rounded water tank section top edge as well.  I also have

> a Rivarossi 2-8-4 which was modeled for the Nickel Plate.  This has a

> smaller tender (came with a pair of tenders), with square water tank top

> edge, otherwise very similar.  Nevertheless, I ended up repainting and

> renumbering the Rivarossi to 509 to use in club HO module shows pulling

> empties.  However, since I am new to this area of modeling others may

> find the Bachman locomotive to be off the mark as well as the Rivarossi.

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