The Pacific in Norfolk and Western paint. The N&W did have Pacifics, and the number does indeed correspond to an actual locomotive, but to the best of my knowledge they never had any streamlined Pacifics.
Sadly, it no longer runs. I spent a few hours soldering wires and adjusting the chassis and the best I could get out of it was reverse. Now it won't respond at all. This is the trouble with the Model Power locomotives, they are finicky. Before I took it apart for paint it was my best running Pacific, I should have left it in Lackawana paint instead of taking it apart in the first place I guess. So it fills a spot in my repair yard until I get the time and ambition to fiddle with it.
The heavyweight cars were also repainted, and of course at the train show this weekend I happened to find a full set of heavyweights factory painted for the Norfolk and Western. It wasn't difficult to talk myself out of them but they did look good.
The streamlined Hudson shells were repainted in a fantasy Erie scheme to match the previously painted passenger cars. As far as I know the Erie Railroad never owned Hudsons at all, much less streamlined ones, but it sure does look good at the head of those cars.
And while we are on the subject of the cars, these are the repaints. I really like the way they turned out. These are two of the coaches in their green and cream (I know, it looks green to me, too) livery.
And one long distance shot showing as much of the train as I could get in the photo. Excuse my mess, my layout is a work in progress.
And now I need to get a DCC chip in that Hudson so I can run it at the next show.
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