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Basically the exact same as MK5. But rebuilt with better detail.

This incarnation is built atop one of the New Tool 4-4-0s produced by Bachmenn. It started out life as a stock “Texas”, the running boards where cut short and the stack and pilot beam where cut off. A brass horizontal strap pilot beam was applied, and a new stack was built from a Mantua “General” with a new cap from the top of a Bachmenn On30 Porter stack. Piping was made out of brass stock, and an air-compressor from Keystone was added to the fireman's side. The Texas is equipped with crosshead pumps on the engineer's side, and an injector on the fireman's. Like most of my 4-4-0s, the Texas is “barefoot”, having air-brakes only on the tender. A new coal load made from crushed coal finished the model. The nameplates are decals applied atop styrine sheet, then cut to size and applied to the boiler.

The locomotive has an advanced logic control that can be manipulated in programming mode to simulate the weight of a train under different conditions. Think of it like a “hyper” momentum. Rather then “dumb” momentum which just acts like a giant resister, the hyper momentum can be controlled via manipulation of the locomotive's controls. IE: applying the brakes on an air-braked train will stop the train faster then just shutting the throttle and letting her coast. You can also manipulate the Johnson bar cut off to both improve performance while running, as well as brake. For example, you can stop the locomotive by closing the throttle, swinging the Johnson bar into reverse, opening the cylinder cocks, and cracking the throttle until there is enough back pressure to bring the locomotive to a stop. All with accompanying sound effects.

The goal was to emulate a 19th century steam locomotive in fine detail. This is not a locomotive for the weak. You're not going to just turn the dial and it goes. Running this locomotive is like running a full size steam locomotive.

www.deviantart.com/eddie-sand/…

Description

Basically the exact same as MK5. But rebuilt with better detail.

This incarnation is built atop one of the New Tool 4-4-0s produced by Bachmenn. It started out life as a stock “Texas”, the running boards where cut short and the stack and pilot beam where cut off. A brass horizontal strap pilot beam was applied, and a new stack was built from a Mantua “General” with a new cap from the top of a Bachmenn On30 Porter stack. Piping was made out of brass stock, and an air-compressor from Keystone was added to the fireman's side. The Texas is equipped with crosshead pumps on the engineer's side, and an injector on the fireman's. Like most of my 4-4-0s, the Texas is “barefoot”, having air-brakes only on the tender. A new coal load made from crushed coal finished the model. The nameplates are decals applied atop styrine sheet, then cut to size and applied to the boiler.

The locomotive has an advanced logic control that can be manipulated in programming mode to simulate the weight of a train under different conditions. Think of it like a “hyper” momentum. Rather then “dumb” momentum which just acts like a giant resister, the hyper momentum can be controlled via manipulation of the locomotive's controls. IE: applying the brakes on an air-braked train will stop the train faster then just shutting the throttle and letting her coast. You can also manipulate the Johnson bar cut off to both improve performance while running, as well as brake. For example, you can stop the locomotive by closing the throttle, swinging the Johnson bar into reverse, opening the cylinder cocks, and cracking the throttle until there is enough back pressure to bring the locomotive to a stop. All with accompanying sound effects.

The goal was to emulate a 19th century steam locomotive in fine detail. This is not a locomotive for the weak. You're not going to just turn the dial and it goes. Running this locomotive is like running a full size steam locomotive.

www.deviantart.com/eddie-sand/…