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Yes, the builder’s plate # is correct.

 


Enjoy the front end view.
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Mike Swederska
Meramec Valley Lines
Modeling Mopac equipment in 3/16
https://www.youtube.com/@mikesscale3149

Don't let perfection get in the way of good enough! Keep model railroading fun!
 

Nice model Mike.? I particularly enjoyed the small light detail in front of the stack.? It is a detail many miss on the locomotives that had them.? Where did you find that detail part or did you make it?
Jim

Jim Kindraka
Grand Rapids, MI

On Sat, Apr 5, 2025 at 10:58?PM Mike Swederska via <mikesscale=[email protected]> wrote:

Enjoy the front end view.
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Mike Swederska
Meramec Valley Lines
Modeling Mopac equipment in 3/16


Don't let perfection get in the way of good enough! Keep model railroading fun!
 

Looks great Mike. All the little things add up and result in realism. Well done.
Tommy?
 

Thanks guys,?
The cab and tender decals will be arriving at the end of next week. These front decals came on a different color sheet from those of the rest. They will be old silver.?

I took this picture to send to my buddy who made the decals for me showing him we had the correct size. I move this picture to the IPad locked screen and was so happy with it I just wanted to share it with you all.?

Jim,
I made the smoke light from a scrap piece of brass and .020 brass wire. Including the stand off from the stack.?
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Mike Swederska
Meramec Valley Lines
Modeling Mopac equipment in 3/16
https://www.youtube.com/@mikesscale3149

Don't let perfection get in the way of good enough! Keep model railroading fun!
 

That is a fantastic photo of an amazing model.??

Andrew Parker

On Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 07:58:54 PM PDT, Mike Swederska via groups.io <mikesscale@...> wrote:



Enjoy the front end view.
--
Mike Swederska
Meramec Valley Lines
Modeling Mopac equipment in 3/16
https://www.youtube.com/@mikesscale3149

Don't let perfection get in the way of good enough! Keep model railroading fun!
 

Hello Mike,
? ? For those of us not in the know.? Can you tell us what a smoke light is and what function it does?? I have never noticed one on a steam locomotive before.
?
Regards,
David Henley
 

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It is also called a stack light. It is used the see the smoke color at night.?
Mike Swederska?

On Apr 6, 2025, at 5:50?PM, David R. Henley Jr via groups.io <henley31c@...> wrote:

?
Hello Mike,
? ? For those of us not in the know.? Can you tell us what a smoke light is and what function it does?? I have never noticed one on a steam locomotive before.
?
Regards,
David Henley

--
Mike Swederska
Meramec Valley Lines
Modeling Mopac equipment in 3/16
https://www.youtube.com/@mikesscale3149

Don't let perfection get in the way of good enough! Keep model railroading fun!
 

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And the reason for that was presumably for oil-burners, so the fireman could see how the fuel delivery mix was working, not something needed for coal burners.

JGGK


From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Mike Swederska via groups.io <mikesscale@...>
Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2025 8:09 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [S-Scale] Yes, the builder’s plate # is correct.
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It is also called a stack light. It is used the see the smoke color at night.?
Mike Swederska?

On Apr 6, 2025, at 5:50?PM, David R. Henley Jr via groups.io <henley31c@...> wrote:

?
Hello Mike,
? ? For those of us not in the know.? Can you tell us what a smoke light is and what function it does?? I have never noticed one on a steam locomotive before.
?
Regards,
David Henley

--
Mike Swederska
Meramec Valley Lines
Modeling Mopac equipment in 3/16
https://www.youtube.com/@mikesscale3149

Don't let perfection get in the way of good enough! Keep model railroading fun!
 

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Hi Jace,
Don't tell that to the Frisco.



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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of JGG KahnSr via groups.io <jacekahn@...>
Sent: Monday, April 7, 2025 12:52 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [S-Scale] Yes, the builder’s plate # is correct.
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And the reason for that was presumably for oil-burners, so the fireman could see how the fuel delivery mix was working, not something needed for coal burners.

JGGK


From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Mike Swederska via groups.io <mikesscale@...>
Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2025 8:09 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [S-Scale] Yes, the builder’s plate # is correct.
?
It is also called a stack light. It is used the see the smoke color at night.?
Mike Swederska?

On Apr 6, 2025, at 5:50?PM, David R. Henley Jr via groups.io <henley31c@...> wrote:

?
Hello Mike,
? ? For those of us not in the know.? Can you tell us what a smoke light is and what function it does?? I have never noticed one on a steam locomotive before.
?
Regards,
David Henley

--
Mike Swederska
Meramec Valley Lines
Modeling Mopac equipment in 3/16
https://www.youtube.com/@mikesscale3149

Don't let perfection get in the way of good enough! Keep model railroading fun!

--
Mike Swederska
Meramec Valley Lines
Modeling Mopac equipment in 3/16
https://www.youtube.com/@mikesscale3149

Don't let perfection get in the way of good enough! Keep model railroading fun!
 

Excessive smoke was always frowned on by railroad management - it wasted coal.? Short slogans to that effect were often stencilled on tender coal bunker doors.? That said, it was also pretty hard to control.? Some railroads decided to give their firemen the tools to work more efficiently - day or night.

The Missouri Pacific and Frisco (as well as the NP) experimented with and actually used lignite coal for firing some locomotives.? Lignite is low in BTU's, barely coal by some accounts, and higher in moisture than bituminous coal, making proper firing and keeping up a good head of steam a challenge.? I can see the stack lights being an essential part of those operations.? I just wouldn't want to be the guy called on to climb on top of the boiler to clean the damn thing! ??
Jim Kindraka
Grand Rapids, MI

On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 9:53?AM Mike Swederska wrote:
Hi Jace,
Don't tell that to the Frisco.


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Mike Swederska
Meramec Valley Lines
Modeling Mopac equipment in 3/16

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