RE: #21 v #22

Posted by Robert Stears on
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C&S #21 and #22 have always been my favorites. Attached is a photograph of my first locomotive project – C&S #22 in Hon3.

 

It all started when I rode my bike to Downtown Hobbies in Denver one Saturday morning in 1973. I purchased a HOn3 New Berlin & Winfield tender drive brass locomotive with money saved from mowing lawns. I think the model was $45.00.

 

I then went around the block to Caboose Hobbies (The old downtown location) and picked up the headlight and smoke stack brass castings. The cab is styrene. It ran pretty well and was my only Hon3 motive power for many years.

 

I took the model to the 1973 Rocky Mountain NMRA meeting and got a ribbon for best (and only) teen entry. I was 15.

 

I don’t know where the model ended up. I wish I could find it. Although I currently am blessed with a fleet of highly detailed smoothly running brass On3 C&S engines, an unpainted On3 New Berlin & Winfield 2-8-0 came up for sale recently on eBay and I was really tempted….

 

Bob

 

From: brucet [via C&Sng Discussion Forum] [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 10:16 PM
To: Robert Stears <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: #21 v #22

 

Thanks guys. This will be a slowly slowly job. So there's no hurry. I don't really 'want' or 'need' another loco. Just never bashed a particular loco before. So after a bit of research the #21 & #22 tugged at my heart strings. I may regret it but nothing ventured nothing gained.

regards
Bruce

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