Articulateds - Various HO scale brass Articulated Steam Locomotives - Olympic Express - Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 Early Challenger Imported around 1958. (Simple Articulated)

Here are a few older HO scale brass models of articulated steam locomotives. I am not a great photographer, but, I do the best I can with what I have. All photos are of different models, even though you may see several of the same type of engine in this set. Olympic Express - Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 Early Challenger Imported around 1958. (Simple Articulated)

Many people mistake these models for the M.B. Austin import of the same year, however, while very similar, there are differences between the two models. The easiest way to tell the difference is the lead truck. The Olympic Express import has a cast metal (die cast) lead truck, while the MBA import has a built up brass truck in the Tetsudo design. The MBA models are also numbered and only 30 were imported to the USA, while this OLEX import is more common and only valued at about half to the more rare MBA model.

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