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Southern Pacific M-6a
Here is a model that has been in the works for a while now. This a Southern Pacific M-6a, specifically number 1785, which is currently preserved in Woodburn, Oregon. I was lucky enough to visit this locomotive in November of 2021, so I was able to gather many pictures and measurements to reference when modeling. The rods shown in these photos are not the final designs, and are merely placeholders. The 120-C tender's original design was made by Chris Stone, who generously shared the file with me. His prototype locomotive, SP 2355, and mine share the same tender model, with small differences here and there. I was able to modify the design to very accurately depict 1785's tender as it sits today. I plan to bring this model to physical form before the end of 2022, as one of the 4 projects on my list this year.
Southern Pacific M-6a
Here is a model that has been in the works for a while now. This a Southern Pacific M-6a, specifically number 1785, which is currently preserved in Woodburn, Oregon. I was lucky enough to visit this locomotive in November of 2021, so I was able to gather many pictures and measurements to reference when modeling. The rods shown in these photos are not the final designs, and are merely placeholders. The 120-C tender's original design was made by Chris Stone, who generously shared the file with me. His prototype locomotive, SP 2355, and mine share the same tender model, with small differences here and there. I was able to modify the design to very accurately depict 1785's tender as it sits today. I plan to bring this model to physical form before the end of 2022, as one of the 4 projects on my list this year.