I like the diamond stack that shapeways offers for coverting a 4-4-0 to Disneylands CK Holiday. Cool company!

Back to the topic at hand.

I did a quick search of 4-6-0 rogers on google and there was a number or 4-6-0 rogers used around the country especially short lines. An undecorated version would allow modelers of a short line to recreate a locomotive for their railroad.   

Looking at the parts diagram, provided free on this website, they won't work the frames are completely different.

Quote from: bbmiroku on October 03, 2018, 12:06:41 AM
Probably reuse the tender, but generally most of the detailing on the engine itself is part of the frame or shell.

So taking a look at the parts diagram, provide for free in the parts, service & information link on this site, I found that the cab, the steam domes, smoke box front, bell, head light and smoke stake are all separately applied parts on the locomotive. So like I said before I think a lot of these parts could be used to help create a 4-6-0 Rogers by Bachmann.   

Quote from: bbmiroku on September 28, 2018, 07:56:15 PM
The wheelbase measurements and spacings are mostly different from the 4-4-0 and the Rogers 4-6-0.  Basically a complete redesign.

I was wondering though if then could use some of the other parts? Like the cab, tender, stack, domes and even the front pilot. #3 is really not that large of a locomotive when you are right next to it.

Quote from: richy on September 25, 2018, 06:32:48 PM
The Rogers 4-4-0 seems to be a 1870 to maybe 1880  4-4-0 with no air pump.
A 4-6-0 would be nice but would require new tooling.
I have some books by George Abdill that show some nice 4-6-0's of that era.

Rich

Hey Rich,

I terms of new tooling I wonder if they could use the new 4-4-0 tooling as a base. There are a few similarities. Just an idea.

I found this photo of number 3 from her days in Arizonia. She was beauty even back then.


This is not my photo just want to share it here.

A set of the old timer passenger coaches painted for the Sierra Railway would be cool too!

Here is some inspiration for the Bachmann designers Mr Bach-Man.
Untitled by hagys72, on Flickr

Could even do a design with a wooden cab and cap stack like when she ran in Prescott AZ and early on during her service on the Sierra.

Quote from: Trainman203 on September 21, 2018, 09:59:29 PM
The mantua 4-6-0 was grossly oversized, closer to S scale.

I have to agree with you 100%. I have a few of them but would love a true scale model that runs more reliable. I know when they rebuilt Sierra Railway #3 at Railtown they had to have new blue prints created as the originals were lost when the Jamestown depot originally burned down.

Any chance Mr Bach Man that Bachmann will ever produce a Rogers 4-6-0? I know you can find used Mantua's and Tyco Locomotives that are based on the design but they do not have the modern technology or detail of today's HO scale standards.