1950 General Models Articulated...in motion

[Carey Williams]

Hello all mid summer 1950 Ken Matthews of General Models Corp introduces his Articulated a few months before bankruptcy... the engine re-uses the old Varney ten wheeler drive .. please see link for action packed video footage ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw4XUSh ... wnHwOQP_WA

cheers Carey

[HONDO74]

That is a massive train room. How big is it. ?

[Carey Williams]

Massive,, the camera makes it look bigger ....if I had a wall stretcher...it could be massive .,the O scale is in the basement ...23x28 ....it works .I'm .having fun ..massive starts at 50x30 and a 9' ceiling ...

[bob turner]

Nice! Impressive that it pulls all those heavy cars. We couldn't get the thing to pull its own tender. I am assuming the front engine is unpowered?

For a model without a prototype, it has good proportions.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Looks to run nicely - also curious - front engine powered or not?

[bob turner]

Not.

[Carey Williams]

The front end is going for a ride ....very carefully balanced boiler so nearly all weight is on the rear drivers ....it is very happy about pulling ...and crawling up the grade ...I was impressed ...

[Carey Williams]

The front end is going for a ride ....very carefully balanced boiler so nearly all weight is on the rear drivers ....it is very happy about pulling ...and crawling up the grade ...I was impressed ...

[up148]

Agree, it certainly is impressive for the time frame.