RF&P ex-K3 ebay neg

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On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 1:35 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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> I had 1 of the Sunset Water Buffalo’s many years ago but sold it when I
> changed to S.  I’m back in HO but no plans to get another one since they
> don’t fit my era.  While the prototype had serious balancing issues above
> 45mph (I think), my model had equally serious quality issues related to
> poor motor, bad connection between motor and gearbox and drivers that
> wouldn’t stay quartered (slipped on the axles).  I think this was common
> among Sunset and Westside models of the era (my Dad bought 3 B&O Westside
> models in the late 70s and all of them had quartering issues).
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> Jim King
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> http://smokymountainmodelworks.com/
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> *From:* NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 17, 2021 4:16 PM
> *To:* NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> *Subject:* Re: RF&P ex-K3 ebay neg
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> Jim,
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> Pictures of these engines do seem scarce.
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> I apparently am in short company but I have always liked the looks of the
> K-3 engines. Wish there were more good N&W photos of them and even photos
> on the other roads that bought, sold, traded them.
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> TRAINS magazine did a very good 2-part story on them years ago by John
> Corns (?).
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> Roger Huber
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> Deer Creek Locomotive Works
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> On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 01:54:58 PM CDT, NW Mailing List <
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Negative-R-F-P-517-Richmond-VA-8-6-1946-4-8-2/363324923402?hash=item5497da5e0a:g:CjkAAOSwGXNgUS8S
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> IMO, a fairly rare image of an ex K-3 in RF&P livery.
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> Jim King
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> http://smokymountainmodelworks.com/
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