Frisco 1621 (2-10-0 'Decapod' steam locomotive) and caboose - real world MOCs

[Murdoch17]

Both of the models featured in this thread together.

This 2-10-0 'Decapod'-type freight locomotive was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1918 under contract with Imperial Russia as part of an 1,200 strong order. Needleless to say, after the Communist Revolution the last 200 or so locos were not deliverable. Twenty of these orphaned engines were subsequently purchased by the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway (also known as the 'Frisco') - including this loco, 1621 - and modified from Russian 5 foot gauge to the standard 4 foot, 8 1/2 inch gauge, among other changes. After working on the Frisco for many years it was purchased by Eagle-Picher Industries to haul lead ore to it's smelting plant in Oklahoma, before eventually being donated to the Museum of transportation in St. Louis, Missouri as a static display in 1961, where it still resides today. The 1621 also has a operational sibling (1630) you can see / ride behind at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois.

My LEGO model of the 2-10-0 is 7 studs wide, and is not lettered for Eagle-Picher like the real engine is currently. I have instead chosen to label it how it was before the recent remodel, with the only road name visible being Frisco. Truth be told, I borrowed a lot of the design for the 1621 from an earlier loco of mine from this same museum, a 2-8-2 lettered for the Chicago & Illinois Midland. I stretched out the engine's frame, added two more drivers, removed the rear pony truck, and revised the tender and cab quite a bit. (The boiler is brand new however!)

The rear of the engine. Sadly, this will most likely be my last loco using small drivers, since Big Ben Bricks is closing / going away at the end of this month... and before anyone asks, I refuse to use 3D printed parts!

A view inside the cab.

This is a LEGO model of an St. Louis - San Francisco Railway (also known as the 'Frisco') wood-sheathed caboose from 1942 that used to be at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, MO. Not much about this rolling stock is known (or at least I can't find any info!), as it was scrapped in place in 2012 due to being totally beyond saving. This model is an approximation of the former caboose based on  pictures from when it was scrapped and pictures of other Frisco cabooses from the 1940s, as I've been unable to find pictures of this specific car in it's glory days.

NOTES:

The 1621 steam loco MOC has spurred the re-model of it's stablemate, 4-8-2 'Mountain' type Frisco 1522, into 7 wide with some accompanying upgrades. Keep an eye out for this revised model, coming soon!

Thoughts?

Edited September 26 by Murdoch17

[steele]

I love the Russian Decapod design, though I've never managed to see a real one.  Very happy to see it in bricks. 

Do you have a side-view? The Decapod design has a notable amount of empty space below the boiler but above the frame, was wondering if it was at all possible to incorporate that feature. 

[Murdoch17]

8 hours ago, steele said:

I love the Russian Decapod design, though I've never managed to see a real one.  Very happy to see it in bricks. 

Do you have a side-view? The Decapod design has a notable amount of empty space below the boiler but above the frame, was wondering if it was at all possible to incorporate that feature. 

I don't have a side-view of the MOC because the engine is packed away, the best I can do is a digital screenshot - even though it's exactly the same as the real one, minus the drive wheel stand-ins.

There is no empty space under the boiler on my MOC. Sorry to disappoint @steele.... Also, thanks for liking my MOC!

On another topic here is a related MOC I've been working on for use with this loco:

This is a model of a St. Louis - San Francisco Railway (also known as the 'Frisco') wood-sheathed caboose from 1942 that used to be at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, MO. Not much about this rolling stock is known (or at least I can't find any info!), as it was scrapped in place in 2012 due to being totally beyond saving.

As soon as I can log into Bricklink again, this MOC will have it's final parts ordered. The completed caboose will be paired with the Frisco 2-10-0 I posted earlier when finished.

Edited September 21 by Murdoch17

[Murdoch17]

First post updated with new pictures and text!

@steele here is a new picture of the engine on a curve along with the finished caboose. I hope this is good enough - I couldn't get a better picture!

[Shiva]

Thumbs up. 

Regarding 3D printed? The wheel size I'll need in the future, are only in 3D print sizes.

[Murdoch17]

15 hours ago, Shiva said:

Thumbs up. 

Regarding 3D printed? The wheel size I'll need in the future, are only in 3D print sizes.

Thanks @Shiva!