1" Scale 0-4-0 Switcher on Waushakum highline PART 1

[olds442power]

Is it a Little Engines castings kit?

[training462]

The castings were from Cole's power models, formerly of Ventura, CA during 1980. I think they are under new management now in Texas.

[olds442power]

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

[olds442power]

by the way is the Little Engines 1" castings kit dependable and good overall? (clean castings, smooth operation, etc.?)

[training462]

The castings consisted of the 4 drivers, the complete cylinder block (left and right, made for slide valves), saddle, smoke box cover, cross heads and plans. The iron machined ok, with no blow holes, although the sand texture was very rough and required a lot of dremel work. An easy build and highly recommend for a first build. Relatively low startup costs at the time. It has a huge fire box which makes its a good running engine. About 28 years of operation on this one so far.

[olds442power]

Do you know where I could locate a website link or phone number or anything relating to the new owners of Cole's? If I cannot find anything, I may just have to be forced to settle for Little Engines. This would be my 1st build, so I am looking for a low-cost, dependable set of castings, blueprints, and so on. I was googling "Cole's Power Models", yet came up at a site with stationary engines. Looks like a nice project, but I don't know where to buy.

[kewlwolf123]

look in the price list on their website, its under "four wheel switcher". castings $218, drawings $45. The price list is dated July 2007

[WilbertVereAwdry]

great job!