This is my latest find, and quickly becoming one of my favorites in my brass collection.
The 2248 SP Fire Train by Precision Scale. Yes thats right, Precision Scale & Iron Horse Models, when Westside was bought out by PSC, they produced a 75 piece limited run of this beauty.
The details are much sharper, paint is impeccable, and overall this is one fine train set. I had been wanting the westside version for some time but when the opportunity came along for this one, I was just short of pretty much getting in line to sell my plasma to obtain it. Looking at the pictures do you blame me?
What is really ironic about this model is that this very locomotive is up and operating not more than 50 miles from my home. Sans the whaleback tender & firefighting equipment, add a few "tourist" additions, wa-laa... here is SP2248 as it appears today.
As part of the Grapevine Historical Railroad, it runs almost daily from Grapevine to Fort Worth Texas.
