Broadway Limited HO Pennsylvania Streamlined K4s Review

[@thomasavensjr.2790]

Very impressive and well detailed PRR streamlined k4 model, the k4 class was one of the Pennsylvania railroad 's main examples of steam power operating in passenger service. The streamlined k4 locomotives have an impressive appearance and looked marvelous hauling the PRR "Broadway Limited" passenger train consists, great product review- Tom.

[@trainman440]

thanks! glad you enjoyed the review! I put a lot of effort into these glad it paid off. Indeed, its quite a loco

[@Steamer96]

5:44 You should look at an old AC Gilbert B6's boiler. It's diecast and very thin from my memory.

[@trainman440]

Hello, the AF 0-6-0s were very good for its time, but it shared the similar limitations in diecast technology, which limits it from casting fine/thin details (such as running boards, which are very thick), just like this model.

[@ianfernandez2735]

If there was a time machine. I would travel to the late 1930s just to see that that streamlined k4 on the Broadway limit racing the Dreyfuss hudson on the 20th century limit heading to Chicago. That would be awesome.

[@gonebamboo4116]

You can still see it on Heron rail, sort of. I think it was Vol 2 or 3. No wait, that was the race against a Niagra (Pennsylvania Glory)

[@ianfernandez2735]

Their was also a recreation of the race between the Broadway limit and the 20th century by K&L on the video of the new dreyfuss hudson for trainz

[@trainman440]

woulda been pretty crazy. Shoot, I should have made a dreyfuss and 3768 race video before I left :(

[@gonebamboo4116]

Congrats! I noticed the streamliner missing from your line up

[@trainman440]

ended up selling it cause 1936 is not my era :(

[@gonebamboo4116]

@@trainman440 Curious what era you like now that you've done away with SP. I'm not a streamliner fan by any means, like most everything pre 37. Finally got my hippos' though. Hugely disappointed with BLI

[@trainman440]

@@gonebamboo4116 I model PRR 1947, ATSF 1953, and NYC around the late 40s (havent quite chosen an exact era yet)

[@trainman440]

@@gonebamboo4116 Whats so disappointing about the hippos? Theyre fine models imo just a bit light and overpriced. I got cheap used ones from the paragon and paragon2 days and just swapped out the decoders for TCS ones. I like mine alot!

[@officialpennsyjoe]

Great video! Loved the history section at the beginning!

[@trainman440]

Thanks! I love giving a bit of backstory on certain models. I find the history to be fascinating.

[@lipsnortheasttrains9128]

Very nice review. I have one as well. I ended up putting a styrene shim to level the boiler with the tender. Also, I had an issue with paragon 3 decoder. Sent it in the BLI and they sent it back with a paragon 4 + new smoke unit. Needless to say, it’s nearly perfect. Smokes a ton too. Definitely wish some panels were thinner like you said. Either way, very nice model.

[@trainman440]

thanks! Yea the decoder was meh, mine came with a keep alive already installed in the tender...probably a preventative measure employed by BLI after people realized how bad the K4s decoders were.

[@parts323]

Nice review. I own the dark green paint version. It continues to run flawlessly.

[@trainman440]

Nice! Yea theyre good runners.

[@themodeltrainroom8990]

Great video and locomotive! I have the KI version of the second variation paint scheme. Its very simple and featureless compared to the BLI version, but its performance and appearance is fantastic!

[@trainman440]

aye! the key version has better proportions imo, especially on the tender. Paint is also done much better imo, although ive never seen one in person. cheers!

[@ACL_modeler]

I have one😃

[@trainman440]

With a username like that, I would hope you do! :)

[@gonebamboo4116]

No doubt, this is your most professional, most well made, completely thought out production yet. Excellent, very excellent.

[@trainman440]

thanks dude! I really appreciate it when someone realizes the effort I put in these videos.

[@gonebamboo4116]

@@trainman440 Haha, so now you know why I don't do vids.

[@OriginalBongoliath]

I have the DGLE but I paid less than $300 with Keep Alive installed. I would not pay more than $300 for one.

[@trainman440]

Nice! I paid $150 for this one, like new also with the capacitor preinstalled inside. Ended up reselling it cause its out of my era.

[@FreighttrainDaniel1225]

Will this locomotive get re released?

[@trainman440]

Maybe! Probably yea lol. There's plenty of used engines tho, which are fairly affordable. Ive seen more than one of these sell for around $200-225 before. Just be patient and look often on ebay!

[@FreighttrainDaniel1225]

Thanks trainman great review btw

[@trainman440]

@@FreighttrainDaniel1225 thanks :)

[@treniscalagincasa-scalegtr4495]

Hello, do you have any information on the composition (NCS, CMYK or other) of the DGLE color of the PRR 3768 wanting to reproduce a model? I can't find any information on the internet. There are very few color photos of the time, and I don't know if they reproduce reality. Thank you for any info, and for your video.

[@trainman440]

Hello, Im really sorry but I dont have that information. Did 3768 not use the same DGLE color as other PRR steam engines? Or maybe their brunswick green diesels?

[@treniscalagincasa-scalegtr4495]

@@trainman440 Thankyou for reply, yes, it was painted with same DGLE (I guess), but I cannot find the exact formula of it, in terms of color scale (NCS for example) to get the paint made in a color shop. I will try asking at the Railroad museum of Pennsylvania, or some of the train models companies. Some people indicate the color as the Brunswick green, which seems too much green to me, or that some yellow chrome was added to black paint; some say that to better protect the locomotive metal some copper was added to the paint, and the copper oxidation was resposible of the greenish color....

[@dougotto1705]

Absolutely nothing but trouble from the first time I put it on track. I’ll be sending it back a 3 rd time to get worked on. Only run it 3 weeks in December . Reliability sucks.. when running it is phenomenal looking look great. But reliable hell no. Not even going to to get into how much has gone wrong with it