PreOrder page for the upcoming HO Nickel Plate Road Class S-2 2-8-4 Steam Locomotive.
#765 Era: Modern Day 2020's Version (With Mars Light)
PreOrder now for ZERO down! The current ETA for these models is Late 2024/Early 2025
On the checkout page for PreOrdering please scroll to the bottom and select: 'Paypal Invoice Upon Shipment'. This will not ask you to sign into Paypal or submit any card information and enables us to log your order and send an invoice upon day of shipment.
By placing a PreOrder you will have an order slot with the factory and a guaranteed model reserved in your name. There will not be a pending charge and you will only be charged the amount when the model is ready to ship!
If you hold interest in this model it is very important that you place a PreOrder, if sufficient PreOrders are not received then the finale of this project will not materialize. There are only plans to produce models to PreOrders received. Do not miss out!
PreOrders can be cancelled anytime. Please reach out with any questions or concerns.
Currently the PreOrder retail price is set at 699.99. Since the date of project completion is still some ways out there's a small chance the retail price might need to be increased in order to account for variables outside of the control of Cardinal River Models LLC and still make the project viable. In the event this happens you will of course be contacted with the option of moving forward.
Cardinal River Models is proud to offer you what will be an exquisite model of a very highly revered prototype. This Project has been ongoing for over 5 years now and has left no stone unturned in the trek of commitment for faithfulness to prototypical accuracy.
The model will be created from 100% new tooling produced from a 3D Laser Scan of 765, Original Lima Engineering Drawings and Official Nickel Plate Road Mechanical Drawings.
CRM firmly believes this will be the best model ever produced of a Nickel Plate Road Class S-2 2-8-4 in HO 1:87 Scale. Possibly any scale.
Super standout features of the model will be: Rotating Roller Bearing Caps Where Appropriate On Modern 765. Underside Cylinder Steam Effect Synchronized To Decoder Sounds. These are both industry first offering for the U.S HO 1:87 Scale market.
Please note some of the details on the models shown will be modified before final rendering.
Model Features are as follows:
ESU LokSound V5 DCC Decoder
Synchronized Puffing Smoke
Synchronized Underside Cylinder Steam (US 1:87 Scale Industry First)!
Diecast Alloy Frame, Chassis, Cab, Boiler and Tender
Powerful 5 Pole Skew Wound Motor
Traction Tire Equipped
RP25 Wheel Contours
Conforms to All Applicable NMRA Standards
Removable "Extra" Flags Next To Number Boards
Correct Nickel Plate Road Style Number Boards With Illumination
Front Headlight And Rear Tender Backup Light
Correct Pyle National Headlight Arrangement With Visor
Illuminated Classification lights of Red/Green/Clear
Correct Turbogenerator arrangement
Correct Placement of 50s ERA Turbo-Alternator on Engineers Side
Correct Advisory Mechanical Committee Forked Main Rod
Kadee Style Knuckle Couplers
Overfire Jets As Appropriate
Cab Rear Curtain Correct Length
Accurate Notch On The Firemans Side Inner Running Board Step Support For Removal Of Airpump Shuttle Valve. (First time in HO)
Accurately Depicted Nathan 4000 Injector Under Cab Right With Cab Floor Valve and Lever
Late and Early Side Rods
Late and Early Air Reservoirs
Auxiliary Pill Air Reservoir
Late and Early Bell
Late and Early Bell mount
Late and Early Steam Dome
Steam Line and Steam Line Connection
ATS (Automatic Train Stop) Equipment Where Appropriate: Shoe, Box, Conduit
Correct 'Horseshoe' Shape of SmokeStack with Auxiliary Exhaust Ports
Correct Brake Master Cylinder
Correct retrofitted ALCO Power Reverse
Correct Blowdown "Skirt": NKP shop fitted and LIMA versions
Correct Boiler Band Arrangement
Correct Sand Line Arrangement
Correct Engine Truck
Correct Drive wheels
Cab Front Smoke Inspection Port Style Windows
Conduit Boxes on Cab Front
Correct Conduit Routing
In Cab Detail
Cab Side Vent Detail
Cab Roof Hatch Detail Accurately Depicted
Correct Leaf and Coil Spring Detail
Fireman Side Hot Water Pump Exhaust
Fireman Side Vertical Step Stanchion To Clear AirPump Boss
Detroit and Nathan Lubricators Respectively
'Valve Oil' Plaque Legible on Engineer Side Nathan DV7 Lubricator
Rocking Lever for Valve Oil Driveline
Accurate Arrangement For Fireman Side Cold Water Pump
Correct Cold Water Piping
Full Underside Locomotive Detail
Correct Mars Light Arrangement
Correct Legible Builders and Trust Plates of: LIMA, NKP Trust and ELESCO Superheater CO.
Correct Tender fittings including but not limited to: Radio, Safety Chains on Trucks, Wrecking Chain, Toolbox, Rack for Rerailer, Rerailers
Correct Coal Board Arrangement on Tender Front
Correct Buckeye Steel Casting Company Trucks
Correct Conduit Lines on Tender Sides
Tender Front Underside Water Valves
Full Underside Tender Detail
Recommended Minimum Radius is 22" but should be able to navigate 18" under slow speeds.
Authentic Lettering and Paint Where Appropriate
Featuring Sounds Recorded From 765 in 2022
(Please check back as this list may develop)
Roadnumber Specific Details (See Below)
#765 Era: Modern 2020's Version:
Late Air Reservoirs
Late Side Rods
Hinged Bell Mount
White Walls On Tires
Rotating Roller Bearing Caps on Engine Rear Truck (First in 1:87 On A Steam Loco!)
Diesel Locomotive Style Airline "Spitter Valve" (The Spiral Shaped Piece on the Engineers Side above the Forward Drive Wheels.
Correct Uniform 3 Pyle National Round End Turbo Generators
Overfire Jets Omitted
Original LIMA Built Blowdown Skirt
Cab Roof Radio Antenna
Late "Bubble End" Round End Air Reservoirs
26L Brake Cylinder
Cab Interior 26L and MU Stand
Fireman Side Hot Water Pump Exhaust Pipe Removed
ALCO Reverser and Correct Plumbing
Tender Rear Side MU Equipment I.E Boxes Cables and Conduit Arrangement
Rotating Bearing Cabs on Tender Buckeye Trucks (First in 1:87 on a Steam Locomotive Tender!)
Mars Oscillating Signal Light Equipped
Cylinder Head Covers
Be sure to check back. There is so much to be said about this fine model that it seems every note or file has something else to list here.
Thank you sincerely for your interest in the first locomotive from Cardinal River Models. Your patronage is beyond valuable and we hope to bring enjoyment to many model railroaders for years to come.