The Chronicles of Norm #4 - Reworked Q1

[@DynamicDuo795]

The PRR Q1 is such an oddball steam engine. Whoever thought that having a set of cylinders placed backwards underneath the firebox was probably drunk out of his mind when he thought of that. My favorite Pennsy duplex type was the Q2. The only duplex steamer that was actually successful unlike the others they made.

[@normstrains]

IDK that's kinda harsh man. The Q1 is sick. Without it, there'd be no Q2s!

[@mitchcornacchia968]

A GENIUS AT WORK.

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

The Q1 is very unique! I love the weathering and new sound you added to it! Good job once again 👍🇺🇸

[@luccislayout9520]

That T1 sound set sounds great in that engine! The Q1 skirted (streamlined) version is my dream O scale engine. I hope I can find one someday soon. Love all the updates you made to this Q1

[@henryszubielski8601]

Norm,
You craftsmanship is amazing!

[@SteamFan42]

Thank you for sharing!

[@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars]

Thanks for sharing CHEERS 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍸

[@GoldStandardTrains]

I love the Q1. If Lionel ever does one, it'd probably be my first Pensy engine. Great work!!!

[@realtoytrains]

Great video once again Norm. You give us inspiration to fiddle with our trains! -RTT

[@bigsparky65]

Very interesting, excellent workmanship, interesting information on the decoder. Nice books on locomotives .

[@davevan8864]

The thing I envy the most is your spotless work area.........mine is always a disaster. A goal this year!!

[@frankvargas6052]

Awesome layout! and nice work, I've always been fascinated with o scale steam engines.Thank you for sharing your amazing skills.🙂

[@jogbutchtrain1]

I have an MTH Q2 which I absolutely love. It has displaced my MTH S1 as my favorite Pennsy steamer. My 3rd Rail S2 and Weaver T1 are out for EER installs. I may look to purchase a Q1 later this year,. I was hoping that MTH produced this engine before they close and I don't see Lionel producing it in the future. I have 2 Pennsy M1's which i absolutely love. Thanks so much for this video.

[@MackBricks]

Looking good! Can’t wait to see her on the layout

[@andrewtheberkshireengine4385]

First! Great video of running trains:D

[@TrainBusinfo]

Great video my friend

[@PghTrainFanatic]

The Q1 Looks and sounds amazing Norm! You’re a master at this!

[@jimschneider5193]

The Lionel sound set sounds exactly like the one in my N&W Y3.

[@mr.shadestrains6033]

Wow that was amazing great job
🚂😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️

[@dougmasters681]

Aw,mini torch! Ha!

[@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853]

Man that tender repair/mod is clean!

[@ChargerusPrime]

I like the pennsy locomotives, I like the aesthetic they made but I never ever understood why they never just went with a 4-10-4 rather than a duplex. Even the q2 locomotives were only slightly more adept than the j1s

[@normstrains]

It’s really awesome they were so willing to experiment right at the onset of mass dieselization.

[@ChargerusPrime]

@@normstrains yeah, absolutely. Kinda makes me think if the USRA didn't stop them, they might've made a 4-10-4 or maybe something crazier

[@officialpennsyjoe]

Do you prefer the bullet nose version, or the de-streamlined version?

[@normstrains]

I kinda like this version better. Not that I'd ever turn down a good deal on the streamlined one!

[@fuzzyhead878]

I had to do a double take when I saw that this was a Q1.

[@mattmatulewic]

Norm, where do you get the books on the locomotives? I don't know where to start looking. Any help would be great!

[@normstrains]

eBay, sometimes Amazon, train shows, and lately PRRTHS.

[@shakedydogshake]

Am I the only one, with the opinion that the Q2s and J1s, should have also had the full sized streamlined coast-to-coast 8 axle tenders???

[@thetrainboard2772]

Can you give us a source seller and part number for those speakers. I've got many mth original speakers failing

[@normstrains]

Lionelsupport.com is where I get my Lionel parts. Search for Fat Boy speakers 🔊

[@kennardwing3192]

Based on your recommendation, I've been looking fore Krylon Khaki. I have found Gloss and Satin, but not Flat. What sheen are you using?

[@normstrains]

This is the stuff here, Camouflage Paint: www.krylon.com/products/camouflage-paint?gclid=CjwKCAjw7IeUBhBbEiwADhiEMbRuMga375JfU6kfUvOmwugGaB48rHlbgfO88zOSTCGGyZIvxEBsAhoC4SEQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[@milehirail8877]

this vid is really helpful because I'm the middle of full blown brain surgery on my 3rd Rail FEF. Out with the EOB, in the with ERR. Gonna go the tender shell antenna route but with kapton tape, I just don't have a source for tiny nylon screws to hold the shell on. Then for the chuffs I think I want to reuse the cams and wire the cherry switches to the ERR cruise board, or should I go with the magnets? I'm super picky about getting the chuffs spaced right and lining up the magnets gets super tedious without a jig like the kind you made.

[@normstrains]

I got nylon 4-40 screws at Home Depot when I used to set up the shell antenna, the I would drill and tap the shell to accept them. If it already has chuff cams, I would use them. If they are like the ones in my L1s, they can even be adjusted for crankpin synch.

[@milehirail8877]

@@normstrains many thanks 👍 This is my first full ERR conversion so if all goes well I'll seriously consider updating more of my conventional stuff.

[@robwillett7832]

Great video. Any plans to expand the layout. The basement seems like there’s some extra room

[@normstrains]

Yes, there’s quite a bit of room to grow. Maybe someday!

[@patstrains7185]

Hey Norm, I got a 6k resin printer. If you would like any high detail parts, let me know. I’m trying to get PRR doghouse files to print. Maybe the tender deck you made, could have a diamond plate texture added and I could print out a couple for you?

[@normstrains]

Thanks for the offer. I may get a resin printer soon. For now, the simple prints I make are working well for my purposes.

[@thetrainboard2772]

Norm, where did you initially learn to do changes to electronics and mechanical parts. Getting very hard to get repairs to my mth original protosound engines at reasonable costs.$300 to 450 per engine here in nj/ pa. I would luv to learn and upgrade some mth engines to protosound 2 and 3. Got 30 premier proto engines. Mth does still sell protosoumd 3 boards on their parts site but not complete protosound upgrade kits any longer

[@normstrains]

I learned by fixing and modifying my own trains over the years. I can’t be of much help on MTH stuff, you may want to peruse the OGR forums for help on their engines.

[@williamkolina3988]

Have you ever thought of conversation to TMCC

[@normstrains]

It might be worth checking out these manuals if you’re considering some DIY upgrades:
www.3rdrail.com/err-3rdrail/

[@thetrainboard2772]

@William Kolina I've got a zw-L and handheld and 2 180 watt powebricks still sitting in the box, unused, since I purchased them new 3 years ago. So I'll look at tmcc. Certainly, at $1600, 1800 and $2500 for lionels newest visionline stuff, repairing 20 or more of my mth premier engines seems at least a consideration. none of my 40 to50 engines have more than 8 hours run time. I stopped doing trains, completely disillusioned with problems with atlas track, especially the 16 atlas switches I bought 9 years ago. Back then, atlas switches had major design and production qc crap, unknown to me. Im back now to give all this maximum effort...with a new, larger trainboard. Any help is appreciated

[@thetrainboard2772]

@@normstrains thanks, very much appreciated

[@danny117hd]

I have to get a 3d printer.

[@normstrains]

I keep finding more uses for it every day. I am now making custom fit speaker housings for a couple projects.

[@donholdaway2819]

Hey Norm, please try to get ahold of me. Phone # is same one you had from years ago, same email too.