I've been working on that gorgeous thing ,A request of a friend.
This is one of the monsters used by Chesapeake And Ohio in the 40s.
Built original as a Streamliner, this class contains 5 members: 490(surviving in those days), 491,492,493,494(all these 4 locos scrapped).
These fabulous engines were equipped with the Poppet Valve Gear, that I discovered a lot of thing about it and I figure out how Incridible was this kind of valve gear.
About the engine , It's my first engine with highly detailed Shaker Bars and ash pan and brake system.
Merry Christmas guys! I'll continue the 4-8-4 now :)
Tchau!