I have two of these Sunset Trainmasters. I bought them a long time ago and they have languished as their paint jobs were not correct and they were somewhat tatty. So, here is one unit that has been repainted and slightly weathered as they were new in my time frame. I used the Whithers book as my reference.
Inside, I am going to put in lights. I had to change one headlight casting as it was wrong - the model came with different headlights on each end. Why, I cannot say. I also had to extend the length of the headlight wires as the units are so long.
Here it is assembled. Assembly is tricky as the engine chassis weighs about 5 pounds. These things are beasts but they run really sweetly. The railing and antenna are very light wire so they easily bend as you try to handle them. I learned to pick them up right behind the end platforms.
I dusted the trucks to highlight all the details. I had already put four wheel pick up on them.
Here is the pair. They mate easily and will haul any train I can assemble.
They did not operate in my area but I figure they were testing them in 1957.
So, now I have a bidirectional lash up.
They are early Samhongsa efforts but they really made a good mech on these two.
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