4-6-6-4 Challenger

[mklotz]

A bit more on the model...

Attached is a picture of the model with its builder, Chris Hollands, of Vancouver, CA. Chris reckons it took him 28 years and 17,000 hours of work to finish it.

I couldn't find a reference for the model weight but the full size Challenger weighs ~630,000 lb. The model is 1/8 scale so, dividing 630,000 by 8^3=512 yields an estimated model weight of 1230 lb, a bit over half a ton.

Amazingly, Chris intends to sell the Challenger ! In his own words, "this engine will be for sale after TM 2025 as I'm moving onto another project and I cant have 2 large engines in my workshop ."