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For some of us, $75 for an HO car is about the limit. For those who love brass, God bless ya...

Carl Barna
Emmaus, PA
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Subject: Re: groups

I have to admit, I'm way too eclectic. The projects that interest me are all over the place.

I have 500+ old hoppers from the 90's. I always intended to buy a house our build an outbuilding and have a huge railroad that spanned Bluefield to Williamson.  Now that I am older and can afford that, I don't want to spend all that time building a huge layout. 😞 That said, I bought a bunch of BLI hoppers because they were new models, and they are accurate to N&W. I also bought a couple of the PRR-leased H2a's, because they say N&W on them.

I really like building unique parts of the N&W. coaling station, water tower, line poles (pole lines? I'm not exactly sure which is correct), rolling stock that no other railroads had. And I will spend hundreds of hours acquiring pictures, planning, 3d modeling, etc... and will spend thousands on brass, if it catches my eye.

Cabooses really interest me. I think these are a mixed bag, as the Balboa.Westside Model cars can be had for $100-150, so there isn't a pressing need for a $75 plastic or 3d model.

All that said, what matters to me more than anything else is era... '57-60.

Mike Rector


On Fri, Sep 6, 2024 at 10:26 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org<mailto:nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:

It has occurred to me that one way of grouping modelers is by the fidelity/price of model that they are interested in.

 One group might be more interested in building fleets of cars to fill the yards on their layouts and may be willing to trade off some level of detail that may not be readily noticeable from arm’s length or further, for affordability.  According to what I have seen recently the prices of such models range from the low $20, where some assembly is required and decoration may be less than perfect, to the latest releases from the major players like Walthers that are RTR and beautifully decorated with prices up to around $50.

Another group is looking for a modeling challenge and/or a contest-level model.  Manufacturers such as Westerfield, F&C and the new 3D printers like Plate C produce this type of model which normally requires several hours of modeling time to complete.  By the time you purchase appropriate trucks, couplers, paint, decals etc. for these kits, you are looking at $70 or more but when you finally look at that finished car in all its glory, the feeling of pride in accomplishment is second to none.

Many of us, I for one, fall into both groups.  I am finishing up a Plate C, G-12 (video coming soon) that I will bring to the convention next year, however given the number of hours I have put in, I won’t be building another.  So, if I were to decide I wanted several G-12s for my layout I would need to look elsewhere.

I would like to hear from each and every one of you as to whether you consider yourself to be in the “layout” group, the “contest” group or “both”.  This should help give me some direction for future projects for the society model committee.

Thank you in advance for your feedback/help,

Jim Cochran

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