Bored with steam

[NW Modeling List]

You can renumber the Y3’s and Y6b’s. You could even hack up a Rivorossi Y6b into a Y5.  Unfortunately, the “Big Manufacturers” haven’t done the M class.  It would be a GREAT loco as it could be modeled as built, or later with a larger tender, and different pilots, and finally in Strasburg paint.  The BEST PART is that those can be run on smaller layouts.  Sometimes the manufacturers are just missing the point.

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Mark Lindsey
Stuck in the 1930’s.

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Date: Friday, February 22, 2019 at 6:42 AM
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Subject: Re: Bored with steam

Stephen.................SACRILEGE!  Actually I agree about the poor selection of N&W non-brass steam in HO. N&W isn't exactly some little known and popular railroad so why no S-1a, M, M-2, K-1, Z-1 or E-2?
 What we do have is very nice but to really DO the N&W those others are needed.

Personally,I prefer brass so I'm all set with the power I need.

Glad I'm not on facebook if that's the kind of rubbish they spout off! LOL

Roger Huber
Deer Creek Locomotive Works


On Friday, February 22, 2019, 1:31:36 AM CST, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:



There is a face book page for N&W modelers with some excellent photos and models posted to the site.

Some one on the site posted a survey of era or eras that members are modeling with the 70s-80s era being most actively modeled.

The survey got me to think about the era that I model. Having modeled the steam era so many years, I thought how far the variety of models

have advanced. To say the least VERY LITTLE N&W steam models have become available to fill the void of needed models (except for brass) of 0-8-0’s, K’s, Z’s,

Y3a’s, Y4’s, Y5’s, Y6’s, Y6a’s, M’s, E’s, and so on! After 35+ years and very little RTR models available, I have abandoned steam and also moved to the 70’s-80’s era.

So much is available that I can model with so much more locomotive power ( I get tired of just seeing and running a J, Y6b, A, and a Y3 over and over).

Yes I know that there are early diesels, but I need more than a small handful of steam.

Besides, what about all the things that can be done with diesels, that could be done with steam – Lighted marker lights front and rear, lighted cab lights, stoker lights, ashpan lights, etc.

I know some scales even have steam coming out of the whistle when blown. When will we see new steam models or are there enough to support steam anymore?

Just some thoughts -just bored with steam.

Stephen Rineair
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