Ho scale 611 in the 1950s

[NW Modeling List]

Hi,

I agree with Jeff on the DCS from MTH.  I have both the BLI and the MTH.  I
hate the MTH sound.  At high speeds its a gas engine sound or so it sounds
to me.  If you like electronics, the MTH locomotive is a great candidate
for an after market decoder.  The paragon 1-2-3 sound in BLI is a little
better, their whistles tend to be good.  However I also hate it.  I made
the mistake of spending time with some steam locomotives and I am not very
impressed with any decoders.

I highly recommend TCS's new high bass speakers over any other speaker. You
can actually feel some of the chuff's bass. They actually produce some bass
sounds and with the load sensing they don't sound like they are pulling max
tons up a hill all the time.

David Baker

On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 8:47 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Broadway Limited does offer probably the most N&W J versions you'll ever
> find non-brass.  Other than the one they list as excursion or railfan
> version, any of them would be correct for revenue service.  Since 611
> wasn't built until 1950, that number as the in-service version would work
> for what you want.  Other than the Spirit Of Roanoke graf, er, I mean
> decal, the major differences you will see on most models are the twin seal
> beam headlight and glossier paint on the excursion version vs the single
> large headlight and slightly duller paint on the in service versions.  I'm
> not familiar enough with MTH's offerings to know if they did 611 as an in
> service version or not.  They insist on putting their DCS in all of their
> steam, and I'm not interested in it.
>
> Marty Flick
>
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> Subject: Re: Ho scale 611 in the 1950s
>
> Broadway Limited Imports offers the "J" with several different numbers.
> You might check there web site to see if that is what you are looking for.
> Alan Cox
>
> In a message dated 5/15/2020 3:54:16 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org writes:
>
> Hello my names is Jeff Mueller I’m wondering if someone could tell me who
> makes the most realistic model of 611 from her Regular regular servicein
> the 1950s? I have a MTH model of 611 however it has The Sprint Of Roanoke
> decal on it. I’m wondering if I could get that decal removed and have a
> restiv model of her in the 50s or if I’d need to have anything else done to
> the model such as added if details or removing slash modifying details? I’m
> not interested brass at this time and I don’t want the Bachman model as I
> know it is very incorrect. Thank you for the information and the advice
> ahead of time I look forward to hearing from the group about this subject.
>
> Sincerely,
> Jeff Mueller
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