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Post by ln1263 on Jul 19, 2024 9:22:24 GMT -8
Has anyone else heard of any other announcements from the StL RPM besides Tangent's?
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Post by cpr4200 on Jul 19, 2024 9:56:37 GMT -8
Gotham Rail & Marine posted on FB that they'll be announcing new stuff later today.
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Post by schroed2 on Jul 19, 2024 11:39:30 GMT -8
3D Central also (kind of) announced some new kits on FB
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Post by markfj on Jul 19, 2024 13:35:27 GMT -8
3D Central also (kind of) announced some new kits on FB Looks like an LV 40' boxcar. Anyone know if they fixed the dimensional issue (car width too narrow) on the PRR X53/54 cars? Issue with this car was corrected, see post from Tom below. LV USRE boxcars (Prototype car number series 66000-66524? Not sure if this series is the only number series these models match, someone check me on that.)     Very nice! Mark |
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Post by hudsonyard on Jul 19, 2024 14:09:35 GMT -8
the new walthers proto NW2 is gonna be real nice to have. i've already threatened to build the entire northampton and bath and they haven't even been formally announced yet.
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Post by tom on Jul 19, 2024 14:50:48 GMT -8
3D Central also (kind of) announced some new kits on FB Looks like an LV 40' boxcar. Anyone know if they fixed the dimensional issue (car width too narrow) on the PRR X53/54 cars? Mark They did. I received a fresh X54 from them and it is the correct width. |
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Post by voyager989 on Jul 19, 2024 15:16:28 GMT -8
Looks like Rapido announced their next run of U25Bs and some U28Bs too.
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Post by nstophat on Jul 19, 2024 15:26:48 GMT -8
State Tool & Die has announced and is selling at the show, a pre-painted & lettered 3D print of the Southern 40' Berwick Radio Control Car. Comes in the large Southern Billboard lettering for the 905XXX series and the post 1982 Claytor font, also in the 905XXX series. Modeler will have to add kit supplied ladders, firecracker antennae, and MU hoses. Car comes with 100-ton trucks and 33" metal wheel sets. Original Southern billboard lettering in the 95XX series, NS Speed lettering and other Southern lettered oddities will be offered in future runs.
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Post by markfj on Jul 19, 2024 15:27:07 GMT -8
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Post by lackawanna1223 on Jul 19, 2024 15:28:24 GMT -8
the new walthers proto NW2 is gonna be real nice to have. i've already threatened to build the entire northampton and bath and they haven't even been formally announced yet. Is Walthers doing the early phase NW2s? I’d be down for an NYO&W. |
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Post by cpr4200 on Jul 19, 2024 15:59:49 GMT -8
Been hoping for some NYC U25B's. Oh well, maybe next time.
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Post by drolsen on Jul 19, 2024 20:23:10 GMT -8
the new walthers proto NW2 is gonna be real nice to have. i've already threatened to build the entire northampton and bath and they haven't even been formally announced yet. They’re doing a Proto NW2 when they have another batch of Mainline NW2s due in the spring? I may have missed that. Dave |
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Post by 12bridge on Jul 20, 2024 4:53:40 GMT -8
the new walthers proto NW2 is gonna be real nice to have. i've already threatened to build the entire northampton and bath and they haven't even been formally announced yet. They’re doing a Proto NW2 when they have another batch of Mainline NW2s due in the spring? I may have missed that. Dave The new Proto model is a platform for the early phases (Think Kato). The Mainline is a Phase 5 with the later style hood. |
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Post by lackawanna1223 on Jul 20, 2024 4:55:31 GMT -8
They’re doing a Proto NW2 when they have another batch of Mainline NW2s due in the spring? I may have missed that. Dave The new Proto model is a platform for the early phases (Think Kato). The Mainline is a Phase 5 with the later style hood. Aw yeah! Looking forward to an announcement. Will they do O&W? Probably not, but a guy can hope (or roll their own). |
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Post by nsc39d8 on Jul 20, 2024 5:43:39 GMT -8
State Tool & Die has announced and is selling at the show, a pre-painted & lettered 3D print of the Southern 40' Berwick Radio Control Car. Comes in the large Southern Billboard lettering for the 905XXX series and the post 1982 Claytor font, also in the 905XXX series. Modeler will have to add kit supplied ladders, firecracker antennae, and MU hoses. Car comes with 100-ton trucks and 33" metal wheel sets. Original Southern billboard lettering in the 95XX series, NS Speed lettering and other Southern lettered oddities will be offered in future runs. Any pictures of these or links so people can places orders??? Quick search led to an outdated website. |
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Post by SOMECALLMETIM on Jul 20, 2024 6:50:41 GMT -8
IIRC the lights originally had a blue lens because blue light is better for fog. It ran foul of blue flag rules and was discontinued. Somewhere I have a clear photo of the lights with blue lens. Reading over what locomotive engineers said, they said the lights flashed alternately. |
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Post by hudsonyard on Jul 20, 2024 9:52:12 GMT -8
They’re doing a Proto NW2 when they have another batch of Mainline NW2s due in the spring? I may have missed that. Dave The new Proto model is a platform for the early phases (Think Kato). The Mainline is a Phase 5 with the later style hood.
Our top reporter on the ground Julio Pizmo forwarded me these images.
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Post by cpr4200 on Jul 20, 2024 11:55:26 GMT -8
Wait ... what are those C&O hoppers??? Proto? A standard design that might have been used by C&O, B&O, WM, RDG, and N&W?
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Post by drolsen on Jul 20, 2024 12:11:31 GMT -8
The new Proto model is a platform for the early phases (Think Kato). The Mainline is a Phase 5 with the later style hood. Our top reporter on the ground Julio Pizmo forwarded me these images. Thank you both for the info and photos. I like how Walthers is continuing to expand their switcher line. In this particular case, the Kato models ran beautifully but are far behind in terms of detail by today’s standard. It’s not their market, and that’s totally fine. Glad to see Walthers doing these. Dave |
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Post by wagnersteve on Jul 20, 2024 12:37:08 GMT -8
7/20/2024, starting about 4:32 p.m.
Can anyone specify the"Phases" of NW2 locos that any of the following railroads or railways had?
Boston & Maine, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Central of New Jersey, Central Vermont, Erie Lackawanna, Grand Trunk, Lehigh Valley, Maine Central, Nickel Plate Road, Pennsylvania, Reading.
I have reasonably good source material for some of these railroads and railways but not for all of them.
I must admit my roster already probably has too many diesel-electric switchers compared to road switchers, especially since the latter were more likely to run on lines for which they were not lettered.
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Post by cemr5396 on Jul 20, 2024 13:32:34 GMT -8
7/20/2024, starting about 4:32 p.m. Can anyone specify the"Phases" of NW2 locos that any of the following railroads or railways had? Boston & Maine, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Central of New Jersey, Central Vermont, Erie Lackawanna, Grand Trunk, Lehigh Valley, Maine Central, Nickel Plate Road, Pennsylvania, Reading. I have reasonably good source material for some of these railroads and railways but not for all of them. I must admit my roster already probably has too many diesel-electric switchers compared to road switchers, especially since the latter were more likely to run on lines for which they were not lettered. CPR did not have any NW series switchers, in fact they actually had very few EMD switchers overall. Their switcher fleet was dominated by Alco/MLW. They had hundreds of Alcos compared to 2 dozen GMs. The only EMD/GM switcher models rostered by CP were the SW8, SW9, and SW900. They later got some 1200s from the SOO LINE but very few ever actually got CP paint. |
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Post by wagnersteve on Jul 20, 2024 13:50:22 GMT -8
7/20/2024. starting about 5:42 p.m.
So far I've looked at George Elwood's great rr-fallenflags.org site, which in general has, for many railroads, mostly photos from fairly recent decades.
I found no CN, CP, CV, GT or MEC NW2 switchers.
Did find several photos of B&M, CNJ, Erie, EL, LV, NKP, NYO&W and RDG NW2s, with two-slope increase in the height of the hood ahead of the cab, which would indicate an earlier "Phase". A drawing of a PRR NW2 shows the same characteristic.
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Post by cpr4200 on Jul 20, 2024 13:58:10 GMT -8
CP also had SW1200RS's.
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Post by cemr5396 on Jul 20, 2024 14:01:48 GMT -8
7/20/2024. starting about 5:42 p.m. So far I've looked at George Elwood's great rr-fallenflags.org site, which in general has, for many railroads, mostly photos from fairly recent decades. I found no CN, CP, CV, GT or MEC NW2 switchers. Did find several photos of B&M, CNJ, Erie, EL, LV, NKP, NYO&W and RDG NW2s, with two-slope increase in the height of the hood ahead of the cab, which would indicate an earlier "Phase". A drawing of a PRR NW2 shows the same characteristic. CN did have NW2s. 20 of them. |
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Post by cemr5396 on Jul 20, 2024 14:07:24 GMT -8
not a switcher, technically. They were road units. 65 mph gears, MU, full size front number boards, the whole 9 yards. CP never used MU on their switchers until most of their switcher fleet was close to retirement, and they only added it because a single unit simply wasn't getting the job done any more as train size and the length of cuts being switched in the yard increased. |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jul 20, 2024 14:48:50 GMT -8
Here's some phase info for the NW2's: yardlimit.railfan.net/emd/nw2/index.htmlThese are looking very promising. Very nice to see the metal frame! I look forward to seeing the versions with deck-side handrails added, too. Ed |
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Post by wagnersteve on Jul 21, 2024 3:14:38 GMT -8
7/21/2024, about 7:15 a.m., EDT
Brad H. and Ed, thanks very much indeed for your latest very helpful posts.
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Post by waverly5 on Jul 21, 2024 7:47:53 GMT -8
Anybody have a direct link to the LV USRE cars? Can't locate it on 3D Central.
I'm a troglodyte who doesn't do FB.....
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Post by cpr4200 on Jul 21, 2024 10:05:53 GMT -8
The LV cars probably won't be added to the 3DC website until they get back from the show. (Tomorrow?)
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Post by lvrr325 on Jul 22, 2024 0:28:28 GMT -8
Says on their Facebook page the cars will be added after they return.
Going to be expensive. I wonder if I can use some extra doors to fix up the Walthers ones I have.
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