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Post by grahamline on Jul 9, 2018 13:45:43 GMT -8
mlehman said: Found the news item I was trying to remember earlier. It's in the Sept. 2016 MRH, page 34 of the News section. Randy Lee has acquired the PFM name and plans to rebuild on its rep and is producing kits for the Kettle Valley passenger cars (which would be Canadian SG models IIRC.) For this thread, he was planning on showing samples of a laser-cut kit for WP&Y cabooses at the Nat'l NG Convention that recently concluded. An email is provided in the article, so I won't reproduce it here. Also some discussion of future brass, but did not specify if WP&Y or not on that. Read more: atlasrescueforum.proboards.com/thread/5027/white-pass-yukon-models-possibility?page=2#ixzz5KnQfiOjdI don't recall seeing or hearing a peep about this in the past two years. Is he appearing at the NNG convention, or was that wishful thinking? |
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Post by WFN12 on Jan 1, 2019 17:33:45 GMT -8
Division point has said hopefully late 2019 for white pass items
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jan 1, 2019 17:48:26 GMT -8
Division point has said hopefully late 2019 for white pass items I just went over there and couldn't find a word about this. So, late 2019 delivery for something they haven't even announced? Ed |
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Post by detlef10 on Jul 13, 2021 12:06:04 GMT -8
Refreshing this thread... Rode behind one of the "new-to" Durango & Silverton DL535Es this last Friday. Truly inspiring to see that Alco sitting on 3' gauge, 3-axle trucks. And it was doing Alco's reputation well as honorary steam locomotive with the plume it generously put out as it was spooling up. (!) As such, since these are now running in the lower 48, and across the street from Soundtraxx so to speak, I would hope it create some inspiration for a reasonably accurate and available HOn3 model.
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Post by WFN12 on Jul 14, 2021 6:15:48 GMT -8
I’d love to have some modern HON3 models of the DL535E and GE shovel noses and anvil ore cars and container flats.
Good luck with blackstone or soundtraxx. Apparently to them they would never sell.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jul 14, 2021 6:46:08 GMT -8
Still nothing on these diesels from Division Point.
Ed
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Post by lvrr325 on Jul 14, 2021 11:41:24 GMT -8
I'm a little surprised no one's done either in On30, also. Or if somebody did I missed it.
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Post by tankcarsrule on Jul 14, 2021 17:09:12 GMT -8
Boy, I can't wait to buy several! How do you kill old irrelevant threads? I'm going to start a thread about a new wind up Big Boy in GN03!
Regards, Bobby
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jul 14, 2021 20:05:37 GMT -8
Irrelevant to what?
While a VAST majority of us are standard gage, I hardly think REAL narrow gage is irrelevant. Hell, I've got an NCNG 2-8-0 on the shelf over there, waiting for me to do what needs doing.
If you don't like narrow gage, just pass on by.
Ya wanna know what's irrelevant, it's HOn30--a gauge of convenience, not dedication.
Ed
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jul 15, 2021 6:10:53 GMT -8
Tee Hee,
You ARE a clever rascal! And so witty, too.
Ed
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Post by GrandeGould on Jul 15, 2021 8:38:21 GMT -8
HOn30 is not irrelevant, there were plenty of 30-inch gauge railroads in real life, probably just as many as there were two-foot gauge.
Tank car dude needs to understand that not everybody is interested in his tank cars and just because he doesn't like something doesn't mean nobody should like it. I'd love to have a good HOn3 diesel on the market.
"What? Somebody dares mention a gauge/scale combination that I'm not interested in? IRRELEVANT! WORTHLESS! POINTLESS! DELETE THIS THREAD!"
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Post by gevohogger on Jul 15, 2021 9:06:56 GMT -8
Tank car dude needs to understand that not everybody is interested in his tank cars and just because he doesn't like something doesn't mean nobody should like it. Never mind. |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jul 15, 2021 9:08:20 GMT -8
HOn30 is not irrelevant, there were plenty of 30-inch gauge railroads in real life, probably just as many as there were two-foot gauge. I have the perhaps incorrect impression that 30" gage in this country was only industrial. Which is just fine. But I also think most of the people who buy HOn30 are running the equipment as a real railroad. Again, maybe I'm wrong on that. I do confess that, to date, the only narrow gage railroads in this country that I've been interested in are 3' and 2'. If there was a 30" gage railroad in this country, hauling general freight and passengers, what was it? Ed |
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Post by gevohogger on Jul 15, 2021 9:23:29 GMT -8
HOn30 is not irrelevant, there were plenty of 30-inch gauge railroads in real life, probably just as many as there were two-foot gauge. I have the perhaps incorrect impression that 30" gage in this country was only industrial. Which is just fine. But I also think most of the people who buy HOn30 are running the equipment as a real railroad. Again, maybe I'm wrong on that. I do confess that, to date, the only narrow gage railroads in this country that I've been interested in are 3' and 2'. If there was a 30" gage railroad in this country, hauling general freight and passengers, what was it? Ed Modellers of the Omaha Zoo Railroad, etc, beg to differ:
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Post by lvrr325 on Jul 15, 2021 9:27:26 GMT -8
Relax, a new member brought up an old thread because they felt like they had something to contribute. Happens all the time. No need to get excited over it.
On30 is a thing because it will run on HO track.
HOn30 is a thing because it will run on N gauge track.
Some people are okay with the difference.
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Post by ambluco on Jul 15, 2021 13:38:09 GMT -8
I'd love to replace my undec brass MLWs with finescale plastic.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jul 15, 2021 20:24:02 GMT -8
For people who think 3' is just a yard, and nothing more:  I do believe I would buy that for $330. Ed |
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Post by el3672 on Jul 16, 2021 21:59:44 GMT -8
Hey HO Tank cars are cool...covered/open Hoppers etc are cool and 40'-50' box cars are all cool.
Also love all narrow gauge. I have a big 2'narrow gauge On2 brass collection of S,R&L.L RR Car Works
& Custom Brass On2 brass loco & passenger car mint condition/ collection.
Might be considering selling it all off for the right price, if anyone is interested? PM me
before it goes off to auction.
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Post by GP40P-2 on Jul 17, 2021 11:55:53 GMT -8
Modern narrow gauge railroading out of Plaster City. Cool video.
The new gray, white and red paint scheme looks good.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jul 17, 2021 12:20:42 GMT -8
Definitely. That long shot at the beginning had me thinking 2' gage.
Ed
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Post by gevohogger on Jul 19, 2021 8:17:18 GMT -8
I got my shipping notice today! It'll be here sometime in 2026! Must be Fed Ex Ground. |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jul 19, 2021 8:22:51 GMT -8
DHL!
Ed
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Post by detlef10 on Jul 20, 2021 8:36:58 GMT -8
Thanks all for the discussion. Yea, I am the new member. I did not mean to spin folks up. Just was pretty inspiring to see 1200 HP sitting on 3' rails. Maybe someday someone will pick it up. Even tho my layout is 100% HO std gauge, I'd still pick one up for the occasional visits to some NG friends.
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Post by tillamook on Jul 20, 2021 10:03:21 GMT -8
Calling HOn30 on N-track irrelevant is pretty ignorant of the rest of the world. In Europe it‘s called H0e and is a very common (if not the most common) narrow gauge gauge. It is a near perfect match for 750 mm railroads like the Mariazellerbahn in Austria.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jul 20, 2021 15:11:32 GMT -8
Calling HOn30 on N-track irrelevant is pretty ignorant of the rest of the world. In Europe it‘s called H0e and is a very common (if not the most common) narrow gauge gauge. It is a near perfect match for 750 mm railroads like the Mariazellerbahn in Austria. I was speaking of American railroads, not worldwide ones. It is very nice that there are 750mm railroads in Europe, and perhaps elsewhere, that match HOn30. Do any of them operate freight cars? Unfortunately, it does not appear that there are any non-industrial railroads in the US that are 30" gage. Generally, US narrow gage railroads are 36" and 24" (915 mm and 610 mm respectively). HOn30 arose out of convenience, in that you could use N scale track, drive mechanisms, etc. That, unfortunately, can draw people away from true scale modeling of those two gages. Ed |
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Post by peoriaman on Jul 20, 2021 17:55:42 GMT -8
....for 750 mm railroads like the Mariazellerbahn in Austria. Which most coincidently is the next surprise announcement from Scale Trains.... SOMEONE MUST'VE TOLD THE SECRET!!! |
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Post by gevohogger on Jul 21, 2021 4:25:24 GMT -8
Calling HOn30 on N-track irrelevant is pretty ignorant of the rest of the world. In Europe it‘s called H0e and is a very common (if not the most common) narrow gauge gauge. It is a near perfect match for 750 mm railroads like the Mariazellerbahn in Austria.
Someone used to make ready-made 30-inch gauge flex track, which actually looked like real narrow gauge track. I don't know if it's still around. Using N-scale track always looked a bit odd to me because the ties were always too small and too closely spaced. Hardly a perfect match.
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Post by gnfan on Jul 21, 2021 8:41:47 GMT -8
Someone used to make ready-made 30-inch gauge flex track, which actually looked like real narrow gauge track. I don't know if it's still around. Using N-scale track always looked a bit odd to me because the ties were always too small and too closely spaced. Hardly a perfect match.
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Post by schroed2 on Jul 21, 2021 9:36:04 GMT -8
Calling HOn30 on N-track irrelevant is pretty ignorant of the rest of the world. In Europe it‘s called H0e and is a very common (if not the most common) narrow gauge gauge. It is a near perfect match for 750 mm railroads like the Mariazellerbahn in Austria. actually, in Austria and former KuK-countries the narrow gauge is 760mm...also called "bosnian" gauge en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian-gauge_railwaysbut 750mm is "widely" used in Germany and other european countries |
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Post by lvrr325 on Jul 21, 2021 20:57:44 GMT -8
Roco even made an HO/HOe crossing track, about 45', I had a couple and sold them maybe early 2020 or 2019.
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