Large model Class J for sale

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Jim 
  That is partly true . That's the story VMT spun at the time so they did not have to repair it.  Its still the 
property of The State of West Virginia as far as I know. Its still at VMT in the back room and is repairable
my guess four to five thousand dollars would fix it . VMT just spent 1700.00 for a track mobile but can't repair the 
model

Larry


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  If you are talking about the large wooden model of 610, that was locomotive only, and no tender, it was on display at the Wasena Park location of the Museum when the flood hit. I asked about it, and was told it was destroyed. J. Flummer

   

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  BTW – Back in the 1950s a shop man in Bluefield (Dowling?  Cowling?) built a large scale J – at least 1.5 to the foot.  I saw it carried on the back of a truck at Bristol’s Centennial Parade in 1956.  I can’t recall seeing it since.  Does anyone know where it is?

   

  EdK

   

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  Mr. King,

  I stand corrected, but you know what I am talking J. I can only describe them as beautiful works of art.

  John Lisica

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  I believe you’re talking gauge, not scale.  The Scale would be 1.5 inches to the foot.

   

  Duncan Herring in NC has built a 1.5” 611; I’ve ridden behind it on Bill Bryan’s railroad in Canton, Georgia.  Herring has an N&W 1238 that he’s run on air and hopes to have it going this Autumn sometime.  The 611 is gorgeous and the 1238 will be a real monster.  I believe Herring has a website, something like Herring Machine Works.

   

  EdKing

   

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  I believe a number of years ago, I saw an article in Trains about a club in  the UK that had an “A” and a “J” in 7 ½” scale. Absolutely beautiful. The detail was amazing.

  John Lisica  

   

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  Walt

  The 8 tons would become a much larger number if the model had a steel boiler.  I would also guess that a 15 in gauge J in steam would have had an astronomical price tag.  $500K would only put a dent in it.  In the UK at Stapleford Miniature Railway, 
  they operate a live steam NKP Berkshire and NYC Niagara on 10 1/4in gauge track [1:5 scale].  Unfortunately no N&W J.  Please see ==> http://www.fsmr.org.uk/

  I assume the power plant is there for moving the loco off the trailer to the display track.  It makes a nice exhibition piece.

  Jim Stapleton
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  On 8/28/2013 10:01 AM, NW Mailing List wrote: 

  It's not a steam engine but a camouflaged diesel!! Go figure… 

   

   

  Walter Gay




   

  On Aug 28, 2013, at 6:59 AM, NW Mailing List wrote: 

   

  Don Guill, a machine shop owner in the Cincinnati area, built a custom replica of 611.  He displays it at special events, like the Train Festival in Owosso.  It has also appeared at VMT.  Don is semi-retiring, and is selling this model.

  The engine and tender are 36'5" long, 64" high, and 38" wide and it is 15" gauge.  It weighs 16,000 pounds, and has a 135 HP Cummins diesel engine with a  hydrostatic hydralic drive.   It also has a sound system, generates smoke, and a forward camera.

  Moving it requires a trailer, and he is including that in the package.  The trailer itself is gorgeous, wrapped in a Bob Lyndall photo of 611.  Pictures are at

  http://nwhs.org/wiki/show_image.php?id=549
  http://nwhs.org/wiki/show_image.php?id=548
  http://nwhs.org/wiki/show_image.php?id=547
  http://nwhs.org/wiki/show_image.php?id=550

  For more information contact Cheri George at <cherigeorge at juno.com>

  - Moderator

   

   


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