N&W models for 1957 layout

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Re: Models for N&W's HO display layout.

Jimmy Lisle and I have been trying to find out more about professional model builder George Stock.

>From this post it looks like there were two of each steam model made for the display layout.  My theory is that there was a backup for each locomotive operating on the layout and one set by George Stock and the other set built by Tenshodo.

http://nwhs.org/mailinglist/2014/20140120.6.jpg

I believe the A and J in this photo to be the work of George Stock.
http://nwhs.org/mailinglist/2014/20140120.3.jpg

The detailing is a little sparse on these models.  The A lacks steps on the pilot face.  The smoke box front appears to be a turning rather than a casting.  On the J the boiler hand rail does not look like the railing on the Japanese built PFM models from 1960-61.  By enlarging the photo the J looks to be hand lettered.  George Stock was known for exquisite hand lettering.

I consulted my copy of  "Brown Book of Brass Locomotives" and found that in 1957 Tenshodo custom made for N&W one each of an A, J, and S1, all factory painted and imported through Pacific Fast Mail.  So these might be the only A and J ever made by Tenshodo.  However from 1963 to 1970 Tenshodo made 511 C&O C-15 class.  The boxes they came in were labelled C&O/N&W since N&W was the buyer of the C&O 0-8-0's.  The later production runs of PFM A's were built by Atlas/Asahi and the J's were by Toby. 

To confound things, ModelTrains.com has two PFM J's for sale, one painted and one unpainted.  Curiously the painted model has a Tenshodo gearbox cover.
http://www.brasstrains.com/Classic/Product/Detail/052116/HO-Brass-Model-Train-CROWN-United-N-W-Norfolk-Western-Streamlined-J-4-8-4-Nice

As for the GP9 units Tenshodo made a few hundred between 1955 and 1961.  They were factory painted in batches of 5 to 50 for various roads.  However in 1957, one unit was produced in N&W paint.


>From what Jimmy Lisle has discovered, there are very few people who remember George Stock.  But this does add a little to the history of N&W's HO layout.


--Rick Morrison 







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