Re Powhatan Arrow Consist in N-Scale

[NW Modeling List]

Frank,

How about doing an article for The Arrow?

Jim Brewer
NWHS Modeling Editor

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Subject: Re Powhatan Arrow Consist in N-Scale



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> The recent post re the Rapido passenger car with N&W lettering in N-scale 

> prompts me to speak up for the M&R etched brass sides for the basic Arrow 

> consist (P-1, P-2, P-3, P-4, D-1), available via www.nscalesupply.com (a 

> very competent supplier).  Click on "supply catalog", then "listings by 

> manufacturer", then scroll down to "M&R Sides".

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> I secured the entire consist, 8 sides plus a single wrap-around for the 

> rounded P-4 (tavern car) , and found all executed exceedingly well.  Fully 

> accurate to drawings I have.  Manufactured in Italy, I believe.

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> All pieces match the American Limited passenger car core kit perfectly. 

> Be sure to get the 8040 kit in black, which gives you a leg up on the 

> Arrow roofs.

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> The tavern car, rounded in the rear, takes some modifying of the core kit. 

> I trimmed the roof and undercarriage, crafted 1/8" balsa plugs to contour 

> the trimmings (inside), and found that the single tavern car side strip, 

> with end door in the middle, wraps around just right to meet the opposite 

> end in very snug fashion.

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> I used Scalecoat II paint, S2082 (N&W red), which hits the bullseye to my 

> mind for the Arrow's Tuscan Red livery.  With ShellScale #6 (or N123) 

> decals, the whole business is quite spiffy.

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> My consist is pulled by a Bachmann Spectrum J, the first of which, out of 

> the box, ran half-way around the pike, then, with a clunk, stopped in its 

> tracks, not to be coaxed back to life.  I returned it to Bachmann, which 

> by return mail supplied me with a new engine right off the shelf.  I added 

> a decoder and MT tender coupler, and all goes fine.

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> Go for the M&R sides, which make for an arresting Arrow.

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> Frank Gibson

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