BLI Y6b

Sun Feb 8 20:28:54 EST 2015

I have been thinking of doing the same thing someday with my two Rivarossi Y6b's. But remember, this would be something that happened on the N&W every day, on the Pocahontas Division as that is where most of the Y6b's were assigned.
Lois J.Ponton
N&W steam historian

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<div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> </div><div>Date:02/08/2015  8:25 PM  (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: BLI Y6b </div><div>
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"there is nothing better than a double header set of y6b's with aux tenders pulling a coal train on the layout,"
Mike Ritschdorff

Wrong............double headed set of Y6b's with aux tenders pulling a coal train with a Y6b pushing as they meet a J-powered Arrow! LOL  Couldn't resist!
Roger HuberDeer Creek locomotive Works
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 Subject: RE: BLI Y6b

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there is nothing better than a double header set of y6b's with aux tenders pulling a coal train on the layout,
Mike Ritschdorff
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Subject: RE: BLI Y6b
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2015 12:47:48 +0000
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Thanks Harold

Wigston is very near me( thew Wh became W sometime  between 1658 and 2012 when I moved here!

I am pleased that the models are as good as BLI said!  I may repaint the smokeboxes in time. I have plans to run a coal railway, a branch off the main line where 2 mines are. I have 36 BLI hoppers and aim for 40 with each mine producing 20 wagons per shift/day!

I can get in about 240 feet of run which makes about a scale 3.5 miles and keep the curve radius to 4'6" or more. Not a circuit but an end to end with coal loading and unloading facilities.

All good fun in the big but small world of ours.

Best wishes

Barry
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 20:35:38 -0800
Subject: Re: BLI Y6b
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Barry: The BLI Y6b is a fairly accurate model. I have three and am pleased with their accuracy and performance. One mistake made by BLI is the painting of the smokebox.  The smokebox should be black since the model had a lagged smokebox.  Also the window  sashes should be painted orange not red.       On another subject, my Davenport family is from Whigston in Leicestershire. Actually from the Kilby Parish just outside Whigston.  My sixth great grandfather was born in Kilby on 6 Sept. 1640. He came to North America in about 1658. In the UK my family is know as "The Great Whigston Davenports" and in the USA we are "The Albemarle Davenports".  I guess it is a small world after all.  D. Harold Davenport

     On Friday, February 6, 2015 7:34 PM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

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These will run on my planned outdoor garden line, where track should start being laid this year.

How accurate are these locos?

I don't plan to modify them for detail: I am considering the S-Cab system and batteries to avoid track power.

Thanks for your help. England, especially here, is Mild.

Barry Reeves
Leicester UK

Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 15:44:23 -0500
Subject: Re: Model Reviews; VGN AG etc.
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When I was lucky enough to talk BLI into doing the "A" as their first locomotive besides sending them the drawings I also went to every list I could find and asked them to email BLI that they were interested! Now it worked well enough that they have not only done the "A" but the "Y" and the "J" also. I would love to see the "K's" in both versions. streamlined and not! This way they get 2 Locos out of one drive train! As long as BLI or for that matter any other company can see a profit they will produce product! Sure they may not be perfect but at the price point that BLI sells their locos there is room for the super detailers out there to make a number of different variations! I find it amazing how often Diesel Locos are cut in many sections and converted into some of the most obscure variants!The pages of model railroad mags are full of conversion articles for diesels not so many for steam. Maybe this will change now with the availability of plastic models that can be more easily purchased! Ray Russell Sr.    In a message dated 2/6/2015 1:58:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org writes:
 I agree with that viewpoint. I am perfectly happy with my Rivarossi Y6b's though I know they are not perfect but improved over the years. As many of you remember, this was the only non-brass HO scale N&W steam locomotive produced for years. We ought to be happy that these manufacturers are willing to produce models of our favorite locomotives. Lois J.Ponton N&W steam historian

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