new subject Re: The Cavalier Drumhead (Rear Tail Sign)

[NW Modeling List]

I have 2 complete sets of 8 heavyweight IHC cars.  Which car should I 
try to model with the 2 observation cars?  Are there other cars that 
could kit-bashed from the rest of the cars in the IHC sets, also?  You 
don't see many of the N&W heavyweights modeled at all.  I did pick up 
the 3 Virginian paired window coach models from Atlas that were just 
released.  I guess they will do a quick run-through the main station 
scene behind a Train Master just because I have them (when that area of 
the layout is completed).  And since I have you for a couple of minutes, 
do you or someone in the group know how close the the Virginian 
Berkshire is to the models of the C&O or NKP on the market now.  Also, I 
did not see any Pacifics in the Prince book, so are any of the Virginian 
Mikados based on USRA standards?  Too many questions, I know, and I 
apologize for taking so much of your time. Thank you for the help.

So much to know and so little time to learn and apply it.

Walter Davis, modelling the N&W in Youngsville, NC


On 10/25/2019 11:48 PM, NW Modeling List wrote:
> N&W's heavyweight observations were business cars. At least this was 
> true of the open platform cars. The exception was a group of 10 
> section-lounge Pullmans which had solarium ends and ran on the 
> Pocahontas after all the other heavyweight Pullmans had been replaced 
> by the S1's. The business cars were eventually rebuilt with round 
> roofs, welded sides and sealed windows. In the 1964 merger, they got 
> the City of Lafayette from the Wabash, as well as the Claytor Lake. So 
> far as I know, none of these have ever been offered commercially. Your 
> starting points for kitbashing are few. The old Rivarossi/AHM obs 
> would be my choice, since you can get them fairly cheap. The Athearn 
> car is shorter, and the thick sides create problems with window 
> glazing. For a few dollars more the Bachmann PRR style car might be a 
> good choice. Finally, IHC did an open platform car with a similar 
> construction to the AHM car, but these generally sell for a higher 
> price. (Both are out of production) In any case, you want at least two 
> bodies so you can use one as a source of windows.
>
> I have not done any of the open platform cars, but I have done the 10 
> section solarium lounge a few times, starting with the old 
> Rivarossi/AHM 12-1 Pullman, cutting the sides off the body, 
> rearranging side parts and grafting windows from the donor body. I 
> have also done one starting with the Branchline 14 section car and 
> grafting windows from a donor body. This was more expensive, but the 
> Branchline kit is much better detailed.Since it is a flat kit, you 
> don't have to cut the sides off at the beginning. They are already 
> separate. I kitbash the Branchline cars only because I have been able 
> to buy a supply of them on ebay at low prices.
>
> Tell me which car you would like to model, and I will try to outline a 
> step by step process to do it.
>
> Jim Nichols
>
> On Friday, October 25, 2019, 12:23:36 PM CDT, NW Modeling List 
> <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Seeing this picture of the Memphis Special reminded me that I don't 
> know if anyone has produced a model in HO of N&W heavyweight 
> observations or tail end cars.  MTH has done a great job with the 
> light weight car but I don't recall Walther's or anyone else who has 
> produced the heavy weight car.  If not produced, has anyone kit bashed 
> one that they could share some pictures and modeling tips with me.
>
> Walter Davis
>
> Modeling N&W in Youngsville, NC
>
>
> On 10/25/2019 2:14 AM, NW Modeling List wrote:
>> A much better, and color view is from N&WHS site
>>
>> https://www..nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=90149
>>
>> A non-N&W drumhead at Bristol
>>
>> https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=94056
>>
>> Last run of Pocahontas with wooden tail sign
>> https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=64418
>>
>> Ken Miller
>>
>>> On permail/nw-modeling-list/
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