Model Railroader Article

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Clive, if you made reservations for the DP PA (the VGN 4-6-2; not the
Alco passenger diesel), please confirm or contradict my recollections.
DP wanted something like 30 reservations, and the expected price was
in the ball park of $1,700.  ???  I must confess that, given all the
givens, I don't think that there were 30 of us who were about to pay
$1,700 for a Pacific 10 years ago.  And my decreasing memory says that
the three car passenger set would have come in at around $900.

And, yes, over the last 40 years we have been blessed with a
surprising abundance of VGN motive power.  If memory serves when I got
back in the hobby in 1969 there was not one correct Virginian steam
nor electric locomotive.

There is a possibility that review and discussion of Virginian
locomotives might occur at the Virginian Interest Group meeting at the
convention in June.

Frank Bongiovanni

On 3/8/20, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> Jim –
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> There was an importer who expressed interest in producing such a HO model in
> two or so varieties a few years ago, that being Division Point, but as I
> understand it their plans lapsed because of an ‘apparent’ lack of interest
> and subsequent reservations received from the modellers/collectors at the
> time.
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> Yes – it is definitely a shame that this model wasn’t proceeded with, along
> with the proposed passenger cars, but one cannot blame an importer for not
> pursuing a model for reasons of a perceived ‘lack of interest’, although the
> thought of a complete train coming in all at once may have deterred some. We
> only have ourselves to blame unfortunately!
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> It is my opinion but I doubt that we’ll ever see a commercially produced
> model released onto the market which I believe has a few of the ‘diehard’
> VGN steam era modellers, including myself who made reservations somewhat
> disappointed and frustrated. Our only consolation is that we have a very
> comprehensive roster of most of the VGN motive power, admittedly some of it
> very pricey by yesterday’s standards, to enjoy or collect as we see fit.
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> Clive Riley.
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> Gary
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> Thank you. It's a shame no importer has ever done those before. They were a
> handsome engine.
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> Jim Kehn
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> To: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> Sent: Fri, Mar 6, 2020 9:30 pm
> Subject: Re: Model Railroader Article
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> Jim,
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> I did that loco several years ago so my memory is a bit fuzzy.  It is a
> brass import with a Sam mechanism and can motor.  I made some mods to both
> the loco and the tender to try to get a bit closer to the prototype.  I
> think I may still have the box in the attic and when I get chance, I’ll see
> if I can find the specific importer.
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> Gary
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On Mar 6, 2020, at 5:44 PM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List
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> Gary
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> Where did you get that Virginian 4-6-2 pictured? I'm sure there are some VGN
> crazies out there wondering.
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> Jim Kehn
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> To: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> Sent: Fri, Mar 6, 2020 12:48 pm
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> Thanks Paul, glad you enjoyed it.  The layout will be on tour during this
> summer’s NMRA convention here in St. Louis and I’ll also be giving some
> clinics during the week.
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> Gary
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> On Mar 6, 2020, at 5:35 AM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
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> In the April issue of Model Railroader magazine there is a very nice article
> about Gary Hoover’s  excellent HO scale layout based on the N&W and the
> Virginian in the 1954 through 1957 time period.  In addition to replicating
> certain locations on the N&W in Virginia and West Virginia, Gary also
> recreated several scenes made famous by Winston Link’s photos.  The N&WHS
> makes several cameo appearances in the article as Gary mentions that he
> bought several station kits from the Society, and he references the
> Society’s online archives.
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> Great modeling Gary-
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> Paul Mandelkern
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