N&W caboose project Spring Mills Depot status

Sat Apr 16 23:29:06 EDT 2022

Would it be possible to change the subject line of this series of posts from the SMD cabins to converting something into a Y-6? Just for clarity?
Roger HuberDeer Creek Locomotive Works 

    On Saturday, April 16, 2022, 10:16:32 PM CDT, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:  

  When the Y6b's got their second configuration of the front end, the headlight was lowered to clear the round door when swung open, because the door was now farther forward. Farther back on the Y6 and Y6a, the door cleared the headlight okay, but not with the Y6b. So they lowered it a little. Check photos.
Jim Nichols
    On Saturday, April 16, 2022, 03:50:20 PM CDT, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:  

 Jim, I looked back at my Facebook post and saw your comment about the running board. I forgot to mention that here. That seems easy enough. The headlight is new to me. I'll have to study some pics.

The sheathed smoke box would be important when picking a road number. Thanks for that heads-up. 
Mike Rector

On Sat, Apr 16, 2022, 10:17 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

 Mike: All Y6 and sub classes have the sloped stack. It was a result of the front end throttle taking up more space. Also. the left front running board needs to be lowered and the headlight gets raised a little. I figure you already know about the feedwater heater and the air pumps. The box on the right side is for ATC on the Shennandoah, and not all Y6's had one. Check photos. BTW: in the late steam era, some Y6's got the sheathed smoke box (as on most Y6b's).
Jim Nichols
    On Saturday, April 16, 2022, 06:50:20 AM CDT, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:  

 Now you've done it, Phil!I have been buying up Y6b's with plans to either cut down the boiler, and/or create a 3D model/print of whatever I need to change it over.Can anyone point out differences, besides the feedwater heater and air pumps, and the shorter smokebox ?Which locos had forward leaning stacks - all Y6 variants, or just the "b"It seems like a pretty do-able conversion?I've overlaid a Y6b blueprint over an Y6a imageWhat glaring items am I overlooking?
Definitely in over his head,Mike Rector

On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 6:37 PM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

I wish the companies that produce HO-scale Y6b models would consider
offering the Y6a, since there would be a lot of parts/drive mechanism that
could be common to both. 
While the Y6b was the zenith of steam, a Y6a still exists (2156). Seems like
little effort would be expended to offer a model of an existing engine, much
as was done for 611 and 1218. 
Phil Miller

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Anybody got any guesses why no model manufacturer hasn't offered a
reasonably accurate, plastic, steam-era N&W caboose in the past 50 years?

Seems like they would only sell about a 1000 of them in the first year.

I can't even remember how many SMD cabs I reserved. But it was/is a lot.

John Garner, Newport VA
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