BLI Y-6 wishes

[NW Modeling List]

To each their own. We all have our breaking point. I can remember the early
90s, when the only way to have Norfolk and Western steam was to purchase
brass.   Sure, there was Rivarossi, but that was definitely not 'fine
scale'.

As a young twenties kid, I couldn't imagine owning more than one or two
articulateds.  The articulation is assuredly so that the trains can run on
smaller layouts. Once you have the train on your layout, especially in a
situation where you have larger radii, I find it to be practically
unnoticeable.

 Then along came the proto 2000 Y3's. I couldn't believe how well they ran
and how good they looked. So much better than my Oriental limited Y3, with
its molded on boiler detail.

By the way, my Key and Precision Scake brass articulateds are not hinged
like the Oriental Limited Y3's either. They have a sort of double hinge
that holds the front engine to the rear.  The Oriental Limited models have
a solid hinge with a screw holding it to the rear set of drivers.

I guess you could call me a bit of a fan...


Mike Rector


On Sat, Apr 23, 2022, 8:25 PM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> I've watched this thread go on and on, and I  finally can't stand it
> anymore.  I have not bought,  and will never buy a BLI articulated, of they
> can't/won't get the articulation right.  The Rivarossi floating rear engine
> isn't necessary and even it the driver and flange sizes are better, it's
> still a glaring abomination.  They will never get my money if they can't
> make a proper engine.  Perhaps if they offered an M, since that is a solid
> frame engine, I would consider it.  But I will never buy a Y6a, or a Y6, or
> a Y5 from them if they insist on perpetuating an incorrect drive mechanism.
>
> Dr. J. Brent Greer
>
>
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> *Subject:* Re: BLI Y-6 wishes
>
> I’ll join the list of those having suggested BLI do an Y-6/Y-6a. If I
> recall correctly, I emailed them shortly after they announced their Y-6b.
>
> I noted that the Y-6’s and Y-6a’s outnumbered the B’s by nearly 3-to-1 on
> the N&W. And living about 15 miles from the prototype 2156 at the time, I
> even volunteered to measure/photograph it for them.
>
> Their emailed answer to me was, boiled down, thanks but no thanks. I took
> some solace in their at least getting the driver diameter correct, unlike
> the ancient Rivarossi model. LOL.
>
> Andre Jackson
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>
> On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 3:31 PM, NW Modeling List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Certainly Broadway LTD has not been hampered in producing Pennsylvania RR
> locomotives.  It seems like a new PRR release every month or two.  Many
> years ago at the NMRA National Train Show in Philadelphia I spoke with a
> representative of Broadway.  They had already produced the Y6b and I
> suggested they could use the same mechanism and do the Y-5, Y-6 and Y-6a
> boilers.  I know Harold Davenport also suggested this to them but obviously
> nothing has come of it.
>
> It is my understanding that the PRRT&HS Modeling committee gathers
> together all the necessary documentation and travels to Florida to meet
> with the folks at Broadway to promote a new locomotive.  I have even heard
> a representative of the factory in China is often in attendance. Of course,
> it seems like anything with "PRR" on it sells well.
>
> Jim Brewer
>
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