New Scale Trains Heavyweights

[NW Modeling List]

How about the 12-1, I'm curious.

David

On Sun, Jul 20, 2025, 7:23 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Thanks Jim.  Another set of cars I won't purchase, just like the Bachman
> smooth sides just issued, they are not worth the money, especially these
> days.
> On 7/19/2025 7:43 PM, NW Modeling List wrote:
>
> Walter,
> The diner is decorated for N&W class DE #1024.  On one side the window
> arrangement is close, but no cigar while the other side is completely
> wrong.  Also, the AC ducting is wrong.
> The coach is decorated for an N&W class Pg.  Jim Nichols did a very nice
> presentation on modeling this class of cars at last year's convention.  the
> number of windows is correct, but the lavatory windows and doors are
> wrong.  also the lower panels and riveting are incorrect.
> The baggage is decorated for an N&W class BEg.  In this case the model has
> two identical doors spaced nearer the ends of the car, whereas the BEg had
> a single door and a double door spaced nearer the car center.
> Whether these cars are "close enough" to be used as stand-ins is of course
> in the eye of the beholder,
> Jim Cochran     .
>
> On Sat, Jul 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM NW Modeling List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone looked at the newly announced heavyweights to determine if the
>> Norfolk and Western actually had any of them or if they are just painted to
>> look like real Norfolk and Western rolling stock?  All I can tell is at
>> least the coach is not the popular paired window coach that was never owned
>> by my favorite railroad.
>>
>> Walter Davis in Youngsville, NC
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