New Scale Trains Heavyweights

Tue Jul 22 09:34:47 EDT 2025

Well, once again, N&W modelers are left with "good enough" models. Generally manufacturers do Pennsy cars and slap on N&W, B&O and any other road name they think they can sell. Shades of the famous Athearn B&O PA models starting in the late 1950s! It's a shame we can't get actual N&W cars produced.
What's really a shame is the producer is Scale Trains! They pride themselves on "rivet counter accurate" models then produce the same type of cars we've had since the 1950s. One model-30 roads! On size fits all!
The MTH Powhatan Arrow trains cars they are now producing are the only plastic cars I know that are true N&W prototypes.  I have not seen them by either company so I can't say much but they look pretty good to me. I won't get in to colors as that's a losing battle for discussion.
Division Point, Roanoke Rails and Railworks have produced accurate N&W cars in brass but the RR ones are very hard to find as well as the RW cars. Prices are out of most of our reach too especially the DP models. The DP models are a disgrace, to me, with their paint inaccuracies. How can one produce such fine, exacting models and blow it when it comes to the paint job and STILL charge upwards of $800?
Anyway, as bad as these new Scale Trains/Fox Valley cars are they are very nice looking models and since we have no other option will have to suffice.
My 2¢.
Roger Huber
Deer Creek Locomotive Works 

    On Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 06:10:53 AM CDT, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:  

 As to the 12-1, it is deced for the Cutty Hunk and appears to be a quite good representation with only 1 window one one side incorrect.Jim
On Sun, Jul 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

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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