New? Bachmann streamliners

[NW Modeling List]

Well thank you all that replied.  Especially the unsigned post that not
only answered my specific question, but also provided some good pointers to
the probable prototypes of three of the cars. Apparently for people who are
looking for accurate N&W passenger cars there are better choices out
there.  Thanks.

Frank Bongiovanni

On Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Brian Dembinski:
>
> The Scale Trains ex MTH N&W passenger cars are not Key car clones. They
> are exact models of the Overland cars, as MTH purchased the OMI brass cars
> from a friend of mine in Virginia.
>  The MTH cars are exact copies down to even the window shade colors on the
> OMI models.
>
> Stephen Rineair
>
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> *Subject: *Re: New? Bachmann streamliners
>
> The ScaleTrains passenger cars are $90, and are ex-MTH tooling, which are
> clones of the Key Imports brass models. They - and the rest of the MTH
> passenger cars - are probably some of the nicest passenger cars on the
> market.
> The Bachmann ones are generic stand-ins. Train World has them for $65/each.
> * Observation - NYC prototype
> * Diner - Northern Pacific prototype
> * Baggage and coach - Unsure of the prototype.
>
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>> "I know it a slightly different price bracket but the ex mth j and
>> powhattan arrow cars have just been re-released by scaletrains under the
>> fox Valley brand and they are significantly better models and far closer to
>> accurate."
>>
>> The crazy thing is the accurate ScaleTrain models are $89.99 and the
>> inaccurate Bachmann models are $92. I guess Bachmann will sell enough to
>> cover costs but there's no upside in this case to purchase the Bachmann
>> models.
>>
>> Brian Dembinski
>> Amherst, Ohio
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