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Re: Early Nn3.
« Reply #30 on: July 31, 2018, 03:27:21 PM »
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Nah, I'm very happy in HOn3.

In another life, that's probably how I'd go, too.

But I have more irons in the fire than there's room, and not enough time for even some of them as it is. I'm never bored--in fact, I don't even know what being bored is like.

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Re: Early Nn3.
« Reply #31 on: August 01, 2018, 01:52:36 PM »
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Really wanted to model the SPng in Nn3 but the kits (even when they were available as a kit) were like $50 each without the mech (another $150) and no viable rolling stock unless scratched or cobbled from what was available. Glad I didn't go down that rabbit hole, but it's great to see someone who did. Beautiful layout and I can only imagine the amount of work to bring it to where it currently is.
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Re: Early Nn3.
« Reply #32 on: August 01, 2018, 03:20:07 PM »
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In the real early days, the only Nn3 locomotives available were GHQ static model kits.  My dad spent hours hollowing out the boiler to fit the Marklin mechanism.




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Re: Early Nn3.
« Reply #33 on: August 01, 2018, 07:08:51 PM »
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Here's a pre-MTL, Nelson Gray caboose.



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Re: Early Nn3.
« Reply #34 on: August 01, 2018, 07:43:58 PM »
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Here's a pre-MTL, Nelson Gray caboose.



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That actually looks pretty great even by today's standards.  The printing is showing its age but a little weathering would conceal that just fine.

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Re: Early Nn3.
« Reply #35 on: August 01, 2018, 09:37:18 PM »
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IIRC, MTL may have tooled their own stake-side Nn3 flat that may have been plastic, but that's a fuzzy memory.

I believe Nelson Gray also tooled the stake flat and wood gondola.

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Re: Early Nn3.
« Reply #36 on: August 01, 2018, 09:58:36 PM »
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Dave, you NEED to start an Nn3 page on your N scale site. This stuff is really interesting and totally unknown to me.
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Re: Early Nn3.
« Reply #37 on: August 01, 2018, 10:09:43 PM »
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Here’s another of the Nelson Gray boxcars that started the thread.

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Re: Early Nn3.
« Reply #38 on: August 01, 2018, 10:11:41 PM »
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Not sure if these are Z or Nn3, but since they are Nelson Gray, I assume Nn3.  I wonder if they were ever part of the stuff MTL picked up.



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Nelson Gray was tooling Z scale models. Here’s the gon.

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Re: Early Nn3.
« Reply #39 on: August 02, 2018, 12:37:09 AM »
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Re: Early Nn3.
« Reply #40 on: August 02, 2018, 12:50:43 AM »
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That actually looks pretty great even by today's standards.  The printing is showing its age but a little weathering would conceal that just fine.

The printing is probably dry transfers.  I don't know if they were available lettered but maybe someone else does.

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Re: Early Nn3.
« Reply #41 on: August 02, 2018, 12:59:04 AM »
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I believe Nelson Gray also tooled the stake flat




That car looks to also have been available with the stakes cut.

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Re: Early Nn3.
« Reply #42 on: August 02, 2018, 01:22:22 AM »
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Here's the caboose kit.




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Re: Early Nn3.
« Reply #43 on: August 02, 2018, 02:04:11 AM »
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The Nn3 gon and boxcar aren't bad, if you don't mind steel underframes.  The C&S had both with steel underframes, so it isn't unprototypical.

As for the EBT hoppers, yes, those are from RLW.  I did the masters, MANY years ago, mostly because I needed a bunch for my mining road.  Building the end frames is a pain, but for my 1974 railroad bought them used, and replaced the grabs with ladders, simplifying things some.  Honestly, I wish someone would do them in plastic, bought I do get a small royalty payment each year that someone buys one.
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Re: Early Nn3.
« Reply #44 on: August 03, 2018, 10:14:01 PM »
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Mike, which car is that? 

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The Z scale gondola.