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Re: Broadway Limited N Scale NW2
« Reply #45 on: January 12, 2019, 01:14:29 PM »
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Quote from: Point353 on January 12, 2019, 07:46:49 AM
Speaking of the PRR and animal sounds, would there be a market for a (limited edition) model of a PRR B60b baggage/express car made by BLI which was fitted with the sheep sound unit from their stock car?

Why not Kato AutoMax cars? :trollface:
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Re: Broadway Limited N Scale NW2
« Reply #46 on: January 12, 2019, 01:33:43 PM »
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Re: Broadway Limited N Scale NW2
« Reply #47 on: January 12, 2019, 01:52:47 PM »
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Quote from: peteski on January 12, 2019, 01:33:43 PM
Why? ...

[...sigh...] The recurring "sheeple" meme.

Never mind. (Bad) jokes that need to be explained and all that.
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Re: Broadway Limited N Scale NW2
« Reply #48 on: January 12, 2019, 03:36:42 PM »
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Quote from: C855B on January 12, 2019, 01:52:47 PM
[...sigh...] The recurring "sheeple" meme.

Never mind. (Baaaaaad) jokes that need to be explained and all that.

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Re: Broadway Limited N Scale NW2
« Reply #49 on: January 12, 2019, 03:56:45 PM »
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Quote from: CodyO on January 11, 2019, 06:10:10 PM
I just love how every BLI thread eventually goes into "They suck and I`m not buying"

Probably a good reason for that.

If it is a different phase than those previously released, hopefully it is a decent model. More variation is a good thing, but if it isn't worth buying, then it might as well not have been made. Maybe the shell could be put on something else worst-case scenario, but I'm hopeful the mechanism sans decoder would at least be usable. Hopefully no major issues like the F-units.
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Re: Broadway Limited N Scale NW2
« Reply #50 on: January 12, 2019, 07:21:25 PM »
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At Oaks, PA Worlds Greatest Hobby, BLI had shell samples for their new NW2. I got several pictures. I will get the top of the locomotive tomorrow.
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Re: Broadway Limited N Scale NW2
« Reply #51 on: January 12, 2019, 07:26:07 PM »
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Yes! Those photos answer one of my questions. Thanks!
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Re: Broadway Limited N Scale NW2
« Reply #52 on: January 12, 2019, 10:37:44 PM »
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Quote from: thomasjmdavis on January 07, 2019, 11:18:24 AM
Given that they opted for a later model NW-2, they could produce an early SW-7 by adding louvers to 2 more doors on each side, and making a double sealed beam headlight option, and maybe a battery box louver +/-.  The main difference between the two is that EMD managed to squeeze an extra 200 HP out of the 567A in units produced in 1950 (SW7).  In the CEI diagram book, the diagrams and dimensions of their 1949 vintage NW2s and 1950 vintage SW7s are identical.
The other difference is that total production (per diesel spotters guide) of the NW2 was 1143 (incl 24 in Canada) vs. 493 for the SW7, with no sales to Canada (not new, anyway).

So, I suspect the infatuation with the NW2 is the total sales and total number of roads that had one.  The late ones look so much like an SW7 that they are often misidentified, and a lot of folks don't realize how many NW2s were produced with the "post war" body style (assuming all of those are SW7s).  In any case, given the variations BLI has done on F units, I am sure it is within their competence to produce an SW7 by adding a few extra louvers and other details, if the NW2 sells well enough for them to want to expand the switcher options.

If BLI HO products can be a guide they reference both NW2 and SW7 in their product description "Paragon3 EMD NW2, SW7 Switcher" so there maybe be hope that both versions may be done in N scale.

https://www.broadway-limited.com/paragon3emdnw2sw7switcher.aspx

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Re: Broadway Limited N Scale NW2
« Reply #53 on: January 13, 2019, 04:03:40 AM »
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Quote from: EL3632 on January 12, 2019, 07:21:25 PM
At Oaks, PA Worlds Greatest Hobby, BLI had shell samples for their new NW2. I got several pictures. I will get the top of the locomotive tomorrow.

Hope it's not too late to correct this mistake...


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Re: Broadway Limited N Scale NW2
« Reply #54 on: January 13, 2019, 04:10:34 AM »
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Re: Broadway Limited N Scale NW2
« Reply #55 on: January 13, 2019, 10:02:56 AM »
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More photos from Oaks. Each side, front, back, top and bottom.
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Re: Broadway Limited N Scale NW2
« Reply #56 on: January 13, 2019, 10:26:06 AM »
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Are there any "spotting features" of the first SW7 that distinguish it from the last NW2, that was built the day before on the same assembly line, the only major difference being the HP rating of the 567a engine installed? Are there radiator or louver distinctions? Battery box installation.  I have always been under the impression (probably from some 50 year old magazine article) that a late model NW2 and an early model SW7 were indistinguishable externally.

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Re: Broadway Limited N Scale NW2
« Reply #57 on: January 13, 2019, 10:28:27 AM »
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Are the hood doors recessed into the hood?..

I get the feeling they do not put the same effort into their diesels as they do their steamers.

I'm surprised they don't just call it an "EMD switcher".

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Re: Broadway Limited N Scale NW2
« Reply #58 on: January 13, 2019, 11:49:10 AM »
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Quote from: cjm413 on January 13, 2019, 04:03:40 AM
Hope it's not too late to correct this mistake...



Probably it is too late as the photos of their HO models show that they did those with a "triangular gusset".

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Re: Broadway Limited N Scale NW2
« Reply #59 on: January 13, 2019, 12:12:05 PM »
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Quote from: Cumbo2000 on January 13, 2019, 11:49:10 AM
Probably it is too late as the photos of their HO models show that they did those with a "triangular gusset".

Bob Witt
What is wrong with the triangular gusset?   I have seen several pictures with them like that, Diesel Spotter's Guide!   
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