Like Bergie said, someone needs to start a the “N” crowd, Part II, so I might as we go ahead, since I saw his suggestion first.
Sorry, anyone but a Packers fan. I’m going to lock this so someone else can start a new part II.
Signed, Bergie (the Bears fan)
just kidding (sort of… about the locking part) [:o)]
Bergie you crack me up!
The sting of the SB loss and a pitiful showing last season must still be with you…It could be worse…I am a Cards fan…[:(]
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my opinion- if it ain’t the COWBOYS in the super bowl in ain’t worth watching. and I say that living in a house where my wife, daughter and both sons are die hard steeler fans.[swg]
Easy there, Bergie. Weren’t da bearz on the golf course a little EARLYThis year?[:-^]
Terry, from Northern Wisconsin
(HO modeler, but I couldn’t let THAT post go by![(-D])
Okay… so I’ll ask again, since nobody can now reply to my original question.
Can anybody suggest a manufacturer(s) of decent mid 19th century rolling stock, specifically passenger, in N scale?
Something craftsman maybe? I haven’t been able to turn up much and wondered if something had escaped my search.
Thanks!
MDC is the only thing that comes to mind.
David B
The MDC would be the easiest to find, with a decent price and good detail. You can also look at train shows, swap meets, and EvilBay for the Bachmann Old Timers series of cars. They can be had at bargin basement prices, but they need a little work to look good and I always swap out the trucks for some decent Micro Trains. Other then that, there’s not much out there. Occasionally you come across some brass car sides of that era, but it’s up to you to bash the rest.
Can I start The “HO” Crowd? Me and the guys that model HO scale really need something that is HO scale only.
Already been tried. And failed.
what is the reason for starting part II of the “N” crowd
Part 1 is closed.
Why did it close?
I noticed that the “Elliots Trackside Dinner” also closed and they made a new one.
HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS?
wow look another reason not to like bears fans, but wait, is’nt GreenBay called titletown,and Chi-town the windy city, I guess that is for all the hot air in the town.
Packers fan forever…70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 2000 and beyond.
Adios Wyatt
I just tried the HO Crowd thing about 3 days ago it got locked in about 5 hours after I started it. I guess the dave vollmer asked permisson to start the N crowd. That is what I was told.
Their are far more HOers than N scales on the forum. This thread gives a place for N scalers to converse. An HO thread is pretty much a pointless waste of bandwidth due to the fact that their is a Beer Barn and Diner already in existence…
Thanks guys. I knew about the MDC stuff but wondered if there was something more obscure out there.
I guess the original transition era (covered-wagons-to-trains) isn’t as popular as steam-to-diesel! [;)]
Craig,
Steam to Diesel is definately the more popular of the two (modern power is most popular in N scale), but a great 19th century layout is definately possible with all of the MDC and Bachmann stuff alone. Throw in the Atlas 2-6-0 and a few others that have been done over the years like the Minitrix 0-6-0 old timer and some of the cottage industry stuff and it can be done.
If you want to see some cool stuff for N scale, and the detail parts and could definately help on that 19th century theme, check out these links!
http://www.republiclocomotiveworks.com/
http://www.urbaneagle.com/slim/
http://www.musketminiatures.com/
A lot of it is N scale narrow guage, but like I said, the detail parts could be used to backdate standard guage models to the 19th century.