Over the weekend I was trolling my usual sites and stopped to look over the Rivarossi Heislers on the Hornby America site and there was a news comment about a new release to be announced this week. OK…they have resurrected the Heislers, Alleghenies and Big Boys… what else could still be usable? FEF or Challenger? Or is there any other steam that may still be possible?
My bet would be the FEF.
Richard
The SP Cab Forward –
The older cab forward had both the pizza cutter wheel flanges and, in common with nearly every and perhaps all AHM/Rivarossi steamers, significantly undersized drivers to accomodate those flanges and avoid lengthening the wheelbase. I know they eventually addressed the flange issue but I do not recall that they retooled the driver centers so they remained too small --particularly distracting on the Hudsons and Berkshire.
I always thought the Rivarossi B&O 2-10-2 was a handsome model.
Dave Nelson
Santa Fe Blue Goose 4-6-4
A B&O 2-10-2… Now we’re talk’n!
U25C?
IMO, it’s kind of pointless to ressurect the UP challenger or even the FEF. There are already a bunch making better ones. However if it’s a non-UP challenger, that might get intresting.
I read some other MRR mag today, and it says Rivarossi is doing a much-upgraded U25C. Not too long after another company did it, and not too much longer after I started tinkering with the 2 old AHM ones I have.
Bingo, I was right: http://hornbyamerica.com/shop/hornby/diesel-locos
Went back this evening and took a look- looks like probably a quality model if they do it right- says all brand new tooling- it’s about time somebody stepped back up to the plate- it’s the only U boat missing- maybe they might be smart enough to do the CB&Q and NP U28Cs? Let’s hope this works out.
What about the U23C and U36B? I’m not counting the U50s and U50Cs…
I think some south american company makes a U23C, but it may not be right for the US ones. As for the U36B, bachmann did make one, but it’s an old bachmann.