Norfolk & Western Thunder in the Appalachian mountains HO scale layout

[Jordan]

It wasn't until I went to store my newest loco that I realised just how much US outline stock I'd acquired over the past couple of years.

What I really need to do is purge sell all the UK outline equipment. that I'm not going to use.....

Just made that last sentence read a bit better....

 

[Compton castle]

Some more inspiration arrived today

 

[Compton castle]

18 Broadway limited N&W coal hoppers arrived. I have 5 Bowser hoppers coming next week so that should make a good train for the Y6b

 

[Compton castle]

One Virginian & 1 red N&W hopper

& 3 larger black hoppers arrived today,
That should just about finish the coal train.
Also a nice covered N&W hopper.

 

[Len Cattley]

Hi mate, are those H0?

Len

 

[Compton castle]

Yes Len

 

[Compton castle]

Two more box cars arrived from Maclaren models, I think that will do on wagons for a while besides the ones that's on pre order.
Time to get some timber I think. The layout will not be set on Coopers now as I'm starting a 4mm layout as well. I do have another location in mind and il pop some details up soon.
The Broadway Y6B is due in next month so I will finally have a locomotive for this project.

 

[Compton castle]

DVD arrived this morning providing plenty of inspiration.

 

[Compton castle]

A pair of Broadway stock cars arrived today & hopefully the Broadway Y6b should arrive in the UK some time next week.
I'm going to change the location of the model as I don't really have the room for the large coopers bridge. I'm going to set it in the winter and have a good snow coverage.

 

[Compton castle]

The first locomotive for my HO scale project has finally arrived. It's now going under the tree for Christmas!!
I've had a quick look over it and I'm mightily impressed the detail is superb and it's a hefty weight. I'll have to wait until next week before I fire it up & here the sounds.
The new Paragon 3 system can be connected to a wireless receiver & a subwoofer for an extra dimension to the sound. I've heard the demos and it's "good" hopefully it won't be to long until this technology is available for UK outline DCC

 

[Compton castle]

Even though the thread title is Norfolk & Western I'm going to expand it a little. I've been watching lots of videos on YouTube & the N&W's western terminus at Cincinnati looks very interesting, now I'm not Modeling Union station but I like the diversity of the other Railroads that used it. The Pennsylvania, New York central, Southern, B&O & C&O.
If Broadway bring out the New York central Dreyfus Hudson & Pennsylvania T1 out in paragon 3 they would be hard to resist. That & the myriad of liveries on the E & F units.
The layout will have a small station & be set in the winter.

 

[Compton castle]

A bumper Christmas with more stock to go with the Y6b.

 

[Compton castle]

Ive got a pre order in for the BLI A class locomotive with Paragon 3 DCC sound. Due out in October but I expect that will be Christmas before it come out in the UK!! My auxiliary tenders and Rolling thunder system should be here any day now !!

 

[Compton castle]

Here's one of the auxiliary tenders behind the mighty Y6

 

[Compton castle]

The J is finally making a return to the Broadway Limited range but for now here's the Y6b and the A together.