Bob, I grew up in Minneapolis and recall that address. I think, however, that the person whether thes same one or another offered the Ten Wheeler from an address in Coon Rapids, a suburb of Minneapolis. Frank Titman once wrote a review of the Ten Wheeler in RMC, but I cannot now recall which issue. Tom
________________________________ From: [email protected] on behalf of Bob Werre Sent: Thu 8/28/2008 10:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Nord Mikado Jim, I wanted to check my old magazines last night but other things took that time. However, American Scale Models might be the name of the revised Nord line and the 4-6-0 engine. There was a company that made professional photo lab equipment in Minneapolis called Nord. It was located on Stinston Blvd. I believe the original model railroad stuff was called Nord Stinston. One would assume they were one and the same, but I have no evidence of that other than the names themselves. Sometime after the original engines were discontinued, they offered the brass detail parts seperately and there was talk about putting a better motor in the complete kits and starting up again--never happened. I recall the parts were not near as good as the SSL&S parts that were coming out. There are a few photos of a very nicely rebuilt and refined 2-8-2 in the S Gaugian and on the cover of one of Heimberger's softcover booklets that I made many years ago. The engine was owned by Fred Little who put a great deal of effort into that engine including PFM sound. One of his children received the engine after Fred's passing. Bob Werre BobWphoto.com raisinone wrote: > A 4-6-0 kit was produced in the early 80's by a gentleman in > Minnesota, he has since passed away. Not sure if that is what you > are referring to? The kit had a brass boiler and cab, minimal > detail and epoxy steam chest, fire box and tender. I replaced the > tender with an SSL&S USRA, but the rest (and a lot of SSL&S details) > built up to a very credible ten wheeler, I think I used the NYC F12g > as the prototype. > > I really enjoyed that little engine, but alas the plastic driver > centers eventually loosened on the steel axles and it would no > longer run. It sits in a box patiently waiting for new drivers.... > > Perhaps Ken Z. remembers the gentleman who made it. After he died, > the company did indeed go to Jan Lorenzen (Locomotive Workshop), but > I don't recall Jan ever making salable kits again. > > Jim K. > > > > >Raleigh, > > >Nord (revisited) did make an exopy type 4-6-0 engine, that I > think, was > > >advertised in the S Gaugian for a short while. There is one here > in > > >Houston still in kit form. It seems to me that the Loco Workshop > later > > >picked up the project, made some mods to it... and that where my > memory > > >ends. I can verify that it isn't much of a kit. > > > > > >Bob Werre > > >BobWphoto.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
