You can get them by SPECIAL ORDER from NWSL... just make sure you be very specific that you want the code 88 wheels. And if you order any for the SHS caboose and/or steam loco tender, be very, very, very specific that you indicate that you want the REVISED shoulder axle with them... NOT the original axle made by NWSL's original owner.
Code 88 is the way I'm planning to go... and with the Fast Tracks turnouts, too. John Degnan [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Ostertag To: John Degnan ; [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 10:04 AM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: NWSL Wheels I'm planning on handlaying my own track and using fast tracks jig for my switches. Going to use code 100 for the mainline and code 83 for the sidings and industry trackage. With that said, I'm thinking that the 88's might be the way to go. I'll have to double check to make sure I can get them first. Michael ostertag -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. John Degnan <[email protected]> wrote: Patience is definitely a virtue around here, Michael. But in addition to what Dave said below, code 88 Fine Scale wheels are also available upon special request/special order from NWSL. These closely resemble the code 87 P:64 wheels but will work on standard trackwork in MOST (but not all) cases). They also greatly improve a model's appearance! I had photos of all three types (code 87, code 88 and code 110) in the photos section here, but removed them due to the whining of a select few people on this list who didn't feel they should have to read posted discussions about them due to their personal lack of interest. So if you want to see the comparison photos, contact me direct. I will eventually be re-posting these photos to the photos section of the more tolerant SSPM group. If you contact NWSL about these code 88 wheels, mention my name as reference as they currently have in their posession some of the original codee 88 wheels that the original NWSL owner produced many years ago. I sent them these wheels as reference to try and get the line back into production... which, as always, depends on DEMAND. Your interest in these wheels, Michael, will help that happen. John Degnan [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: ctxmf74 To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 01:47 AM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: NWSL Wheels --- In [email protected], Michael Ostertag <wsmwrr@...> wrote: > > I'm going to be putting Northwest Shortline wheels on all my scale > equipment. Which tread will give me the most prototypical looking > wheels. I am going to begin building my layout in a week or so and > want it to be very high quality scale layout. Thanks for the patience. > There's only 2 choices of NWSL wheels as far as I know, regular S scale code 110 and Proto64 code 87. The P64 wheels will look the most prototypical because that what they are, exact prototype size. The code 110 wheels are the usual S wheel and are quite forgiving in their needs when it comes to trackwork accuracy while P64 wheels like any prototype width and flanged product need more care in building the track. I've worked with P48 O scale and P87 HO scale and found P48 easy to use while P 87 is pretty fussy so my guess is P64 is harder than regular S scale but not much harder than normal HO or N scales when it comes to builder effort required. If prototype appearance is really your first goal then I'd suggest getting a couple of sets of P64 wheels and installing them in some cars and see how you like them before making a big commitment. Personally I would be using P64 on my S stuff but it all already has the code 110 wheels and I don't want to spend the extra money. If I could trade code 110 wheels for P64 wheels I would not be afraid of using them but my goals are different than a lot of S scalers when it comes to scope of layout and type of operations desired. If you test some P64 wheels and don't like them you can always run the code 110 wheels like most of us do with little thought about their appearance, once the cars are built and on the layout the code 110 stuff looks decent, much better than the standard wheels on HO models that most model railroaders are content with...DaveBranum [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: [email protected] [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/
