<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>I was a custom painter for over 20+ years and painted several of the Alco Models N&W G-1s. They were not the best quality engines Alco Models imported! Every one I dealt with had running problems. First off, the gearbox was sloppy and needed to be replaced with one from NWSL or Precision. The second problem I encountered was the large amount of clearance between the axle bearings and the frame slots. This allowed the drivers to move fore and aft which isn't a good thing for running smoothly. The other item I saw was the holes in the rods for the crank screws were too large amplifying the sloppy mechanism problems. A couple required new motors due to burning out. I considered this a result of the poor construction noted and trying to force it to run. The details and workmanship on the boiler and tender seemed to not be anything more than a few parts
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<DIV>With a new gearbox and some shimming it could be made to run very smoothly and reliably. The N&W didn't have many and they were only kept until the end as Jim Nichols said for the Honaker Branch. They were quite handsome, to me, and I wish they had been better models.</DIV>
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<DIV>They show up fairly often on ebay and in some brass shops. I think they are going for prices that do not reflect the quality of the engines as much as the novelty and less-than-common availability of the models. The last one I saw on ebay was over $350 which considering the amount of work to make one work well is way over priced.</DIV>
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<DIV>Roger Huber <BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 11/6/09, NW Modeling List <I><nw-modeling-list@nwhs.org></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">There were very few G1’s although they were almost identical to the much larger G class. After the late 1940’s, there were only two of them (6 & 7), which were based in Bluefield for use on the Honaker branch, which had bridges that would not support a larger locomotive. They were retired in 1955 and donated, the 6 to Roanoke and the 7 to Bluefield, where both still exist. </SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The model is relatively old, though I don’t know the year it was produced. As far as I know, it was done only once, so they don’t turn up very often. Value is hard to estimate, but should be pretty good, due to fact that it is rare. Jim Nichols</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> nw-modeling-list-bounces@nwhs.org [mailto:nw-modeling-list-bounces@nwhs.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>NW Modeling List<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:51 PM<BR><B>To:</B> NW Modeling List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Alco N&W G-1 2-8-0 </SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal>I recently acquired an Alco N&W G-1 2-8-0, HO brass model locomotive. It had a gearbox with zinc disease, which I managed to replace, and a few other, minor, problems. It now runs fine, and looks good to me.</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I tried Googling the model, without results, and no hits on eBay either. The Brown Book says "quality problems", but not much else.</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Can someone tell me more about this nice model engine ?</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Was the G-1 very 'popular on the N&W ?</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Why there is so little info around on the model ?</DIV></DIV>
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