NW-2 in Brass?

I think OMI imported an NW2 in brass some years ago.    It was about the same time they did the SW1, I think.

The readily available alternative is the old All Nation - General Models version.   There are always 2-3 of these available at train shows it seems.    they are diecast bodies and model the original NW2 without louvred doors.    They can be detailed out with a little work but of course won't match brass.   

They are very sturdy and generally good runners.   Unfortunately since All Nation closed a few years ago, new parts are no longer availale.

Didn't Oriental Ltd import a brass NW2?

ChipR

Perhaps it was Oriental?   I know I have seen one and I can't remember whether it was oriental or OMI.

Oriental; its a nice model :-)    I will try to take pics of mine.

General Models did a cast brass veraion.  It is almost identical to the die cast, but is missing the radiator on top of the hood.  One has been on eBay for about three years.  I figure the brass cast to be worth about $75, or slightly more than the die cast units.

Bob is it still on ebay?

Still on da bay.  Key words rare cast brass emd switcher.

ChipR

At that price I see why it is still there...LOL

A couple of us think that eBay should put a fee on ads at stay up longer than a year.

This is what i want.

What about the MTH Railking NW2 shell detailed better and mated to an Atlas O SW mechanism and frame? Anyone know if the SW9 is longer than an NW2?

If memory serves, the early EMD SW and NW series had nearly identical dimensions. The difference being a cast frame vs. a welded frame. If Hot Water comments on this he should know, I believe he is a former EMD employee.

Now whether the MTH shell mates with the Atlas frame is dependent on if both models are either prototypical correct in size, or the same in error.

The MTH NW-SW body is too long and the cab windows are incorrect.

In the beginning, the first "switching" unit was an "SC" model; with the "S" denoting six hundred HP, and the "C": denoting a cast underframe. Then there was the "NC", that being nine hundred HP, with a cast underframe. These were all products on the Electro-Motive Corporation, prior to the "EMD" name.

With the pioneering development of welding heavy steel plates, instead of riveting, EMC/EMD began producing welded steel under frames, thus the "SC" became the "SW", i.e. six hundred HP on a welded underframe, and the "NC" became the "NW" series with nine hundred HP on a welded underframe.

Over the years, the "SW" simply grew to stand for "switcher", and the "NW2" model name was eventually dropped. From then on "switcher" models advanced into SW7, SW8, SW8, SW900, SW12, SW1200, and into the modern era of SW1001, SW1000, and finally SW1500.