Weaver sold the U25B. Atlas currently sells the U23B. U23 is the same car body body as the U28B. I may have an extra Weaver U25B in 3R.

suzukovich posted:

Weaver sold the U25B. Atlas currently sells the U23B. U23 is the same car body body as the U28B. I may have an extra Weaver U25B in 3R.

Let me know if you do have a U25B that's not part of your plan.  U25 body is pretty different than the U23, longer hood up front and almost entire body has significant differences.  Thanks, Jim

Weaver U25B   This one has been upgrade to EOB, electro-couplers, lighting, and Bowser Cal/scale Pennsy radio phone antenna added. 

Mike CT posted:

Weaver U25B   This one has been upgrade to EOB, electro-couplers, lighting, and Bowser Cal/scale Pennsy radio phone antenna added. 

 

Beautiful!  I owned several U25s but got rid of them before Weaver went out of business and am kicking myself.  I don't remember them having working classification lights, did you add that?  It looks great.

DETROIT posted:

suzukovich posted:

Weaver sold the U25B. Atlas currently sells the U23B. U23 is the same car body body as the U28B. I may have an extra Weaver U25B in 3R.

Let me know if you do have a U25B that's not part of your plan.  U25 body is pretty different than the U23, longer hood up front and almost entire body has significant differences.  Thanks, Jim

Yes I know this. A while back I kitbashed a U28B using a Weaver 25B chassis and a Lionel U28C body with PS2 for control.  Have plans to Kit Bash a CBQ U25C, just haven't gotten to it yet. Donor shell came from the U28B project..

Atlas!

Weaver Guy posted:

Atlas!

Good news/bad news.  Atlas would produce a highly detailed model, possibly great road names but it would not ship until 2036 or later (couldn't help the snarky comment, sorry)

Weaver Guy posted:

Atlas!

Thanks for clarifying this Joe.

Brad

Come to think about. MTH makes U25Bs. They may if not mistaken were from modified weaver molds.

The U25B that MTH has most likely came from Weaver Models.

Andrew

The MTH U25B  has the correct marker lights and cab awnings possibly modified from the Weaver molds.

Do not have an answer to the question but.  Here are three pics of my MTH and Weaver NYC U25B's taken just after the MTH model came in 2010.

MTH

MTH in lead

Ron

MTH produces several models that originated from Weaver tooling, including the Alco C628/630, the EMD SD40-2 and the GE U25B. 

I’m not sure if Weaver sold the tooling or there was some other arrangement, but it happened while Weaver was still active.

Thank You, very helpful.  Was not sure who (if other than MTH) might have it.

Jim R. posted:

MTH produces several models that originated from Weaver tooling, including the Alco C628/630, the EMD SD40-2 and the GE U25B. 

I’m not sure if Weaver sold the tooling or there was some other arrangement, but it happened while Weaver was still active.

The C630 Weaver is another model that can be upgraded with not a lot of trouble.   I spent some time with LED's, this model also.   

Early issue had an interesting truck assemble, with the third axle, closest to the fuel tank, a non-powered axle, that was flange-less.  Metal wheels were a problem, on this axle, as it bounced around, sometime shorting to the third/center rail.  Later production, the blind axle, had plastic wheels.  Very good Weaver model, IMO.  Mike CT. 

That is an awesome picture the two C630s on the turntable, each is like 17/18".  36" turntable?

TT is around  35"  The two units together measure 35.5" + or -

This one is ALco tooling.....

It's home is the Arkansas Railroad Museum at the old Cotton Belt shops in Pine Buff, Arkansas.   

My picture, taking in April 2011.

Wow - Beautiful.  I have only seen really C628s, 30s and 36s rostered by Penn Central and they weren't so clean be leave it or not. 

This one, Steamtown, Scranton, PA.  It was so quiet, I didn't realize it was running. 

My main road is CB&Q. 1st pic is CB&Q 100 U25B I have Weaver 100 and 102 .

Second pics are CB&Q U25Cs which I am planning to kitbash.

I have three of the MTH U25B's (I can't believe I got them ten years ago). I had initially purchased a pair and like them so much I tried to get the third road number. Never found one, but was able to change the number on a duplicate I found on eBay. I've been hoping MTH will re-release them in Santa Fe livery so I can get a fourth one and run them in pairs. My first scale-wheeled purchase.

Beautiful, really nice.  I asked the question to the group because Penn Central is the primary road I model and as you know they ended up being the largest owner of U25Bs.  So, I was hoping I could find out where the Weaver tooling ended up and cajole them to produce Penn Central.  Everyone seems to indicated they believe the tooling ended up with MTH.  Probably not good news, MTH will do NYC and PRR but seem very reluctant to do PC.

Picture awesome! Would love to see more.  Thanks, Jim

If you would like to get PENN CENTRAL as one of the next railroads for the U25B, then you have to remind them on their contact us form every 6 months, and post on twitter or Facebook about the PC U25B. 

The U30C has been made in the final SOO paint scheme, not the 1986 original SOO LINE paint scheme yet. Who knows if they will get around to the production of all the paint scheme variations on the GE Universal series locomotives.

Andrew.

This my U28B kitbash ,U30C and One of my Weaver U25Bs.

MTH acquired several Weaver items over the years.  The E8 was one that had been mentioned in the past.  I've always assumed that the U25b was another.  These transfers all occurred in the years prior to Weaver's closing.

Jan

A nice detail worth noting on the MTH U25Bs - they have 1-piece or 2-piece windshields to match the prototype. I think all Weaver's had the early 1-piece style. I like my MTH New Havens and wouldn't say no to a Penn Central.

CBS072 posted:

This one is ALco tooling.....

It's home is the Arkansas Railroad Museum at the old Cotton Belt shops in Pine Buff, Arkansas.   

My picture, taking in April 2011.

I'm not so sure that ALCo hit the nose contours just right. Has anybody compared the ALCo model to MTH's or Weaver's to see?

Andre