How about some more Weaver 2-8-0 steamers?

I have three  2-8-0's, but they are MTH, love em all!!

I don't think there will be any steam locos any time soon from Weaver. They haven't had any made in a while. 

Don

Wurtlitzer,

   I have an original Weaver 2-8-0 Masonic Train, the engine and tender are simply beautiful, and run well.  I would like to have another one to run a double header,

had one lined up but could not come up with the money in time, it was a very tough year until right before Christmas.

PCRR/Dave

I wish someone, ANYONE would do a decent Consolidation.  I wants some branch line steam!  Enough with the Big Boys and Mallets already!

Mth has done the PRR H series 2-8-0, plus the really nice Western Maryland 2-8-0 with the nice big tender. I have one of each and they are both excellent runners.

I am still mad at myself because I didn't buy the N&W when it came out.

Scott Smith

That's a great little engine. I wonder if Weaver still has the tooling. I haven't seen it show up anywhere else so I imagine the answer is yes. The good thing about that model is that it's generic enough that you can credibly paint different railroads on the side. A PRR engine with a Belpaire firebox doesn't translate well to anything other than Pennsy or maybe Great Northern, and the WM one is pretty distinctive too, being the biggest 2-8-0 ever built. The Weaver one is based on an Illinois Central prototype (covered extensively in the Model Railroader Cyclopedia), and there's nothing about it to make it look out of place on most railroads. I run mine pretty often and my only complaint is poor low speed running, but an ERR cruise would fix that. Take the old tooling, update it with some better electronics and a fan-driven smoke unit, and I bet it would sell.

MTH made a nice 19th century Consolidation a few years ago. There were two versions, one with a square firebox and one with the regular kind. I have the latter variety in Rio Grande, and I like it a lot - but maybe not as much as my Weaver Consolidation in Milwaukee Road. 

Oh yeah, these are nice... count me in for one.

Those a beautiful locomotives, Wurlitzer.... what kind of smoke fluid are you using?  Its really putting out!  I counted about 43 pieces of rolling stock, too.  That's impressive.  Just about all looked to be Weaver products, except for the caboose.  Nice!!  Hey, if people want more of the Weaver locos, here is the e-mail address to which to send your suggestions:   customerservice@weavermodels.com

Sounds good to me, but from what I hear on here, the sources may have changed

radically.  And the used ones seem to be holding value, so a new one might be

expensive.  I definitely second "Drydock", and vote with my dollars.

I have a couple Weaver brass locomotives, they made some really nice ones.  Weaver has a couple of brass steamers in the 2014 catalog, but the selection is pretty thin.

Hello Wurlitzer

Couldn't get your e-mail to work

Clem

I just read the first description, I made an "ass_umption" about the second one.

I will buy one

Wurlitzer,

Maybe you should contact Weaver and ask them how large of a run do they need before they put one into production. Once you get that number, ask your customers who would be interested in buying one. Also, ask Weaver about multiple road names. Maybe you and Mr. Hayter can work out deal. I always found him easy to work with.

The steam engines listed in the 2014 catalog are remaining stock. The B&M 2713 is the grand prize in a raffle that the Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railway Preservation Society. They are raising money for the restoration of the B&M 2714 full size version. It would be nice to see Weaver produce steam engines again. 

Don

The thing is huge, and may not have a prototype.  However, I have messed with a few of them - herewith:

Custom decals, tender trucks from my patterns.  Note the Coffin feedwater heater.

I do have a third one under construction, but I personally prefer the slightly smaller Harriman style.  This one of course gets black paint some day, and decals, but under the oxide it is all brass, and mostly scratchbuilt.  I did see an SP Consolidation in oxide red in the 1970s in Mexicali.

Bob2:  I have castings and kits for Elesco feed water heaters, but is that coffin heater

a casting, or scratched?  I like that MoPac version you've pictured.

It's Illinois Central, and photos and scale drawings can be found in the Model Railroader Cyclopedia. The prototype was big for a 2-8-0. Some years ago I had mine on a display shelf next to a K-Line Lima Berkshire and I could hardly believe they were the same scale. I looked up scale drawings of both and found they were both within scale inches of dead on - the Weaver Consolidation is a very big Consolidation and the original Lima demo Berk was really just a big Mikado with a stretch firebox. 

Lionel has done a Harriman type lettered for many roads. I have one lettered for NYC thats going to lose its number boards.

Phil, if you can talk Weaver into doing a brass one with road specific details I would be in.  

I can't find a NYC prototype that is very close to those die cast ones. Headlight style, dome size and placement and bell location can make a big difference.

Pete

I'm glad now I was talked out of selling mine now. Ordered the Cruise board. Yes, they are big.

Ready to send a deposit.

Haven't bought a locomotive in some time but will spring for a couple in Southern Ry or undecorated. Weaver is the closest 2-8-0 to the many early SRR units that ran on their 70+ subsidiaries. A&Y example below redecorated and with bell relocated to top/front of smokebox. I like the small guys.

It is BIG? No kidding, it doesn't look that big, in the pictures, and I thought it would

be a good companion for the WBB 4-6-0 for a shortline stable.  It also looks close to

the Southern 2-8-0's my dad used to fire, as described by "Dewey" in a posting above.

Another really nice small steamer is the SP 2-6-0 made by 3rd Rail a few years ago. I picked one up secondhand on eBay a while back and it's become one of my favorite locomotives. It's just right for my 13x13 foot layout. The whaleback oil tender makes it stand out in a crowd. 

I have seen one on eBay since I got involved in O Scale, and it had a broken pilot. Sign me up too. I'd love to get the N&W version.

Gilly

There certainly is enough interest here on the forum for one. I would guess that Weaver still has the molds, but one of the reasons for backing away from the steam program was/is the China syndrome. Weaver even had problems getting trucks. I wonder if the barometer here is any indication of interest in general. 

Don

I dimly recall that Weaver had a hard time selling the big Connie.

Depending on where the tooling is and so forth, perhaps the only way to get them again will be through reservations as per 3rd Rail.

Hello,

I have the Weaver 2-8-0 and other "small steamers" and feel that they fit my smallish layout (8' by 24') better than the Berkshire, Mountain, etc. Some of you may remember that within the past few years Weaver asked for recommendations for additions to their line. I suggested that they add more of the smallish die cast steamers but it appears that the market and/or the rising development costs has not been going in Weaver's favor. I hope that the situation changes because I have really enjoyed adding Weaver products to my roster.

Personally, when I want to add cars, or possible interest in adding cars. On E-Bay, I always look at Weavers offerings first.

Hello Clem,