NYC Subway

patgin

New Member
Hi,
I'm planning to build a NYC diorama with elevated MTA subway. I have seen a Life-like set of 4 subway wagon, proto 1000 r17...is this good? Which kind of tracks and transfo will I need to run it?
Finally, what shoul I use to make elevated tracks like the ones we could see in NYC? Do exist some pillars on the market or if I will have to scratchbuild some?
Thanks a lot
Patrick
 
Hi,

Micro Engineering makes a kit called "city viaduct" which is a good starting point for making NYCTA elevated lines: http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/255-75512

The biggest difference I can see between the ME kit vs. the NYC prototype is that the NYC elevated lines don't have the waffle-pattern girder panels.

Images Replicas (http://www.imagesreplicas.com) also sells NYC subway car models in HO, along with accessories such as decorative 3rd-rail kits.. Their website is currently down (don't know why), but I think they might have NYCTA elevated line kits too.

The LifeLike P1K kit is a good starting point, but you need to dress it up by adding things like the sprung buffers on the car ends. Trainland/Trainworld has an AWESOME deal on those right now-- $80 for a set of 4 cars (1 powered, 3 dummies). These would be correct for the IRT lines (#1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9 trains) from the 1950s to the late 1990s. These lines ran on elevated viaducts in some parts of northern Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn. All the time I rode on the #7 IRT I don't think I've ever seen the redbirds with the round car-end door window on that line.

Hope this helps!
 

patgin

New Member
Thanks for the links guy. Really interesting.
I can't find the set at 89$ on trainland...I see several set alway over 350$, maybe the one at 89 is out of stock now....

Once I will have the subway train (probably the red Life-Like), which kind of tracks will I need? I'm sorry, I'm really newby in the hobby
 
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