On Dec 8, 2005, at 11:57 AM, Rollain Mercier wrote:
> Don't blame Athearn for the error in the Blomberg trucks - they weren't
> alone. Both they and MR took the shape from EMD's erection drawings
> which
> were not meant for scale modeling. Model Railroader's early plans for
> F and
> GP units had the error as well as a number of manufacturers including
> Athearn's models.
Hi All,
I seem to remember a story in MR about how this error took hold. The
drawings used were from the EMD paint department, and since the idea
was to show the paint scheme, no one really cared that the trucks were
simplified in the drawings. MR and some manufacturers picked them up
without realizing they were incorrect. Ten million Athearn sideframes
later, someone noticed. I think this story was in an MR, back in the
dark ages when MR was good, with a Vic Roseman photo (tenuous S scale
connection) of the Cummunipaw Engine Terminal in Jersey City on the
cover if anyone wants to look it up.
Jamie Bothwell
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