I am just guessing also. But what I think is being said is that the AM models are based on the short cars. Which is fine, at least as far as they go it's fine. But what we lack, and somebody correct me if I'm wrong here, is passenger cars, RTR or a kit, that are readily available today, not 20 years ago, that are based on the longer prototype cars of 85'. What I personally like to see in a passenger consist is a combination of prototypically short cars and prototypically long cars. Those of you who "closet model" in O gauge/scale will know that K-Line produces cars (for how much longer we don't know...) in O of lengths that vary from 15" (about 60' in O) to 18" (about 72' in O) to 21" (about 84' in O). Looks to me like a passenger car would have to be right at 16 scale inches in length in S to resemble an 85' car. The rivet counters will fuss about the couplers, etc., and rightly so, but that is ABOUT what it would be according to my Mac calculator. My UP American Models Budd cars are 13.375" which scales up to about a 71.33~' prototype passenger car, not including the diaphragms (such as they are) nor the couplers. Just the car body. I have nothing but admiration for those who advocate buying car sides and building almost from scratch. Then are true modelers, similar to what I used to be. But as the years roll by, one has to make some choices, and I want mine now. Roy Inman
> From: John Degnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:16:30 -0800 (PST) > To: TC Carr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, S Scale List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: S-Scale Modeling Passenger cars > > If what you're saying is that you want a model of a short prototype... ok, I > can understand that. > > Sufferin' from the terminology, here... > > > John Degnan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > TC Carr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just cause it is short doesn't make it flyer sdfvjaebvbaljfvvbajlbh> > Short is not wrong, just short. To my knowledge only the pullmans were > 80+ feet to begin with most cars were shorter and some alot shorter. > Harrimans were only 60 feet etc etc etc etc > > TCC:} > > On 2006 Jan, 23, at 18:12, John Degnan wrote: > >> RE : WHY?!? We're talking about building "MODELS" here... not >> American Flyer. > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Photos > Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
