Hi All, It is good to hear Mr. Becker is getting better. Godspeed his recovery to good health. However, the majority of the success of the Ace/Downs line before Mr. Becker's purchase of it WAS Russ Downs. Imagine assembling, painting and decaling a kit along the lines of Don Thompson's previous company, Trainstuff. Now imagine doing that 50 times a week, week in and week out. THAT is what Russ Downs did in addition to his former full time job. Russ took hand built kit assembly further to a level of mass production that would be difficult for most to maintain for any length of time.
I hope Mr. Becker proves me wrong, but I do not see the Ace/Downs line return to the production level when Russ Downs owned it. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy in S Scale in 1957 since 1988 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com Over 100 new photos recently added Importing a Brass S Scale PRR X29 & G26 http://www.pennsysmodels.com ALL of the production X29 have arrived as of 6-30-05 Replacement PRR decals arrived 10-5-05 The G26 & G26a is complete. PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://mywebpages.comcast.net/billlane/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com 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/
