I have 3 River Rasin SD9's one custom painted CNW I bought from Des Plaines and two I painted in DMIR to pull ore cars, I missed 2 SD7's amd 2 SD9's on ebay and spend the nights wishing I had bought them. I have SHS plastic diesels that look and run great! The brass models run as well! My favorite is a OMI RS 11, to weathered, to used, actually looks kind of rough, runs great, I had to works to get dcc sound in that narrow cab. The three manufactures I just talked about are the best in scale. SHS makes brass quality plastic models that are mass produced, RR and OMI make wonderfull brass that works well. The brass works as well as I make it work, the SHS plastic works anytime, all the time. Lots of room for both! My problem is this, dont have enough money to buy all the incredible new and used s SCALE stuff that is on the market...got to keep buying lottery tickets. ----- Original Message ----- From: Scale S Only To: [email protected] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 9:44 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} An SD-7 in S Scale?
Hi Guys! I often wondered how long it would take for Ron B. at American to come up with an SD7/9 loco. He has all the running gear components, but the expensive parts (frame, truck sideframes and shell) that have to be developed would certainly be a concern. Maybe a future seed money project for the NASG? I would also suggest an Alco RSD-4/5 would be an interesting American project... Bill Winans ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 6:38 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} An SD-7 in S Scale? A discussion on another list about the B&O's SD-7's started me wondering whe ther there is any interest in the production of an S scale SD-7 in plastic? Seems to me the questions to be asked include: - was there a large number of railroads that bought SD-7's, thus insuring a potential manufacturer a broad customer base? - would it be possible to use some components from an existing model as a starting point? - In particular, like the prototype, could the GP-9 be used but with a different wheelbase? I don't think one's be done recently in S scale plastic; defer to others as to whether there's been a brass version. Welcome comments. Paul Schilling [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
