I have been beating the bushes for years trying to persuade a manufacturer to offer an auto carrier, but the open, older version.
A few people have told me that covered or uncovered it would not be all that expensive actually. The car is basically just an ordinary flat with pretty simple super structure. Well, in brass ANYTHING is expensive, to me at least, so if brass is all that some would consider, then it is out of my price range anyway. But seems to me that SHS and AM have both made some pretty darn good plastic and metal versions of rolling stock. Personally I would welcome an auto carrier made out of any material, so long as it looked good. BTW, I have scoured the 'net and found precious few prototype photos of both covered and open auto carriers. There are some images out there, but I have not yet found any drawings. Somebody, somewhere has some I' m sure. Roy Inman From: Tom Hawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 17:46:16 -0400 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Era modeled ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Chudzinski . . . . . I would gladly jump out of my era for a modern auto rack,. . . . . . . . . > > > > > > > > I talked to one of the less well known brass importers about such a car, and he said it was not impossible, and he told me to find him drawings, factory drawings, not model RR magazine drawings. I haven't done anything about it yet. These cars would be expensive. And once again, don't forget BTS. They have mentioned the possibility of a kit for the superstructure that would go on their 89 ft car to make an auto rack (that's how the real ones are made). tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan [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/
