and he notes -
There are safety considerations restricting toy manufacturers from
having parts that are easily broken off and swallowed by a child. So
cast on details are obviously safer than a fragile ladder or grab
irons, etc. Wouldn't want Junior biting off a brake cylinder, so t' speak...
Deeper flange height insures operation on uneven surfaces. AF trains
sets were designed to run on a rug or floor on sectional track with
sharp curves and even though most are sold to adults today, the old
flanges persist. Aside from their value as a collectible (or useable
on a Hi-Rail layout) we must bear in mind that they are still toys
and must be manufactured to safety and operational standards.
And the idea of ditching the old AF track and switches for .126
trackage ain't gonna make the sales department at Flyonel very happy.
Track was one of the biggest sellers at both companies and probably still is.
Raleigh in steamy Maine - waitin' for the hurrycaine...
At 01:23 PM 9/5/2008, Thomas Baker wrote:
>I don't know whether I should mention this here, but . . . .
>
>My remark lies in the category of if only. If only the tinplate
>manufacturers after the grand old days of AF had scaled down. That
>is, I own no AF locomotives, but I hear that AF stuff will operate
>on Code #126 track. If that is so, why not generally scale down the
>flanges and allow prototypical details and tolerances fairly close
>to the scale tolerances? Perhaps I am wrong about this, but it would
>require that the AF crowd ditch their AF track and switches.
>Therefore, my idea will remain a dream, a pleasant fiction.
>
>Tom
>
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