--- In [email protected], "raisinone" <raisin...@...> wrote:
>
> This misses the point, all real passenger cars are whatever their
> prototype length is period!
>
> Those with the idea of an association of S scale need only review a
> few recent posts to understand the challenge. Passenger cars over
> 10% too short are somehow just fine for S scale. Close enough is
> good enough. I wonder if SHS or DPH or Jim King made a 40' PS-1
box
> car that was only 36' long what the reaction would be
? Model
> railroaders outside S scale look at that and it only re-affirms
> their `joined at the hip' with AF perception. Sooner or later we
> just have to accept that as reality and get on with life!
>
> Understand clearly that I am not bashing the AM Budd cars. They
> were built for the hirail community and to negotiate AF curves;
they
> do that very well mission accomplished. Only saying that
> personally, when I look to buy or build an NYC (or PRR or AT&SF or
> CRI&P
) passenger car that was 80+ feet long, well..., I expect it
> to be 80+ feet long.
>
> Jim K.
N, HO, O and G scales all suffer from SPCS (Short Passenger Car
Syndrome) to some degree. It hasn't seemed to harm them in any way.
Granted, they all have alternatives to SPCS, but then they also have
a larger customer base to demand scale length cars of specific
prototypes.
Kaslo announced their full length cars in 2003 for four distinct
prototype-specific trains. I believe only the NYC cars survived the
cut and those folks are still waiting. And yes, I'm aware of some of
the problems Kaslo has encountered in bringing these cars to market.
The simple fact of the matter is, the AM Budd's have been out there
since 2000. When AM challenged the "scalers" for 100 orders for full
scale length(CZ) cars, we came up "short."
Would AM have drawn more interest for full lenght cars using PRR,
NYC, UP, SP, SF or other prototypes? Who knows... My guess is no.
Sure, I would also like full lenght Budd and Pullman Standard cars,
but I don't see it happening anytime soon. So, the AM Budds are
adequate stand-ins.
Rich G.
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