Key word: "did." Bill indicated in his post that " there are better versions for the same price."
Charles Weston --- On Wed, 8/25/10, JGG KahnSr <[email protected]> wrote: From: JGG KahnSr <[email protected]> Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Crown To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 10:34 AM As Bill indicated, Crown did; in fact, there is one on ebay right now (Swift), but the asking price is higher than I am wiling to pay for one of these. Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > I'd like to know who offers a wood side reefer with dreadnaught ends? > Charles Weston > As far as I know, Crown only produced a 40' reefer with wood sides, > > dreadnaught ends and steel roof (square panels). Most details cast on, but > > separate ladders and roof walk, minimal underbody detail. I did some work > > on my Swift version, and decided that they were too much trouble to get more > > when there are better versions for the same price. I would guess that a > > lot of folks felt that way, because they were discontinued at the turn of > > the century. > Bill Winans > > I've come across the occasional reference to S scale Crown freight cars, and > > they appear to be based on the same models in O scale > > (later bought out by Weaver); this is the first knowledge I've had that > > Crown ever was in S scale. > > I know Mike MacCormack produced three cars in O scale in the late 1980's > > (outside braced/single-sheathed boxcar, AAR lower roof > > steel boxcar, and woodside refrigerator car) and continued to do custom > > lettering for Weaver even after they bought his dies. Who > > has more information on the S scale venture? > Jace Kahn [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: [email protected] [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/
