Tom, I don't see how anybody could develop such an animal anymore. A
decent custom paint job on a steam engine runs upward from $200 alone.
Casting, machine work and the limited market would make the AM and SHS
engines bargains. Unfortunately guys who did this as a love of labor
are fading fast.
I've been working with a gentlemen who has now put together an operation
to build Fn3 steam and other large beasts. He uses urethane, brass,
sound systems, large Pittman motors etc. plus a couple of subs. He's
marketing them at $40,000. I would suggest that our market is similar
to his--I think he builds 8 at a time.
Bob Werre
BobWphoto.com
On 11/15/10 11:21 AM, Thomas Baker wrote:
>
> Well, if a drive mechanism were available to retrofit AF the AF
> Milwaukee/C&NW Pacific, I would purchase one, assuming it would not
> cost as much as a ready-to-run SHS Consolidation, an AM Pacific, or a
> Lionel Mike. The other might be that not enough modelers survive to
> make the project worth a manufacturer's time and effort.
>
> I would still love to see a Lionel Mike with scale drivers. That MIke
> is a very good-looking lcomotive. It would look great with 63" drivers
> which is what USRA light Mikes had. That, so it seems, will never happen.
>
> Tom
>
> .
>
>
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