Hi Bob; I did actually get that, in fact I suspect it's rather smaller than S scale in size. I don't think you would get too many bites on a non-brass S steam locomotive at > $5000...
Then again, check out Fine Art Models hand crafted 1/32 scale train models http://www.fineartmodels.com/pages/index.asp?content_area=3&sub_area=10&product_area=10 A bit under $10k for some of the larger ones, and mostly sold out... Pieter E. Roos --- On Mon, 11/15/10, Bob Werre <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bob Werre <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Scale steam was RE: I get it... > To: [email protected] > Cc: "Pieter Roos" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, November 15, 2010, 2:27 PM > Pieter, What I was trying to > relate was the smallish numbers really > needed once the 'usual engines' have been made. I > don't know how > popular Fn3 is but it's obviously not big when it comes to > that scale > and the size of this engine. Bear in mind this engine was > about 5 ft > long without tender, so one could only imagine what radii > it needed. > This engine was a DRG&W 4-10-2 or similar (don't have > the photos handy > right now). When I photographed the engine first, > several had been sold > as this purchaser was the 'starter money' for the project. > > I don't know how many Challengers, Big Boys or Ac's Jess > Bennett built > but I image a few dozen total. I think many steam > engines wouldn't get > numbers beyond 8 if offered. I would love to have a > Milwaukee 2-6-2 > Prairie and I could probably find 3 other guys who wanted > one, but in > today's world a builder would be charging $3-5000 for one. > So I realize > it'll never happen unless I scratch build one. I had > a custom made > Southern MS-4 built from many SSL&S parts. I paid > somewhat over $300 > for it--the guy quit making them. One could rightly > assume he didn't > make any money building them. So if he would have > charged +- $1500 at > that time, he might be making them today if he could have > raised prices > as necessary. Unfortunately none of this stuff fits > my budget right now. > > Bob Werre > > > > > On 11/15/10 12:06 PM, Pieter Roos wrote: > > > > Hi Bob; > > > > Um, if he can sell eight model steam locomotives at > $40k a pop, I > > don't see the similarity to our S market.... > > > > Pieter E. Roos > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [email protected] > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
