Thanks, Bill; nice to hear from you! I THINK the HO 70T will "do" my radius, but it wants PERFECT trackwork. The 2-6-0 pilot hangs over the edge. The On30 folks like to "push the envelope", but for me it has to look believable.
JR On Nov 30, 2010, at 8:50 AM, Bill & Diane, B.T.S. wrote: > switcherjoe wrote: > > >(snip) > > > >So, opening thee lid on Pandora's box, does anybody out there do > Sn42, > >putting HO trucks on everything, and mounting S scale shells on HO > engines? > > > > > (snip) > > Yes, there are some folks modeling Sn42. > > There are not a lot of 'S' shells to put onto HO mechs, but there > are a > lot of HO locos that can be converted to S with new cabs and details. > Wiseman has several conversion kits for the AHM Heisler and MDC > Shays to > turn them into S scale. The Mantua/Tyco 4-6-0 needs a new scratchbuilt > cab and details to get close to an SP loco and the Mantua 2-6-6-2T > likewise needs a new cab and details to work in S. You might also > consider Sn2 which uses HOn3 track. > > Your 17" radius will limit what you can do. With On30, you would be > limited to the 0-4-0T Porter, the siderod diesel, and short industrial > style cars. With Sn42, you will likewise be limited to smaller > locos so > perhaps logging might be the right direction. > > Take care > Bill > > -- > == Scale Model Railroad Products == > == Manufacturer - Retailer - Importer == > > Bill & Diane Wade > > B.T.S. > RR 1 Box 141A > Belington, WV 26250 > > Phone: 304-823-3729 > FAX: 304-823-2901 > http://www.btsrr.com > > We wish you Fair Winds and Following Seas. > > > [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/
