Thanks Bill: I have a couple of SHS/AM passenger cars (not streamlined ones) that are shorter than some of the other cars. Was uncertain of their origin. They're painted in the old CNR colours. cheers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Lane" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 9:14 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} SHS/American Models
> All, > > > > For those that may have not been in S for 15+ years here is a little > history > lesson - Readers Digest version. Some things might not be perfectly > correct > but the gist is true. The most wanted thing in S in the early 90s were > plastic passenger cars. Don Thompson did the research and presale on the > condition that the first sales would go to him. In short he was HELPING > American Models so S HELPER Service was born. After a period of time the > sales and molds were taken over by American Models. There were a few > projects that were done in this fashion like the FA2 and RS3. I think that > is about where Don started making his own products + - but in my mind was > responsible for making the best quality ever produced by A M. In short > before Hi Rail fever decimated the A M design process. > > > > One thing good for Don about researching the passenger cars is he got to > pick what cars got made. Being the lone CNJ S modeler he chose a CNJ coach > that was 72' over the coupler faces. > > > > And that is how S Helper Service came to be... > > > > For Alex - I am not sure what shorter or longer coach you are thinking > about. There is only 1 plastic heavyweight coach that are not the > Pullmans. > But the combine and baggage are the same length so this "Reading" roof > will > fit on those cars as well. > > > > Thank You, > Bill Lane > > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 > > See my finished models at: > <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > Custom Train Parts Design > <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls > > ***Join the PRR T&HS*** > The other members are not ALL like me! > <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
