I think the E7 is a dummy American Flyer PA mechanism with a Tom Hodgson E7 shell. Look at the trucks. There are only 2 axles on each truck even though the truck frames are made to look like there are 3. I have never studied the Sharks much. But my guess is that they are Omnicon urethane units made available around 1994. I am looking at an ad for these on page 15 of the October 1994 S/Sn3 Buyers Guide. - Earl Henry, Nashville In a message dated 2/8/2011 3:04:57 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Speaking of eBay and AM. There's a pair of Sharks listed as AM. _http://cgi.ebay.com/S-Scale-Twin-Shark-Nose-Diesels-NYC-4-Motors-Superb-/37 0481880374?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item564270dd36_ (http://cgi.ebay.com/S-Scale-Twin-Shark-Nose-Diesels-NYC-4-Motors-Superb-/370481880374?pt=Model_RR_Tr ains&hash=item564270dd36) And a E7a also listed as AM. _http://cgi.ebay.com/S-Scale-NYC-Diesel-B-Unit-Am-Models-Grey-2-Tone-/370481 878509?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item564270d5ed_ (http://cgi.ebay.com/S-Scale-NYC-Diesel-B-Unit-Am-Models-Grey-2-Tone-/370481878509?pt=Model_RR_Trains&has h=item564270d5ed) Would they be brass or some other body on AM drives? Ken On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Pieter Roos <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: > It appears all three are molds for spin casting. Since the AM parts are > diecast zamac, these cannot be the molds for production AM parts. One mold > also combines a diesel frame and a steam engine cylinder saddle, not likely > on production molds. Either someone was copy-casting, or these are prototype > pre-production molds, or the American Models description is in error. > > Pieter E. Roos > > > --- On Tue, 2/8/11, Rollain Mercier <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: > > > > There are two more: 170600715967 and 170600711816 > > > > The last two do not say American Models and I think all of > > them were > > Locomotive Workshop not American Models. I have a casting > > of the > > diesel frame somewhere. > > > > Raleigh in Chiiillly Mainey... > > > > At 02:28 PM 2/8/2011, Mike Andrzejewski wrote: > > > > > > > > >Type in "american models mold" in the search area and > > it came up with item > > >#170600730126. > > > > > >Mike Andrzejewski > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [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/
