I know those HO'ers are a silly group with their painted PRR's, but we should admit they are modelers too, just not as discriminating as S scalers, uh? (8-)
George Courtney --- In [email protected], Pieter Roos <pieter_roos@...> wrote: > > Hi George; > > Bowser painted their HO PRR X31 model in SAL colors. Before that, MDC painted > their (mediocre) SAL Turtle roof car in PRR (and B&O wagon top) schemes. > > In summary, the SAL B7 was an AAR 1937 car with Pullman Standard car builders > ends and a unique round roof. The PRR X31 was generally an enlarged X29 with > dreadnaught ends and one of a couple,of different designs of round roof. The > cars are only superficially similar (round roof, steel box cars). > > Lehigh Valley Models made both the PRR and SAL cars as wood and card kits. > > As far as reviving the project, get paid reservations for 80 cars and ask Jim > if he has time to do the work. > > Pieter E. Roos > > > --- On Tue, 4/12/11, gsc3 <gsc3@...> wrote: > > > Perhaps we should try again to revive this > > puppy. I recall for years in HO they painted Seaboard > > Airline on PRR roundroof models. Some of the prototype > > guys complained. I would love to get one up on the > > HO'ers with a side by side S scale models of the PRR and > > Seaboard cars revealing their differences. Jim of > > course would have to have 80 cars firmly promised which will > > be a stretch, but with very little new coming out at the > > current time because of the China situation, it might > > fly. I only need one, but would take two if it got it > > off the ground. If John Degan is willing we could > > contact him with firm offers. I suspect we would do > > good to get 40, but hey, it's only wasting electrons. > > > > George Courtney > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > 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/
