No, I appreciate the details but my main point was that for the extra $$ to do the details it has to be a car I want badly, not just a nice interesting car.
When I get the $$ I would love to have a PBL engine for my narrow gauge line but it comes down to what I as the customer want and am willing to pay vs. what the manufacturer wants to make and charge. I run some AF stuff because that is what I started with and it has sentimental value. I am adding scale only pieces as I can but not just an interesting car someone else wants and someone wants to make. Once I get some extra cash coming in I expect to spend some serious $$ on some EBT engines to run on the Pennsyltucky RR narrow gauge branch. Like the PBL engine, the road will buy them used and be too cash poor to change the lettering. Carey Carey Probst Member, M.I.T. Educational Council S Scale, Sn3 and S High Rail/AF A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. On 4/19/2011 11:36 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Michael raises some excellent points. If we don't want this to be a > true scale car, then we should be happy with a car made to AF > standards. I mean, an AF car has 2 sides, 2 ends, a top and a bottom, > so isn't it close enough for this car? <sarcasm intended in the > previous statement> In HO, they have gotten away for the most part > from Athearn blue box and extra wide (because of the motor size) hoods > on diesels, and now have more scale offerings. Do we want to regress > to that in S scale? > > > Mark Plank > > -----Original Message----- > > I just want to say that when a car is designed, some people seem as > though they don't really care to 'pay' for extra details. It seems to > me that if all this trouble is gone to to produce a specific car, I > would want it to be done as correctly and as detailed as possible. I > mean let's face it, IF WE'RE LUCKY, we'll see it made only once. Why > not strive to put out the best we can have? I personally do not look > at ANY car with the attitude that it should be done sub-par just to > 'save' a few bucks. <snip> That's what makes other modelers in other > scales sit up and take notice! They say; 'hey, maybe S scale has > something here!' And THAT"S because of the detail! <snip> > > > [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/
