I don't really mean to be discouraging, but if Jim King won't do a MILW ribside boxcar because he can't sell them in HO, wouldn't that be even more the case with a common diesel locomotive?
Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > The SMMW GP38 project was cancelled? > > > Fred Tolhurst > Maryville, TN > > The SD45 is not yet in production. > > I await patiently. > > Ken > > On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 3:45 AM, Jeff Ngowe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > After months of considering myself an S-scaler, but never actually buying > > anything, i switched "back" to HO (because it is "cheaper" [also the SMMW > > GP38 project was cancelled]). Suddenly it seemed as if my space doubled in > > size when track planning. I then proceeded to start building a layout of the > > NYC at Alloy, WV with the materials I had on hand(including the benchwork of > > my planned S switching layout). I ran out of flex track, so I ran to my LHS, > > only to find that both of the train-oriented ones nearby had closed. Going > > online to buy supplies led me across ebay, where i found rollingstock much > > cheaper than its MSRP. This (and looking at pictures of David Stewart's A&O) > > got me thinking that perhaps S scale was more financially viable (I am > > always thwarted by O scale's high entry cost) than I had previously > > ascertained and that i should look into the "street price" of S > > rollingstock. Stumbling upon one e-tailer's site, i found a AM SD-60M going > > for $189. I was astonished, what if all S locomotives were this cheap. I use > > to believe (and still do) that S scales growth was stunted by most modeler > > already having more than enough , and therefore, very low runs of models > > being produced. My current plan is to use my measly student income to > > purchase one S NYC F7 and some other highly detailed HO locomotive, and > > compare them to see which I would like better. The problem is, I have no > > idea where to find an S scale NYC F7. Also, is the SSA SD-45 still in > > production? > > > > Jeffrey Ngowe > > P.S. I hope i didn't ramble too much... > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [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/
