Don, the story I got was from some B&O guys so not surprisingly their role was emphasized. Still, I'm glad they got behind the project and collaborated with materials etc. They should be happy. It's a great model.
Chris --- In [email protected], Don Thompson <don@...> wrote: > > Dear Chris, > No, that is not how the project evolved. Our first proposed steam > engine was to be the USRA 0-6-0. Right before we were starting to > send research material to our builder, the Bachmann 2-8-0 came out in > HO. One of our advisors, suggested we consider a 2-8-0 instead of the > 0-6-0. He told me that half of all the steam engines made in the US > were 2-8-0s. He went on to explain that the PRR had more 2-8-0s > (almost 10,000 H class engines) than the AT&SF had steam engines. The > B&O E-27 was as good as any other choice (this was the B&Os largest > class of steamers). The people who model the B&O in "S" found out > about our choice after Mike and I had decided it was going to be that > one. But, once we announced out choice, even more research was > funneled to us. We ended up with B&O drawings for the boiler, tender > and a bunch of other assemblies. Lettering drawings, pictures and > other stuff soon followed. So, they did get behind the project, but > that just made my job easier, and not the decision. > Don ------------------------------------ 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/
