I am well into converting from highrail to using Tomalco code 100 track and code 110 wheelsets. I am having a lot of trouble even putting the rolling stock on the track. I have not operated enough to know how hard it may be to keep the rolling trains on the track. But I would think using any wheelsets smaller than code 110 would just make it harder. So it is hard for me to envision a whole lot of demand for the code 88 or anything smaller, though more power to those of you who are able to do so. - Earl Henry, Nashville . In a message dated 8/7/2011 11:46:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
By my understanding, this is NMRA code 88 in relation to the wheel tread and size of the flange. These wheels should be compatable with all readily available, standard gauge, NMRA spec. turnouts. They are NOT P:64... P:64 sets are already available from NWSL and have been for years. But as always, folks... DEMAND will make these become a readily-available item from NWSL... nothing more, nothing less. Otherwise we can all just rely on custom orders that take months to fill. In HO land, Kadee has seen the movement toward a more scale appearance and has recently added code 88 wheels to their line-up (as seen below). _http://kadee.com/htmbord/page530.htm_ (http://kadee.com/htmbord/page530.htm) _http://kadee.com/htmbord/page531.htm_ (http://kadee.com/htmbord/page531.htm) _http://kadee.com/htmbord/page532.htm_ (http://kadee.com/htmbord/page532.htm) _http://kadee.com/htmbord/page533.htm_ (http://kadee.com/htmbord/page533.htm) That is all the same lines of what I'm hoping to see in S as well. Those HO folks truly have the best of MOST worlds... except SIZE! John Degnan [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) ----- Original Message ----- From: Darrell To: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 07:36 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: NEW PRODUCT : Code 88 Wheel Sets!!! John, What is the profile designation for these wheels? Are these NASG profile wheels at 0.88" width, thus "code 88", but NOT Proto:64 wheels which NWSL sells as their "code 87" wheels? Or are these also Proto:64 wheels? Darrell Smith --- In [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) , "John Degnan" <Scaler164@...> wrote: > > All, > > I have just gotten word from Dave Rygmyr at NWSL that they are more than willing to produce (restart production of) code 88 wheel sets for S scale models! I have just placed my order for enough sets to fit all of my S models (all of which are SHS models), so if anyone else is interested, now is the time to jump on this train! > > Contact Dave at davidry@... or visit www.nwsl.com to express your interest and/or place your order. If enough interest in these wheels develops, they will be added to NWSL's catalog. > > > John Degnan > Scaler164@... > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ 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/
