Perhaps another reason for sluggish response: anyone wanting the basis for redetailing a Pacific already has the mass-market AM.
Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > As Ed says, often the choice is made by research at hand, or the personal > preference of the manufacturer. In many cases, an alternate project is just > not in the cards. > > If you don't want a pacific, then there is no point in thinking about it. If > it is a matter of the SPECIFIC prototype, I suggest taking a longer look at > the model and at the locomotives on your prototype. It may be that with a few > detail changes and some paint and decals you would have a usable engine. > While few steam locomotives are exactly the same, many are similar enough > that this could be a potential stand-in. Don't be put off just by the > advertised road name. > > Pieter E. Roos > > > --- On Fri, 8/26/11, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I always wonder why > > manufacturers choose a certain road name to produce. > > > Roy > > > > In this specific case, Sunset has already done the loco in > > O scale. Plus, Scott lives in SP territory and is > > influenced by all the local guys here. As with the > > usual Sunset approach to things, there is one or two short > > announcements and then a long deafening silence. No > > wonder several fellows do not know of this project. Ed > > L. [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/
