Well, that will make Bill Lane happy--and those of us who wanted something prototypical to put behind one of your Ma&Pa 2-8-0's.
Perhaps if this latest effort falls through, the investment in castings could be recouped as a kit with the same operation cutting a wood body as is doing the B&O I-1 currently. Although as you probably are particularly aware, the market for craftsman-level kits is limited. Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > I have been quiet on this one since it has been plagued with problems > over the years. We have been lied to and mislead several times and > just got tired of trusting folks. > > > _Brief history.... _ > > We tried to work with a US brass manufacturer to create this beast. I > spent a few thousand on brass castings and waited over a year to get a > sample that looked like it was built by a.... well, I won't go > there. Just know it was NOT anything close to what I expected and > would never ever have a B.T.S. label attached. I immediately canceled > that arrangement. > > After getting my castings back, I checked with my builder in NZ to see > if he would do the project. That was right before he had a major > medical issue, and stopped building models for several years. No go there. > > Our builder in Brazil, who had done a couple of successful projects for > us, was contacted. Yes, he could do the model.... as soon as he > finished another project he already had going. So we shipped him the > castings and waited. Then he had a challenge with his wife's health, > had to move, got robbed, got flooded, lost an etcher, and probably some > other things that I have forgotten over the last several years. Poor > guy has had more challenges than the Pharaoh who argued with Moses. As > > _Status as of yesterday.... _ > > Got an email from Brazil.... After making the final corrections, the > production etching are due to arrive at the builder's soon. He has all > the castings - covered with dust after all the years they have been > waiting - and promises that we will have models as soon as he can get > them out the door. > > Delivery date - unknown, but soon, I hope!! > > Price - waiting to hear the final costs. > > Photos of the prototype and sample can be seen at > http://www.btsrr.com/bts9006.htm > > Bill and Diane Wade > B.T.S. [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/
