--- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <bill@...> wrote:
>
> I am on a roll.
>
>
>
> The thought of Lionel making S SCALE trains was a bit foreign to me before
> Jonathon's post yesterday. I knew about the U Boat coming but that was about
> it. We inquired about scale wheels at the debut of the Lionel S 2-8-2 but
> that was never intended to happen. With all due respect to Don T, no one
> here is hoping for SHS resurrection more than me. SHS is the home town team
> we all want to win on a daily basis. Des Plaines and A M are much needed as
> well.
>
>
>
> But Don can't "make it all". I have seen some of what Lionel has done with
> some O cars. A friend's biggest complaint is the lack of a scale coupler
> mounting pad. I can't claim scale fidelity to the intended car because I did
> not measure it. But it was every bit as nice as a SHS car sans the big
> wheels and couplers. For this purpose and my friends satisfaction it walked
> and squawked like a duck.
>
>
>
> Wrap your mind around the thought that Lionel could have more S SCALE trains
> coming if there is support. We could have our own version of "The Big Four".
> If you don't embrace the thought you could be grinding on whose turn it is
> to carry the S coffin.
>
>
>
> Thank You,
> Bill Lane
>
Way back at the NASG Convention in Milwaukee, Lionel reps were showing off the
castings for the then new Mikado. As we talked, they expressed an interest in
scaling down their O Scale freight cars to S and making them "scale friendly"
by having Kadee pads, better trucks and alternate wheelsets.
Unfortunately, that was several management changes ago and those folks are no
longer there.
However, IF Lionel were to make S scale copies of their O Scale freight
cars,(particularly cars that no one else is making) I would gladly buy them,
even if they didn't come with mounting pads or scale wheels.
I think I know how to change out trucks and cut styrene for mounting pads,
drill and tap...
Rich G(ajnak)
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