Naah, I didn't overlook them... I just cast them into the hard-to-find category along with all the other, no-longer-in-production trucks.
And the Sac'to meet was WAY, WAY, WAY out of my range... close to 3000 miles too far for me to travel. I sure would have liked being there, though... does th at count? John Degnan [email protected] Southeastern quadrant of the USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "scale S only" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 2:30:21 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Speeder You have all overlooked the 6 wheel Buckeye trucks that were imported by OMI (long wheelbase) and the two versions imported by RRM (short wheellbase). Southwind Models' Jettie Padjett usually brought in extra trucks with his models, so there might be some of those cruising around, too. Lastly, S Scale Loco & Supply had them, and rumor has it they will be re-released someday. FYI, if you had been reading Bert Cutler’s for sale emails, he had a RRM set on his list a while back, and had you gone to the Sac’to convention, I sold an OMI set in the auction. Having said all that, the Bucyrus 250 ton crane is cool, and although I have no need for one, I bet I couldn’t pass one by – especially in a kit form. All it would ever be is scenery, sitting on a siding somewhere... Have fun! ---------------------------- Bud's point (quoted below) about the trucks brings to mind a good reason for having a new model of a crane done instead of converting an old toy to scale... the availability of this type of trucks . If a new model were done, the appropriate trucks would surely come with it, and would therefore fill a huge gap in S scale that is, at present, very hard to fill , and can only be filled IF and WHEN you can find the brass Kemtron trucks for sale on ebay. Therefore... I will cast my lot in for at least one 6-axle Bucyrus or similar crane. John Degnan [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/
