Hi Bill,

What would you do about the oversize flanges? Turn them down? Cast new wheels?  
I am curious as I dont believe Lionel is offering scale wheels.

Thanks,
Jonathan

--- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <bill@...> wrote:
>
> If Ron is alluding to or has outright said Lionel is coming out with a Y3 I
> have mixed feelings about it. The Y6b is my favorite non-PRR loco that I do
> not have. It has stuck with me since my HO days with the Riverossi unit. I
> have been campaigning for it with River Raisin for about 5 years+ now and
> would likely be my last major brass purchase.
> 
>  
> 
> If Lionel comes out with a Y it will be about ½ to ¾ the price of the full
> brass loco & not as detailed. Such decisions… But we will now need a tom of
> peaked end N&W hoppers to go behind it.
> 
>  
> 
> Yes the Y3 was sold to the PRR and was gone well before my era of interest.
> The  PRR was apparently not a fan of articulated locos as they were gone by
> the early 40s (I think) The regular popular classes run in great numbers
> until the end of steam.
> 
>  
> 
> Thank You,
> Bill Lane
> 
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> 
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