Well it's a matter of opinion. AM PA nose is way out of scale. The top of the nose slopes upward too much. The front of the nose is too flat. The window angles are not right. The side of the nose doesn't taper correctly. And, it also has a wide coupler opening. The Flyer nose is very close to the prototype. The older Flyer bodies had the coupler cover on the pilot which is easy to remove and add a front coupler to.
I agree that it's a pain to modify the flyer roof. That's why I grafted the flyer nose to the AM body. Like I said, it's a matter of opinion. Bob Frascella Wenham. MA On Mar 1, 2012 6:01 PM, "richgajnak" <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > >A third PA-1? That assumes that we've already had two. Of the two > >PA's out there neither are scale nor that great. The best of the two > >is the Flyer version, with the flat roof being the biggest problem. > >So to answer the question, yes we need a scale PA. > > Sorry, I'll prefer the AM model over the Flyer version any day. Outside of > chiseling, planing and reshaping the roof on the Flyer model, there's no > rivet detail on the batten strips and that humungous open pilot that needs > to be dealt with, to say nothing of finding a drive mechanism. > > I'd like to see AM do another run their PA's, particularly in Santa Fe. > > >It may be a somewhat false hope that making realistic gains in the > >number of S-scalers will have a significant impact on the pricing of > >products. > > I agree. The prices for HO (or N for that matter) haven't been going down > over the years. That Athearn F7A&B I used to get for about $18.00 is now > $89.00. > > >There might be more demand for scale conversion units for the Gilbert > >and Flyonel PAs. > > I like to think that S Scale has moved WELL beyond the need for scale > conversion drives for 1950's-designed toy train diesel shells. > > And finally MTH and S. > > It would be nice if MTH started making S, but... > > I've been hearing about MTH considering S for almost as long as MTH has > been making O gauge. We're putting several carts before an absent horse in > speculating. > > While MTH has a deep arsenal(much more than just PA's and FA's) of product > in HO and O, until there's an official announcement of some kind, it's all > just speculation. Frankly, I'll believe MTH is getting into S two weeks > after a catalog hits the streets. > > Rich G(ajnak) > > >
