From: Alan Lambert What has the prie of brass engines been. With what went into the Lionel Big Boy and Challenger Loco's, I don't see a problem with price. That is out of my range at this time, plus I need to get my permanent layout done. That is where my money is going for now. Thanks, Alan High railer now but thinking Scale for my home layout.
________________________________ From: Mark Mugnai <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Pricey but cool I'll second that; especially the "Pricey" part. Does it bother anyone else that we're looking at $900 steamers,$400 diesels,$200 dummies, and $80 cars? These are, after all, geared toward the "toy train" market as much, if not more than, the scale field. If we scalers want one, we're basically paying (top dollar) for a starting point, from which we must then find and purchase additional items just to bring it up to an Athearn "Blue Box" standard. I thought the idea of taking our manufacturing abroad was to make things more affordable, as "it costs too much to make things in the USA anymore".... Mind you, if there's a market for these expensive toys, then that's great, but I for one just don't get it.... Mark in Oregon --- In [email protected], "Tom Hawley" <t.hawley@...> wrote: > > http://www.lionel.com/products/finder/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductNumber=6-48639&CatalogUID=DDAE43C2-1016-347D-DC5ECF578C58070A&PageID=2075 > Anybody can change trucks & couplers. > Tom Hawley -- Lansing MI >
