Dave, thanks... but I've known this for many years. But it is a toss-up... you either get a gaping hole in your pilot or you get a pivoting pilot... neither of which is good. But a company like Lionel should not have any trouble offering a second, pilot (scale pilot) that is interchangable.
John Degnan [email protected] [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: ctxmf74 To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 02:32 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Pricey [... but nothing] --- In [email protected], "John Degnan" <Scaler164@...> wrote: > > So you're telling me that I have to pay how much? for one of these new Lionel models, and that I have to turn right around and drill holes in it?!? Are you kidding me? My ONLY point has been WHY can't Lionel have just prepared their model for this option from the start the way SHS did? > They swivel the pilots on the trucks because they would have to cut out a huge hole for them to swing if body mounted. Three rail O models use the same method. It's a compromise that allows larger scale trains to run on tighter curves. The alternative is to not sell as many large scale trains. Remember guys buying toy trains increase the chances of more useful things being made in S scale. Buildings, vehicles,figures, and details of all kinds are a benefit of more modelers in the scale no matter what radius curves they run....DaveBranum ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links
