Bill: It is probably not the right model for you, save your money... Buy a RRM 0-6-0 <G>! At least you asked some thoughtful modeling related questions rather than the general bloviating that appears to be accompanying this model on the group right now.
Ever considered a RRM 2-6-6-2? When we built it the idea was for an S Scale Mallet that would run on 30" radius curves. Jim Kindraka Plymouth, WI --- In [email protected], "Bill Nielsen" <wrangler@...> wrote: > > Thanks Jim, > > Not really the answer I was hoping for, because I would much rather just take > it out of the box, plop it on the tracks, and run it. My interest in large > diesels is marginal, mostly because my layout is so small ( only 10.5' x 16' > with 37" radius curves). I would have been more interested in a U18b or an > EMD CF7, they seem to be more at home on a small layout. Because of my > limited interest, I am not anxious to tear apart a not so cheap, brand new > loco in order to re-wire it for DC (or DCC). Maybe that will change once it > becomes available in CSX colors, I don't know. The upcoming mallet could be a > real temptation, even though it too is a large loco, although I doubt it will > have interchangeable wheels with scale flanges. Had the AF 2-8-2 been > available with interchangeable wheels, I would have had to have one... > > Bill in FL > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
