Although the admission would probably get me barred from the Steam Era Freight
Car list, I work on the good-enough principle (within reason):e.g., I ordered
one of Don's Marhoefer refrigerator cars from his current sale, even though I
believe all of the prototypes were steel cars.As I've noted (and others
confirmed) my experience with MTH in O scale, especially their Premier line,
has been that the cars usually are very good:I bought about five of their GS
gondolas a year or two ago, which are excellent, easily convert to two-rail
with their conversion trucks, Kadee mountingsare cast in--much cheaper than
most of the brass imports and generally as good or better details. Same with
their PRR R50 express refrigerator cars.Although there won't be much more I
need in S scale, I am hopeful of the MTH products there.
Jace Kahn
General Manager
Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
> I enjoy the home page photo. I knew those guys! In fact it was about 36
> years ago this summer we met Don and Robin at a NASG convention in San Jose.
> How time flies. I still run some of the resin kits Don made in the day and
> of course SHS motive power is a huge part of my roster. I have not read the
> list too carefully but do I really understand some people are bemoaning the
> purchase by MTH because they might not be scale orientated enough? I would
> like to say I can't believe it but I do. Most forget that SHS was not
> perfect, they cut a few corners and occasionally had something in the market
> that was not perfect. I bet they even put road names on cars that was not
> prototypical Oh well, my model railroad is better for the product they
> produced and I have enjoyed my hobby more because of them. I welcome MTH,
> they seem to be good businessmen and have enough backing to do something with
> the line. Perhaps Don and Mike will do some "consulting" on the scale but
> whatever, this can only be good for everyone.
> ken
