Pieter, Your KCS car looks fine. I'll be interested in seeing the final product. The PRR USRA, well, a work of art. I'll have to look more closely to see if I can determine the refinements. My point in referring to the AM box cars was that changing them is part of the fun. I may try to create an end more appropriate to the car. An enjoyable workshop at a convention would be to have a stash of AM box cars and the parts necessary to alter it and then give everyone a shake-the-box experience to see what might come of it. Maybe the KCS car, maybe another variation.
Tom ________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Pieter Roos [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 6:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: American Models car genealogy - Model Railroader Revie... [2 Attachments] [Attachment(s) from Pieter Roos included below] I'm not sure why this thread came up (again). Nobody has yet said "you shouldn't buy the car". I'm glad Ron decided to start American Models to make S scale. While I'm also glad that PRS and SHS came along later with more accurate products, I still use AM products and fully realize the later models probably would not have been produced without the original success of AM. None of which means people are not free to discuss these models and how well they match up to the prototypes we are modeling. If you aren't interested in the subject then I suggest the delete key. There are ALWAYS messages that don't interest some people; and the discussion of prototypes and quality of S products is clearly on-topic, more so than many comments that pop up here. For your interest, I've attached a photo of an AM boxcar I'm converting to a KCS rebuilt car. Tom Baker placed a photo of his version in the photo albums some time back. I've also attached a photo of an SHS U.S.R.A. boxcar I detailed (to show that even the newer products can be improved). Extra credit if you can spot the changes. Pieter E. Roos Attachment(s) from Pieter Roos 2 of 2 Photo(s) [KCS+002.jpg]<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/attachments/folder/1713019135/item/2061445048/view> KCS+002.jpg<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/attachments/folder/1713019135/item/2061445048/view> [IMG_2709.jpg]<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/attachments/folder/1713019135/item/1406864597/view> IMG_2709.jpg<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/attachments/folder/1713019135/item/1406864597/view>
