I¹m Not Bill :) But here would be my list, and would be happy with any of these road names:
Santa Fe Rock Island CB&Q BUT, my budget would be $100 per car, tops. Roy Inman From: Bob McCarthy <[email protected]> Reply-To: S-Scale <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:01:27 -0700 (PDT) To: S-Scale <[email protected]> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Update on S scale projects Bil, If you want the 85' fluted side passenger cars, let me know what you want. We can provide it for you. Thanks, Bob McCarthy THE SUPPLY CAR 803-429-1811 From: William Laffan <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 9:08 PM Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Update on S scale projects Jim: As a future project, please consider 85¹Budd fluted stainless steel or smooth side streamline train. Also, 85¹ heavyweight cars including a diner would probably be viable. William E. 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If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive for the recipient), please contact the sender by reply email or telephone, and delete all copies of this message From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of SMMW Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 5:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} Update on S scale projects I just updated my web site reflecting the recent announcement that I¹m exiting the HO kit business except for the SAL B7. Once those orders are shipped, I¹ll be out of HO manufacturing completely (but not HO modeling; sorry). The ³HO Announcement² page explains what, when and why. The main page has a revised page link bar on the left side. The S scale page now shows an additional prototype B7 photo and both decal sets (the as-built set (larger of the 2)) is included with the kit; the smaller set is available separately only. The HO B7 patterns await my attention to completing the body and getting it into production. The S scale patterns await other steps. Both of these have been long-anticipated kits but, as most of you know, a large portion of my business is contract work which ALWAYS seem to be super-time-sensitive. Without my industrial customer base, there would be no Smoky Mountain Model Works. Despite the best laid plans of mice and men (and me), my plans often get sidetracked due to the unpredictable nature of my industrial customers, such as the phone call I received yesterday at 3:00 from a panicked injection molder wanting me to produce and ship 340 unscheduled parts for Saturday delivery or he¹ll face the wrath of John Deere when they shut down a tractor assembly line because his supplier (not me) dropped the ball. All of my ³plans² for Thursday and Friday just went out the window. Industrial work takes priority with few exceptions. With that said, here is the status of current and future S scale projects: SAL B7: need I need to design the door and roofwalk, then order patterns. Decals, molded steps and PRS ladders are in-hand. If you want a refund because this kit has been delayed way beyond my expectations, I will gladly do so. Contact me directly to work out the details. Please note, however, that I am producing enough kits to fill mail orders and dealer orders ONLY. If you later decide to purchase a kit, you¹ll have to contact a dealer or wait until a kit pops up at a train show or on line because there won¹t be any here to sell to you. Roller bearing trucks: modified injection mold and wheelset assembly fixture returned from shop yesterday. I ³plan² to make a short test-run next week to verify the changes will work. If OK, production will resume shortly thereafter. Many sets of sideframe and bolsters urethane castings have been sitting in bins for a few months awaiting (1) more machined tires (they arrived about a month ago) and (2) modified injection mold. GP38 and GP38-2: NWSL drive parts arrived yesterday to build a prototype mechanism. $200 deposit per engine is now being accepted to ³lock in² your order. I will produce low and high nose versions of both engines. Design of the GP38 will start after the B7 kits are shipped and during shipment of the roller bearing trucks. The C&O/CRR oval ended gon project has been shelved due to lack of interest. Since I¹m leaving HO, there will be no HO CAD files to ³upscale² to S and without at least full-retail reservations totaling 80+, there is no cost justification to make an S-only car. More to come but these are enough tidbits to keep y¹all ³interested² for now. Jim King Smoky Mountain Model Works, Inc. Ph. (828) 777-5619 <www.smokymountainmodelworks.com <http://www.smokymountainmodelworks.com> >
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