Some here have more than once motioned ____ could make a new diesel shell to fit on the __ American Models drive. That is really NOT a good idea. ****Hypothetically**** if AM sees the new shell as competition the price could go up or supply on loose drives could somehow dry up. Things happen. You are left with orders and an empty loco shell.
I learned from seeing Russ Downs struggle with getting some much needed components made on a "friendly" basis. When the friend's business got busy and could not make the parts Russ would be out of parts needed to finish his car and could not ship anything. The moral of the story is this: anyone like me or Rusty can make very limited run very specific parts. We make them, do a blast out, sell some and they have a limited lifespan. But the rubber meets the road when someone starts looking at making complete locomotives. It should be all or nothing at all. You could wind up in big trouble being dependant on some other company for major components needed to complete your locomotive - again especially if they are in your same market. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progess at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
