From: Alan Lambert Fort Worth, Texas Rich,
I figured that much out. That is one of my pet peeves down here. I don't have a local hobby shop that stocks Lionel Flyer so I'm looking for help with some of my posts. Alan Lambert ________________________________ From: richgajnak <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 2:30 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} New Hopper....... Bear in mind, the hoppers pictured in the American Flyer catalog are photoshopped 3-rail O scale cars. Both Lionel and MTH tend to use photos of an undecorated model of various scales and overlay the graphics for the catalog illustrations. Rich G(ajnak) --- In [email protected], Alan Lambert wrote: > > From: Alan Lambert > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fort Worth, Texas > > Going back to the Lionel Flyer catalog, You will see that they list it > available with scale wheels and trucks, but the pictures of all of the new > hoppers seem to show high rail wheels unless the scale flange grew in size. > That is where Ed is confused. Lionel also states that the cars are as close > to 1/64th scale as possible, not 1/50th or other, and says nothing about the > scale wheel size. Some one else go and read page 3 of the catalog. > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Alan Lambert > > Â > > > > ________________________________ > From: Bud Rindfleisch > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 12:21 PM > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} New Hopper....... > > > Â > > > --- In [email protected], "Ed" wrote: > > > > > I have all the extra scale wheels that came with my SHS hoppers. > > > Alan Lambert > > > > Alan....Do you know for certain that your SHS scale wheels will fit into > > the Lionel trucks/sideframes and work properly? Ed Loizeaux > > > > Another thing to consider if using SHS "scale" wheels as replacements for the > Hi-Rail wheels on the Lionel hopper, they need to be 36" wheels or your > couple height will be too low, not by a lot, but enough. > Bud Rindfleisch >
