> What kit is this? > John Armstrong
"S"ir John..... Obviously, the message pertains to the "new reefer kit" as mentioned in the subject line. This, of course, is in contrast to the "old" reefer kit which has never been mentioned in the first place. To take it a bit farther, it has eight hatches which means you get twice as much for your money. Of course, the hatches are not meant for blocks of ice, but that is another story for another time. Given that maple leafs will be plastered on the sides, one might assume it is for the CN or CP or Newfoundland RR or something else up north. But it is cold up there and so why do they need reefers in the first place? No price, no contact information, no company name, no photos, no mention of decals, trucks, couplers, etc. -- not much of anything descriptive of the product itself. Is it metal as in brass import? Is it plastic as in injection molded? Or plastic as in cast resin? Is it wood as in birch? Or is it a mix of all things good and plentiful? I love these cottage industry folks who dribble out information bit by bit. I think it is done just to tease us and make us drool even more. Time to hire a new copywriter. Check out the babes on Mad Men for some candidates. (Chuckles...) Now before friend Andy gets mad at me (a genuine paying customer), I will say that if you were lucky enough to read all the past messages about this new kit, you would be in the know. But, if you missed a day two of conversation, you'd be inclined to wonder what this is all about. Looks like some reading of the archives will bring you up to date. And....hope springs eternal....maybe new product announcements could, in the future, include ALL the pertinent information useful to a consumer in one swell foop. Just a wish. Not a complaint. Just teasing a bit here. Making fun to make a point. Good humor intended. Don't shoot the messenger. Cheers....Ed Loizeaux PS: I cannot wait to see what the "angled wafer" looks like. Those just gotta be really cool! The only wafer I know about usually comes with cheese and a glass of wine. Those wafers are always perfectly flat. --- In [email protected], "John" <armstong5717@...> wrote: > > What kit is this? > > John Armstrong > ----- Original Message ----- > From: cnr3304 > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 1:58 PM > Subject: {S-Scale List} New Reefer Kit > > > > Hi All, > > I have been getting some questions about the prototypes. > > Part of my message did not get included. This should help people decide as > to which kit would work for them. > > These are the prototypes that the kit releases will cover. Series One of > course is already out. Series Two - Four is next. All things are in place to > do each Series mentionned but we will be only producing one block of Series > at a time which has the same overall parts. > > Series One - built 1939 - 1940, Square Cornered Dreadnaught Ends delivered > in Mineral Brown, most likely all repainted into the Grey with Red lettering > by 1950. Some may have received the Red Leaf, most the Green Leaf. Numbers > 209500 - 209599 > > Series Two - built 1-5/1942, 'W' Cornered Dreadnaught Ends delivered in > Mineral Brown, most likely all repainted into the Grey with Red lettering by > 1950. Some may have received the Red Leaf, most the Green Leaf. Numbers > 209600 - 209699 > > Series Three - built 8-10/1943, 'W' Cornered Dreadnaught Ends, Universal > Brake Wheel, delivered in the Grey with Red lettering with the Red Maple > Leaf, Angled Wafer. The Green Leaf would have been applied to most by the > 1950's. Numbers 209700 - 209799 > > Series Four - built 10/1944 - 7/1945, 'W' Cornered Dreadnaught Ends, > Universal Brake Wheel, delivered in the Grey with Red lettering with the Red > Maple Leaf, Angled Wafer. The Green Leaf would have been applied to most by > the 1950's. Numbers 209800 - 209999 (Pretty much the same as Series Three.) > > Series Five - built 11/1946 - 8/1947, Improved Dreadnaught Ends, Ajax Brake > Wheel, delivered in the Grey with Red lettering with the Green Maple Leaf, > Angled Wafer. Numbers 210000 - 210299 > > Series Six - built 8/1948 - 3/1949, Improved Dreadnaught Ends, Ajax Brake > Wheel, Steel Mesh Running Boards, delivered in the Grey with Red lettering > with the Green Maple Leaf, Angled Wafer. Numbers 210300 - 210599 (Pretty much > the same as Series Five) > > Express Reefer Series 2E - built 6-8/1948, Improved Dreadnaught Ends, Ajax > Brake Wheel, Steel Mesh Running Boards, delivered in the Green Scheme. > Numbers 10500 - 10549 > > Many of these reefers were subjected to different shoppings and > improvements/repairs in their history. There are enough brass etchings to > allow for these, like over the door repair patches (two styles), steel mesh > running boards and Universal Brake wheels. > > Thanks for your time, support and questions. > > cheers, > > Andy Malette > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! 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