Most of the images in the MTH catalogue seem to be "computer generated", or computer inhanced. Perhaps thats why they look "off", somewhat. I am very disappointed that scale wheels are no longer included with the cars. Only thing of intrest to me, are the PFE reefers. Would have been nice to see the SHS proposed fishbelly hoppers. (Wasn't the tooling on those finished?)
Bob Davis --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote: > > Butch, I felt pretty much what you did. To be fair all most > manufacturers in all scales have stretched the truth in what schemes > their cars or engines could wear. SHS did a pretty good job of trying > to get things right. > > Your are correct in that the presentations in both catalogs seemed to > lack the idea that I tried to put into prior SHS ads and catalogs. I > thought by making reasonable studio sets and using my own layout that we > could eventually crawl above the 'log loader' mentality. > > Maybe we just have to wait a bit, see the final product and make our > decisions from there. Problem is I don't think I'll see any of either > manufacturers products anytime soon. I do hope that there's enough guys > who will buy that stuff on the hi-rail end as their presentation seems > to aimed in that direction. Oh well, I have enough stuff already. > > Bob Werre > PhotoTraxx > > > On 4/18/13 10:37 AM, up148 wrote: > > > > Incredible timing that they both hit the market at the same time. I'm > > sure that was a hectic race. I just took a very quick cursory look and > > have some brief comments. > > > > The disappointing aspect to me is both catalogs (as presented) are so > > A/F Hi-Rail oriented. Heck, Lionel even calls it an A/F catalog and > > believe me I felt like I just slipped back 50-60 years and was looking > > at an old A.C Gilbert catalog. Nice toys but virtually nothing that > > interests me. > > > > MTH is a little better, but the paint scheme on the UP F-3 is wrong. > > How can you paint an F3 loco wrong when there are so many examples in > > other gauges plus SHS's example to work from. Don't know about the > > other locos paint schemes but they all look more toylike than the SHS > > locos they're replacing (at least to me). And the 40ft steel rebuilt > > boxcars have gray colored brake wheels on otherwise prototype colored > > cars. Pleaseeeeeeeeee. > > > > Pretty much what I expected from these two but I was still hoping. I > > saw Atlas dumb down the Red Caboose and P&D O scale GP9's and F3's so > > why should Lionel and MTH be any different in "S". I think my current > > stock of SHS locos and rolling stock just became a whole lot more > > valuable......at least to me. > > > > Butch Holtgrieve > > > > > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJwb2s4bDM5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1MjE5MARncnBzcElkAzE3MDUzNDY3MzEEbXNnSWQDOTU4MjEEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDcnBseQRzdGltZQMxMzY2Mjk5NDc1?act=reply&messageNum=95821> > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
