Bill... These models really do represent another era and are collector pieces. Back in the late 50's and early 60's there were no standards for S narrow gauge. The New Mexico S scale ng club had an outstanding group of modelers and layout, all running S scale narrow gauge models on HO track. These are some of those models. I remember a four car D&RGW San Juan passenger train that was sold through The Village Depot in Cottage Grove, along with a number of freight cars. All were from the NM club and long before Dale at V&T or Bill at P-B-L ever thought of producing them. That San Juan set was really well done...AND made from the old Strathmore paper construction method perfected by Jack Work. Swede's first Tomalco D&RGW C-16 2-8-0's came as both Sn42 and Sn3 versions, as I recall.
The same idea was later carried into the 2000's. Sn2 models were initially intended to operate on N scale track. Later, Sn2 pretty much standardized on using HOn3 track. I hope someone purchases these models for posterity. They deserve to be saved, much like those early HO and On3 models Bob Brown at the Narrow gauge gazette has collected. The new NMRA museum display at the California State RR museum in Sacramento would be a perfect place for them. Bob Hogan --- In [email protected], "scale S only" <scalesonly@...> wrote: > > Very interesting, especially for one who doesnât want to mess with > specialty track products. Still a shame that such nice work was used on a > bogus gauge for those particular models. > > Bill Winans > ----------------------------------- > > > I saw this listing right as it started. http://www.ebay.com/itm/321189244581 > > > For someone that wants to be a fiddler the price per loco certainly canât > be beat. It would probably be best to change them all to real Sn3. > > > Thank You, > Bill Lane > > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 > > See my finished models at: > http://www.lanestrains.com > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > > See my layout progress at: > > http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm > > Custom Train Parts Design > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > 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.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > ------------------------------------ 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/
