I have no problem with AM Budd and Superliner passenger cars on the half of my layout which uses Flyer track. The other half of the layout uses AM track with approx. 36" radius. I also run some Des Plaines container cars which were kit built long ago and modified slightly to handle the tight radius. Cars that use body mounted or talgo kadees also have o problem with the tight radius. I like being able to run Flyer and "hi scale" on the same layout.
Chuck Smith http://www.trainweb.org/chucksmith/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Picur Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 2:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Are you S Guage or S Scale? Can you bend them around a 19-inch radius curve? That's more or less where I'm coming from. An AF fan who has a large layout with wider radius will be able to accommodate those cars. The rest won't. This is only my opinion, for what it's worth. [Now that the Canadian dollar is near equality with the U. S. buck, my two cents' worth is more valuable than it was five years ago.] I am strictly a scale modeler, so I am speculating as to what the AF market buys. The manufacturers and hobby shop owners on this list can better advise what sells to whom, and why. Their experience is the only one that really counts -- they are the ones taking the risk. regards ... John Picur ----- Original Message ----- Hi John; While I can that 85 ft piggyback cars and the like would be a problem, AF passenger cars are 60ft long and the AM "Heavyweights" are 72 ft, which would allow for modern boxcars (including autoparts cars), centerbeam flats and other new car types.The hi-rail versions might perch a bit high over the trucks to clear, but they should work just as well as the AF passenger fleet. Pieter Roos Recent Activity a.. 5New Members b.. 4New Photos c.. 6New Files Visit Your Group Yahoo! Finance It's Now Personal Guides, news, advice & more. Moderator Central An online resource for moderators of Yahoo! Groups. Cat Groups on Yahoo! Groups Share pictures & stories about cats. . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[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/
