The SMMW GP38 project was cancelled?
Fred Tolhurst Maryville, TN -----Original Message----- From: ken garber <[email protected]> To: S-Scale <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, May 30, 2011 3:57 am Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} I still find myself on the fence..... The SD45 is not yet in production. I await patiently. Ken On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 3:45 AM, Jeff Ngowe <[email protected]> wrote: > After months of considering myself an S-scaler, but never actually buying > anything, i switched "back" to HO (because it is "cheaper" [also the SMMW > GP38 project was cancelled]). Suddenly it seemed as if my space doubled in > size when track planning. I then proceeded to start building a layout of the > NYC at Alloy, WV with the materials I had on hand(including the benchwork of > my planned S switching layout). I ran out of flex track, so I ran to my LHS, > only to find that both of the train-oriented ones nearby had closed. Going > online to buy supplies led me across ebay, where i found rollingstock much > cheaper than its MSRP. This (and looking at pictures of David Stewart's A&O) > got me thinking that perhaps S scale was more financially viable (I am > always thwarted by O scale's high entry cost) than I had previously > ascertained and that i should look into the "street price" of S > rollingstock. Stumbling upon one e-tailer's site, i found a AM SD-60M going > for $189. I was astonished, what if all S locomotives were this cheap. I use > to believe (and still do) that S scales growth was stunted by most modeler > already having more than enough , and therefore, very low runs of models > being produced. My current plan is to use my measly student income to > purchase one S NYC F7 and some other highly detailed HO locomotive, and > compare them to see which I would like better. The problem is, I have no > idea where to find an S scale NYC F7. Also, is the SSA SD-45 still in > production? > > Jeffrey Ngowe > P.S. I hope i didn't ramble too much... > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [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: [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/
