--- In [email protected], "ctxmf74" <ctxm@...> wrote:
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> --- In [email protected], "Jeff Ngowe" <chocolatte777@> wrote:
> > The amount of used NYC "stuff" on ebay is very little. I don't really >like
> > to rely on used sales as a guideline for the cost of a scale, >because used
> > stock is not always available. That being said, an Atlas >O GP-7 is $499,
> > 3-4 Ho locomotives (the maximum amount i need) are >about the same price,
> > if not cheaper.
>
> I wouldn't consider an Atlas GP7 a scale loco, it has the twin motor toy
> train 3 rail drive.The only locos atlas makes that are comparable to SHS
> locos are their switchers.
> The exact numbers of used product will vary over a period of time but the
> ratio of product among the scales is a good guide line to the overall
> availability. Just for comparison I did an Ebay search for NYC and New York
> Central in the popular scales and came up with these numbers, the NYC search
> is first and the New york Central search is second. The numbers for S scale
> were 71 and 60, For N scale they were 373 and 449, for HO scale they were
> 1157 and 1272, for O scale they were 1407 and 1440. Surprisingly there was
> more NYC and New York Central hits in O scale than HO scale but the 71 to
> 1407 ratio between S and O was about what I expected. I didn't look at all
> these hits to see how useful they would be but a big part of layout planning
> is choosing a layout design and theme that uses available equipment so they
> are what they are.
> As far as number of NYC modelers, I know of one here in the west :>) Maybe
> back east there's another or three? ....dave
>
Well much of the S and O stuff that comes up in those searches are not scale,
but toy trains. I have come across a wabash valley f7 shell on an AM chassis.
Would that along with a P&D hobbies O scale f7 be suitable for a little battle
of the scales I'm planning?
Given that I have abut 2 years of modeling time left, i don't think it would be
prudent to wait for another f7 to show up, if the former is not up to snuff.
Jeffrey Ngowe
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