I am running AM products from the earliest to the latest on Code 100 SHABBONA RR with NO problems whatsoever, and that includes their early "crossover" wheelsets.
Like those umpteen-zillion dollar computerized automobiles available in 8000 exciting shades of bland, once in a while one may need a little tuning, occasionally, usually re-gauging the wheelsets. Considering how I used to acquire rolling stock however, I find this even less than "minor annoyance". Bob Nicholson __________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "John Degnan" <Scaler164@...> wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Don Thompson > > > I think it is a mistake to critically compare models designed and tooled > > in > > the late 80's with offering today. I know when the AM FP7 arrived in the > > early 80's, we all thought it was the nicest RTR plastic model diesel in S > > Scale. When we (SHS) marketed the FA2s for Ron, I do not remember > > anyone complaining about the details on these models. Again, that was > > 20 years ago. I know we learned from these models and like Ron did > > with his FP7, attempted to improve our models over ones that were > > offered earlier. > > Don > > > Ed and Don, (and all) > > Don's point above is what I've been basing my comments around... my comments > on quality and accuracy of AM's models have been based entirely in the > knowledge of the general age of the product (when it was first produced). HO > models of this same, general age aren't/weren't much better, if at all > better, and one fully expects to have to upgrade them in some way. I fully > expect and look forward to doing some sort of upgrades to ALL of my models > because, as Ed said, it is all about modeling and that is what we are (or, at > least, what we are supposed to be (project gripers discluded)) - modelers... > especially because we are in S scale. > > Just wanted to clear that up. > > I confess that I've always had the feel that AM's offerings were the S > equivalent of Athearn's HO "Blue Box" series of models, but I have also heard > from some that a few of AM (newer) offerings are much better than that. And > due to the "Traction Tire" feature that some (or all?) of their locos have... > a feature I personally find TOTALLY unacceptable that will immediately be > replaced with NWSL wheels... I've also viewed them in an even darker light... > somewhere along the lines of LifeLike's pre-Proto 2000 series, 1970s-80s toy > train set offerings (which pretty much NEVER stayed on the track). So... > while we're at it... maybe we should take this topic in another direction and > discuss the general age of AM's models and when (what years) they first > became available, and how, or IF they represented the state of the art upon > issue...? I would find that very interesting... and enlightening. > > > John Degnan > Scaler164@... > > > [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/
