--- In [email protected], "ctxmf74" <ctxm@...> wrote:
> Depends on how they've designed it. I've found that swinging pilots often
> mean truck mounted motors with high speed gearing though. If the lionel model
> is scale size with proper gearing it should be pretty easy to chop off the
> pilots and put them and the steps in the proper space but it's sad and
> disgusting to have to do it for that price.
Dave, you've hit on the on thing that does bother me about the U33C: the drive.
So far the drive has been shrouded in mystery. If it's a horizontal drive,
the U33C's got a chance.
If it's twin vertical motors, then better get out the fire extingushers because
the flaming will make the current discussion seem like a candle in the wind. I
would also likely have to shift my position from the scale perspective to the
negative.
> I've been buying some HO stuff recently and it's a breath of fresh air to
> not have a high rail related millstone hung around the neck. Anything
> designed in HO is designed to be scale right from the start with no toy train
> cousins to worry about.It would be great if the HO manufacturers came into
> the S scale and drove the flyer roots off the center stage. DaveBranum
I dunno, if an HO company tried to enter into S Scale, some folks here would
likely complain about taking business away from AM, SHS and SSA.
Rich G(ajnak)
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