Nick,
Welcome to S! I will try to answer some of your question. You may be new to S but you have obviously surfed around a bit. Questions: Have the old Pacific Rail Shops kits ever been re-released by Des Plaines hobbies? Yes they have been released. Contact Des Plaines to place your order. http://www.desplaineshobbies.com/store/department/29/Railroad-S-Scale Has anyone ever attempted to use drive wheels from O scale/proto 48 steam locomotives to build S scale models or are there flange issues? I have not nor have heard of anyone else trying this route. Is there any merit in attempting to modify the AM 4-6-2 mechanism with new wheels? Or is a whole new drive a better option? While the A M Pacific has some warts it does run well. There are a few locos bashed etc using this drive including in high end brass conversations. You could do worse. What are you trying to make? In regards to Railmaster Hobbies diesel kits, what would be a better choice, and American Models drive or one of the North Yard ones available from RH? I have both and if it were not for all of the interior space consumed the American Models drive for me would be the clear winner. They both have their good and bad points but again for me it is the A M drive by a nose. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL [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/
