Greg, Although my stuff was obtained under the old Downs name, they are great products for us. My old TankTrain always draws lot's of attention at the trainshows!
Bob Werre > Good point, Greg. I have a couple of the propane cars. Well done. > cheers > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gregory Berndtson" <[email protected] > <mailto:ironrailmodels%40yahoo.com>> > To: <[email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>> > Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 10:58 AM > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Let's Get Modern, and an emotional > advertisement! > > Greetings all, > I feel a strong need to comment about this current thread about the > need for > modern rolling stock in our scale. It seems that there is a faction > bemoaning the fact that there is a lack of modern rolling stock > available, > the dearth of new products due to the China problem with our major > manufacturers, and the seeming lack of commitment from the more renowned > manufacturer ( read Lionel) to produce S products. Well..... I am here to > say that there is someone who is producing cars that are reflective of > the > modern era ( defined as mid 1960's to present day). If one would take > a look > at the product Iron Rail Models offers, perhaps one might come away > with the > feeling that there is still promise and excitement being held for this > scale. While it is true that the origins for these tank car components > began > through the work of Russ Downs, a closer look at the cars being done > today > would hopefully illustrate that the level and the amount of > detail, quality of construction, roadnames, and sheer variety of car > types > are a vast improvement from cars done in the years past. We constantly > try > to experiment with what we can do in order to offer even more variety for > the S crowd to enjoy. We will continue to change our line up to keep our > line fresh. If there is a car that proves popular like our Occidental > Super > Acid Car, the 33,000 gallon LPG car, the Sunoco LPG car or even our > Graffitied tank car, then we will continue to fill that request. > This is our niche, our wheelhouse. Our cars may not be exact to the last > rivet or weld, but no one else can come close to that overall 'modern > look' > for each style of our cars While small in size business wise, we are > huge in > our intensity and dedication for our products. Because our runs are > limited, > we are flexible in order to adjust quickly and to move on to the next > good > car design or decoration scheme. > Check out what we have to offer. Check back as there will be some new > cars > to be announced soon. Visit www.ironrilmodels.com > > Greg Berndtson > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > [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/
