I own a couple of the more recent SSA tankcars. I owned one of the
originals when Larry was selling them--had it for a few years then sold
it to Roger Nulton. Roger discovered to his and my amazement that it
was only lettered on one side!! Maybe Roger can sell it as a rare
collectable factory mistake!
Anyway, I've been happy with the cars except for the dome's top. I
wonder if the old AF one wouldn't be a better match--what do you think
Pieter?
Bob Werre
On 5/22/12 2:44 PM, Pieter Roos wrote:
It is possible a G gauge model falls somewhere between the original
Varney HO car and the Larry's tooling. If you look at a Varney,
Lifelike (pre-Proto 2000) or Walthers tank car dome top, it is
identical to the SSA model (and only somewhat related to the
prototype). I own a Varney and a Walthers car, and the Walthers
underframe is likewise identical in design to the SSA model, and not
because they are both models of the same full sized car....
I didn't know that Don had planned a tank car. A pity, because I'm
sure an S Helper version would have been superior. We need the tank
car, as there is no other model close in S, but it is the weak link in
the SSA line.
Pieter E. Roos
--- On *Tue, 5/22/12, Richard Karnes /<[email protected]>/* wrote:
My ear to the ground told me that the SSA tank car is an exact
copy of a G gauge car that was available at the time Larry Jackman
(originator of SSA) opted to pre-empt SHS's ICC-103 tank-car project.
Dick Karnes
