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Tichy freight cars
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Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...>
Byron Rose wrote
The postscript to this is that every once in a while I wander into aWell, I just want it known for the record that it was an assembled and painted Tichy PFE reefer that rekindled my long dormant interest in fine scale modeling about 11-12 years ago. At that time there was no Proto2000, Sunshine, Intermountain, or Red Caboose, and Walthers only offered recycled Train Miniature kits. Come to think of it, I don't think I bought any Tichy kits from that hobby shop (the Orange Caboose in Maynard MA, now closed) since he was asking list price for them... But IMO the Tichy USRA hopper is a thing of beauty, the reefers are very nice, and the Brownhoist crane is simply amazing. Timothy O'Connor <timoconnor@...> Marlborough, Massachusetts |
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byronrose@...
On Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:04:30 -0500 "Tim O'Connor"
<timoconnor@...> writes: But IMO the Tichy USRA hopper is a thing of beauty, the reefers areWhile I agree with you on the crane, I can't get past the two widened center panels of the hopper car, and that one's on Don, not Bill. The crane is a absolute thing of beauty. I'd give anything for a similar kit of a 200-250 ton late steam crane with that same level of detail. Asking for working outriggers would be too much to ask for, but it sure would be the icing on the cake wouldn't it. The error that Bill Gould committed with the crane was purely financial; while it was reasonable to expect some modelers to buy 2 or 3 or 5 revenue cars, how many would buy more than one crane? Especially one with thousand of teeny-tiny parts? Hmm, I guess that 250 ton crane would need millions of parts then, wouldn't it? BSR ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. |
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