Re: C&S RPO 11 in HOn3

Posted by Jim Courtney on Oct 04, 2018; 5:46am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-RPO-11-Linn-Moedinger-s-Shapeways-Print-in-Sn3-and-Hon3-tp12427p12473.html

Keith made a good point:

If you check the archive of these pages you will find my post questioning the cost of a full car print in 1:64. In fact, Linn's print is at a price point that though expensive, it is reasonable in comparison to brass. Sure, the Cimarron kits were in the $100 range and this is more expensive, but considering the fact that it is unlikely a C&S car will be mass produced, it is a reasonable alternative

More to the point, I doubt that anyone will ever produce brass imports of C&S passenger cars again. Only three C&S passenger cars were ever produced -- RPO 13, coach 70 and AC&F coaches 74-76 by Overland in HOn3 and Sn3; Overland only imported the two types of coaches in On3. So if anyone wants a C&S passenger car in the future, it will require scratch building or waiting for one of us to die and hope to get one from our estate sale.

To my way of thinking, 3-D printed passenger cars of C&S prototypes isn't just a "reasonable alternative", it's the only alternative.