Fw: New Y6b

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FYI the below, I was pleasantly surprised they responded, and quickly.
My offer stands to measure the 2156 down the street...
And, to TDD's point -- well-taken, I'd add -- I wish they would offer a Y6b 
in 24K gold for $300. With a blowtorch, I could be retired in short order, 
or think of the eBay holiday markup!

:)

Happly T-Day to all.

Andre Jackson and/or Lisa Burrows
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Precision Craft Models, Inc." <info at precisioncraftmodels.com>
To: "'Andre Jackson'" <ajackson1522 at sprintmail.com>
Cc: <info at precisioncraftmodels.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 7:12 AM
Subject: RE: New Y6b


Hi Andre,

Thank you for your comments and suggestions.  I hope we will be able to do
this model for you in the future.  The sound will be the recorded sound from
a Y6b.  This will be the same with al of our models - separately sound
recordings are made for each.

Sincerely,

Matthew Williamson
Customer Service


-----Original Message-----
From: Andre Jackson [mailto:ajackson1522 at sprintmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 10:14 AM
To: info at precisioncraftmodels.com; NW-Modeling-List at nwhs.org; N&W Mailing
List
Subject: New Y6b

Dear PCM:
The N&W Historical Society Mailing List notes that Walthers is advertising a

new Y6b soon to be available.
As I suggested to your reps at the NMRA meet in July, the market has never
seen a Y6/Y6a, but we have seen several iterations of the Y6b. A Y6a would
be a welcome addition to the market, if your tooling hasn't already been
completed.
Plus, there exists still a prototype Y6a, awaiting measurement and
photography. The Y6b's are no more, unfortunately.
I'll even volunteer to go measure the Y6a on your behalf if need be.
If it's too late to change, I'd offer humbly the following requests:

1. Pls. equip the engine with scale-size 57"-58" inch drivers. The previous
models have suffered aesthetically from way-too-small drivers.
2. Pls. enable a way to achieve articulation without having the rear set of
drivers rotate unrealistically. I gotta think folks who pay $699 for a loco
will either 1) sit it in a case and never run it, or 2) run it through
curves a lot larger than 18"-22".
3. Pls. don't stick the BLI A-class sound chip in it. As a compound engine,
the sound was vastly different, depending on whether the engine was working
single or compound. Luckily, there are numerous recordings of Y's that might

be able to be digitally manipulated for use in a sound chip.

Thanks for listening to this loyal customer.

P.S. -- Can you pls. do a Z-class 2-6-6-2 and a K1 4-8-2?


Andre Jackson and/or Lisa Burrows
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