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Too rich for my blood!  What scale do you plan to model these in? 1:32?
1:29? 1:20.3? Other?
I would be more interested in an M or a G in 1:20.3

Jerry Kay, Portsmouth, Va.



On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 9:35 AM, NW Modeling List
<nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>wrote:


>  I am investigating an opportunity presented to me and would like the NWHS

> lists input please. I unfortunately am not currently a member of the

> society, but have been a subscriber to the lists for a couple of years.

> Input I am looking for is would these sell well? Is there a market for G

> scale of these locos? Licensing the products?

>

>

>

> I have an investor that came to me about the possibility of manufacturing

> highly detailed plastic G scale steam locomotives. By highly detailed he

> stated he wanted to offer a level of detail equal to proto200 and Broadway

> limited HO scale. He wants to do the A, J and K classes. The A and J class

> will of course include excursion version of #1218 and #611. The K class

> would be the J with the trailing truck change to two wheel. He also would

> like to offer service and excursion auxiliary water tenders. Also he is

> thinking of offering a limited run of the war baby J's the other would not

> be limited run. They will have sound and smoke as well. He does not want the

> retail price to exceed the following for each class.

>

>

>

> A class - $999.00

>

> J & K Class – $799.00

>

> Water tenders - $249.00

>

>

>

> All input is welcome good or bad. You can send me emails offline if

> preferable.

>

>

>

> P.S. I have made note of prototypical functionality of the articulation for

> the A class. I have seen this mentioned on numerous threads here.

>

>

>

> Thank you in advance

>

> *Jon Kelley*

>

> norfolknwestern1218 at comcast.net

>

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