01-22-2014, 11:06 AM
Green_Elite_Cab Wrote:First up, Welcome to the gauge, its nice to have some more Juice-Jack people here!Thanks! And yes, the few, but also the passionate electric railfans!
Green_Elite_Cab Wrote:I definitely like the plating on these cars, and I'm glad manufacturers have seen the light regarding these metallic finishes, though i am disappointed with the price increases.Yes, certainly. It is especially hard if you are running on a limited budget like many of us, myself included. There is only so much money that I can spend in this hobby. I was just looking back at the Walthers reference book from 2010 and prices have practically tripled in 4 years! I would love some of those new Walthers Amfleets in IVb, but I will have to wait for some discounts because $80 a pop is too much for me to spend right now. Especially when a shorter prototype train is 5 cars. It adds up quickly!
Green_Elite_Cab Wrote:That would definitely look great on Andy's layout, though I think those Metroliners would be a nightmare for his catenary. The springs on these Metroliners are particularly strong, and they bend even my wires, which are thicker steel! My phosphur bronze stuff on my Reading Module can't handle them at all.Yes I read that he rigs up his pans so that they are in a fixed position and do not put too much pressure on the wires. He would probably have to do that to the Metros before he put them on his layout. I have never actually seen his layout in person, but would love to some day. The pictures always blow me away.
Green_Elite_Cab Wrote:I asked him if he was going to pick up a set, but I suspect most people didn't want to pay the extreme price for a PRR set, and as has been pointed out elsewhere in the internet, The Amtrak scheme Walthers went with is pretty limited (few cars had the stripes, most were in PC paint).I have heard a few people that are dissappointed at Walthers' decision to not run the Metros in PC. Maybe they will hear this and do it down the road.