Re: (erielack) Re: Caboose Models

["Bill K." <pontiac_@_dreamscape.com>]

We talking a plastic kit or resin?   Resin might be faster to an actual kit,
it's certainly cheaper to tool.. and you could probably do a one-piece main
body.   You'll notice that the West Shore Line kits, after the initial NYC
wood caboose kit (a flat kit with a lot of commercial parts and simple cut
styrene parts, only the sides, ends, roof, and cupola are tooled), went over
to resin for the freight car series.   (They might be a good potential
source for the kits, or could recommend a good resin caster).  Resin has
it's shortcomings too, obviously, but it's a good option for something where
the market is say 1000 kits or less.   Most the resin kits I see seem to
sell for $20-$40, which while not Athearn-level is still a lot less than
brass -

Bill K.

(not the same Bill K. at Central Hobby where the WSL kits are exclusively
sold - )


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> Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 11:39:40 EDT
> From: JJLofland_@_aol.com
> Subject: (erielack) Caboose Models
>
> Dear List:
>
> I would like to get your input on a project I am thinking about...........
>
> Quite a while ago I scratchbuiilt several models of both the welded 200
> series Erie caboose and the DLW Keyser Valley 851 - 910 caboose.  They are
> acutally pretty good.  I did a contest one of each and the Erie one took
> first place at the (oh my) '86 Eastern Div of the NMRA.
>
> So, I now need more cabooses..........
>
> If I  worked with a reputable producer  to manfacture a flat (ho) kit,
> would
> you be interested in any?
>
> Yes, now you have a thousand and one questions or comments.  Please send
me
> your thoughts, because if you are going to purchase somthing like this I
> would want to try to meet your needs as well as mine.
>
> Joe Lofland
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