Reply to "Discussion with MTH @ Nat'l Train show"

leikecOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Most of the time in model railroading it isn't that something new won't sell, it's more about looking for the "sure" thing. The rationale for figuring out the "sure" thing is often interesting, but there are certain "holy grail" items in model railroading. Believe it or not, the UP "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 is one of them... and that's why we will see many more versions of that locomotive in every scale during my lifetime.

The Alco PA is another--if Alco had been as successful with the real PA as the numerous scale models they may well have survived into the present day. In current models, the SD70aCE seems to be the sure thing, as everyone jumps on the bandwagon.

I'm not sure the 1977 T-Birds fit that category.

Jeff C

7/21/147:50 PM

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