What this really shows that there is an bigger interest then a couple of years ago. I remember when Mario first offered his shims and replacement bolsters. That in itself filled a void in replacement parts and ready made shims. As he continued to convert his engines to fixed pilots, he also made those parts available to others. I myself took advantage of it and was able to show that his Lionel GP/30/40 kadee mounts could be made to work on others Manufactures engines. https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/t...73#61965511445937073
Doug and his how to posts and You Tube videos on Kadee conversions. Now we have a product and options for Williams engines(GP9) and more pilots are on the way. If anything for people who have been on the fence about conversions will definitely start coming off. Especially those who skills in there own eyes was lacking or thought it was too hard ( Actually it is a lot easer then it looks) Mario can tell you that he hasn't made a fortune but he has made a significant contribution to the hobby with his products by giving people options. This is even better. In another thread Ron H , theteejmiester, Mario, and others https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/t...8-turnouts-to-3-rail , https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/t...nbsp; are working on 3RS track. ( Which has caused me to s*** can my original choice of track for my new layout.) So with all of this forward movement. Maybe now 3RS will finally take off instead of a niche within 3R .
