"I am seriously impressed with Protocraft - they seem ready to bring a new level of realism to O Scale. However, I would truly love to see the lower echelons of our hobby served with some die cast trucks similar to the Kadee HO offerings and those fine S Scale trucks you use.
I have to admit, though - I have so much "stuff" I will never be a part of the equation that enables new products to profitably make it in the marketplace."
Hi Bob, Yeah I think protocraft and the P-48 segment is a great way to model O scale in a smaller space, maybe a switching layout with everything built to fine scale standards. I've sold a lot of my O stuff over the years but am still keeping my P-48 wheels and trucks in case I decide to make another O small layout some day. With some searching it's possible to find some pretty nice older O trucks for runner cars, Some old Auel 17/64 trucks had lifting journal box covers so scale waste and oil could be inserted in them :>
Also had a set of old Lionel trucks that had all the tiny prototypical writing molded into the sideframes as nice as any modern scale truck and these things were from the 1940's or earlier era.......DaveB
