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Reply to "SUNSET MODELS / 3rd RAIL / GOLDEN GATE DEPOT Train Questions"

I a half dozen or so Sunset and Sunset 3rd/Rail steamers and 9 of the new GGD diesels.    They are all very good IMO.     As mentioned above, much better drives than the primarry 3 rail mfg usually do.    Sunset like all brass steamers I have seen, have articulated side rods which allow the drivers to adjust to curves better than the solid stampings I have seen on other mfg (non-brass) steamers.    This costs a little more, but makes a better mechanism.    The 3-rail makers usually only put flanges on the end sets of drivers and leave all other blind on 3 rail locos, so the side rods don't matter.   However, when they do a 2 rail engine, they put flanges on all drivers and it messes up how the operate on curves.  

And as mentioned above, there are not nearly as many compromises to scale made byt Sunset.    The 3-rail locos often have extended pilot decks to move the lead truck around the cyclinders or larger fireboxes to accomodate cheaper motors or use the frame from a totally different loco.    2- rail scale models is not their target market.

As for ordering and dealing with sunset.    It works fine and is fair.   They do build to order with a little extra.    So they don't start a build until they have enough orders to cover the cost of the tooling and design.      When you reserve, you put down NO money.    You don't pay until the product is in shipment to the states.     So there is no risk.   I understand if you reserve and then do not pay a couple of times, they will no longer accept you reservations which is understandable.    I have had to deal with their customer service a few times and it worked great.

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