quote:Originally posted by Rusty Traque:quote:Originally posted by up148:
E and F noses have been a problem for builders and importers for decades and remain so even today. The 1st "F" noses to get really good kudos by modelers was the HO Lubliner(sp) nose which Athearn bought and incorporated into their Genesis F line.
Butch
Simply for the record, the company was called Highliners. The B unit body kit was available forever, while the HOers waited, waited and waited for the A. Almost a vision of the way things are now...
The one thing I can't recall was if the A unit shell kit came out before or after Athearn's acquisition. I think it was actually after.
I remember one conversation I was having with a well respected modeler. He was going on and on about not liking F units. I finally asked him the musical question "Why not?"
The sound of crickets followed...
Rusty
IIRC the Highliner kits came out just before Athearn bought the dies. They continued to sell kits for a while after the transfer. I think about the time Athearn did offer their Highliner units as a RTR the kits were nolonger offered.
Greg
