@Alabama Joe posted:Great explanation. Thanks.
Every York I have attended(4 of them) I've always talked with Ryan about a great number of things. We have talked about revealed products as anything that they have behind the scenes is off the table. Ryan has said where they have been off the mark a bit or limited by tooling, which tooling has been something I've talked quite a bit about with him. I will say that he really got to know how passionate I am about Hudson's, and I was greatly surprised when that catalog had come out. When I saw him afterwards I told him how happy I was with them.
He does have a good general knowledge of railroading, but I would consider his knowledge middle of the road as compared to a novice like me. Sure, I can identify what type of locomotive most are(but not down to specific class types/designation), but Ryan could elaborate more on that. Others obviously would be able to breakdown what valve gear, if it had superheaters, etc., etc. Hot Water is probably one of the most knowledgeable people here on the forum, and a great few others. I've seen explanations of where models have been wrong because of one or more things that just weren't on the real deal. It is interesting to watch and listen to all of that.
