Reply to "Why isn't there many European o gauge trains?"

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OK, I have an MTH Chapelon Pacific Engineering Version. Beautiful. Esthetically, er,

it's French. Not that I don't like that - it's very striking. I like the way that French design just goes its own way.

Sitting on a shelf underneath an old brass KTM NYC J3a Hudson one can really see the difference between 1:48 and 1:43.5.

But, on a layout, the difference pretty much slips away, unless you are one of Those Guys.

(You talk about different esthetics, Hudson and Chapelon - wow.)

I like them; I would like one of the MTH 2-4-1 steamers also, but they are not cheap, and I usually have to make a choice between something I like (SNCF 2-4-1 "Mountain") or something I love (NYC 4-8-2 "Mohawk"), and I know how THAT is going to go.

I was intending to order one of the DR/DB plain gray Decapods, but I passed. If they

are ever on Blowout... Yeah, sure, I'll hold my breath.

12/21/1412:28 PM

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