GGD Considering Lightweight Train Offerings in S Scale

WOW, branching out!  I don't do S-scale, but that would be neat.  Some higher quality offering sets for S-scale would please a bunch of folks I know.

I hope this excites the S Scale guys. They need great models available. I love all of my GGD trains. Just hope they can keep their focus on the what he wants to do.

G scale?

wait …. what? Oh. Sorry.

Scott,

That sound like great news!  I know the S scale guys would welcome such items.  I'll try to contact the S Scale group and let them in on this.  Do you have a ballpark price?  If they're anything like what's in your O gauge line, they'd be great.  Be aware, however, the quantity would be relatively small compared with O. 

We had a breakthrough meeting with our builder and they are ready to make as few as 100 sets of anything we throw at them. So while the iron's hot...

The first question would be:  Would these be available as both scale and Flyer/hirail? (Be warned, there's a lot of Flyer folks that won't consider cars that won't negotiate R20 [40" diameter] traditional curves.)

There really haven't been any full length streamlined passenger cars made since the American Models (fairly basic) cars from the mid-1980's. 

Would these cars be on par with the O scale GGD cars, or as aluminum shells minus interiors?  I know cost would depend on reservations, but is there a guesstimate as to cost?

There's few S scalers over here on OGR, I think I'm about the only one left that posts regularly... 

I cross posted your opportunity on the S Scale io (formerly Yahoo) board.  I don't know if you have access to Facebook, (I'm not on FB) but there's an S Scale group there also: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Sscale/ 

I personally would be interested in the Super Chief.

Rusty

I'll answer you here now, and later on the S facebook page. Feel free to quote me. Cars will be produced similar to our O Scale offerings, with interior, lighting, scale dimensions, underbody cluster. Tighter curves are no problem, but may require gaps between the cars to accomplish. HiRail and Scale Sets are a must. Price is no higher than our O Scale offerings. We don't have a quotation yet from the factory.

OK, 1 vote for Super Chief, hahah.

Scott Mann

Super Chief, Broadway Limited. Cool. What Colombian? B&O or Milwaukee Road? Anything that ran out of Chicago is a winner for me.

Scale length? Great. I have room for large radii.

Come to think of it, we could offer (IN ADDITION TO THE SCALE SETS) abbreviated sets (shorties) for those AF guys that run really tight curves.

Scott

Shorties not at the exclusion of the scale length cars, I hope.

 20th century limited, Empire State express or how about a D&H Laurentian.

I had to look at the calendar to confirm this was not April 1st! This should excite the S community! 

Scott, it might be worthwhile to see if there is a way to advertise at the upcoming S fest in the Chicagoland area. It is one of the biggest events in S.  I would help cast a wide net I would think.  

Ben 

Union Pacific

sdmann posted:

We had a breakthrough meeting with our builder and they are ready to make as few as 100 sets of anything we throw at them. So while the iron's hot...

While that iron is hot, how about some LIRR P-70 coaches in O gauge!!!

(sorry to hijack the thread but I gotta keep asking for them whenever i can)

I'd prefer Budd lightweight consists such as NYC Empire State Express, California Zephyr, Wabash Blue Bird but would go for smoothside sets such as PRR's Broadway Limited too. Will also second the motion for a consist of PRR/LIRR P-70 coaches - please add a B60 baggage car though if you will do P-70's!

Will try to support these but it will depend on how many different sets come out and how close together they will be released so I can pay for them. If this becomes reality can I safely assume the first sets won't be out until winter 2019 or later? If that is the case I can plan for reserving a few sets.

I assume if (yes, I know it's a BIG *IF*) these proposed sets get strong reservations there is a chance consideration will be made for producing the matching locomotives in S which would be E7, E8 and/or PA's? I imagine since you've already done these in O it cuts down on the research/design time at least.

A tricky part for many of us is having (or being able to procure) the requisite locomotives to go with the passenger car sets. S being S, availability of motive power is not as strong as, say, with O. Having stated this, there are some sets I would purchase in S hi-rail:

1. Broadway Limited smooth sided steamliners in FOM deco to go with the American Models streamlined K4s.

2. Broadway Limited circa 1950's to go with the AM GG-1s or PAs.

2. UP smooth sides to go with my (gray hound) L-AF Challenger.

Offering these passenger car sets might be an inducement for AM to do some reissues of the PA-PB sets (e.g., SP Daylight), F, and E units ... and MTH to do another run of their F units. Among other things, I am thinking of the need for B&O motive power for a Columbian. In theory, one could use the L-AF PAs for some of these sets, but the Gilbert style PAs will probably look a bit too crude next to the Golden Gate passenger cars.

YMMV.

Bob

Bob Bubeck posted:

I am thinking of the need for B&O motive power for a Columbian. In theory, one could use the L-AF PAs for some of these sets, but the Gilbert style PAs will probably look a bit too crude next to the Golden Gate passenger cars.

YMMV.

Bob

 

One could always use the B&O AM FP7's.  Not quite correct, but the B&O didn't have PA's either. 

But, we're getting a little off track here.  As of this writing, (8:50 CST 9/13/18) there hasn't been a peep over on S Scale-io to either Jerry's or my posting.  It's early days, but I was hoping to see some kind of reaction over there by now. (There has been other posting activity.)

Rusty

I would be interested in the Reading Crusader train.  I have to check your webside for price and my affordability though.

Rusty Traque posted:

Bob Bubeck posted:

I am thinking of the need for B&O motive power for a Columbian. In theory, one could use the L-AF PAs for some of these sets, but the Gilbert style PAs will probably look a bit too crude next to the Golden Gate passenger cars.

YMMV.

Bob

 

One could always use the B&O AM FP7's.  Not quite correct, but the B&O didn't have PA's either. 

But, we're getting a little off track here.  As of this writing, (8:50 CST 9/13/18) there hasn't been a peep over on S Scale-io to either Jerry's or my posting.  It's early days, but I was hoping to see some kind of reaction over there by now. (There has been other posting activity.)

Rusty

I was thinking/hoping for E units over FP7's. 

I do not see where we are getting off track (so far). Coming up with motive power versus passenger set match ups can be challenging in S and may influence what might be offered. Hopefully, more feedback and supportive input will be offered.

Bob