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#81

Steve Featherkile said:

For my money, if you are considering 1:32, you would do better to go with 1:48. There are more choices.

I’ve seriously have considered moving from 1:29 to 1:48… But I keep coming back to 1:29 because 1:48 has similar problems, just different! Plenty of 1:43 scale vehicles, but 1:48 and 0 gauge track is 5’, so you either scale to 1:43 for the trains, or build P:48 track… Dang sounds really similar to 1:29. I keep wondering if P:48 is even feasible outside… Or for that matter P:29! (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)

#82

There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)

#83

…one day, a whole raft of ore cars will float up to the North American shore. At this point, the only question that speculators can guess at; is what labels will be plastered over the lettering on those yellow cartons.

As Dave Goodson is so famous for saying…move along; there is nothing to see here…yet…!!

#84

I think the backer Scott had paid just to get what ever track was already made and then the rest dried up. I may be wrong but I think it may all be over but the shouting. Later RJD

#85

R.J., Scott was talking about starting production on dash 9s and rolling stock. Of course talk is cheap, and its results that count.

#86

David Maynard said:

We could argue 1:32 or 1:29, and that has been argued. I do not know where that will end up. But even with the wrong scale, USA, AML and even Bachmann are playing in that scale, so there is a market.

The drives would need to be redesigned for the old Aristo line, but most everything else is done. I think, in the end, it will probably come down to whoever throws enough cash at the owner of the molds (Kader or whoever) will bring the line back.

I hope Scott can do it, if he really wants to. But I still have to wonder if his trying to bring the Aristo line back was a sound business decision on his part, or just an emotional decision. Only time will tell I guess. But at least he gave it a shot.

When I was talking to the folks from AML @ York they said that they were trying to make their motor block for the GP60 compatible as a aristocraft replacement

if they ever get it done

#87

Mark, that would be great! If they could make it as a replacement for the multitude of Aristo units that are out there. My stash of Aristo parts is slowly dwindling.

#88

Me too, I’m down to only about 10 motor blocks of each type.

Greg

#89

Only 10? WOW!

#90

Yep, getting nervous… (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)

#91

I was nervous when I got to my stash of 15.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cry.gif) Yep talk is cheap but when he only spent 4 hrs at York and did not answer questions makes one wonder. When one dodges questions what are you going to think? Later RJD

#92

He’s a Polk…

#93

Posed a few questions on farcebook, and Scott answered me back, they are taking a look at the web site, it has a few broken parts, but they are working on it.

Greg

#94

Seems like things are broken all the time. Later RJD

#95

All I wanted was a motor block for an Eggliner! I didn’t think that was too tough until I couldn’t get one!

#96

According to the site, some track, very few switches, mostly in euro brass, in rolling stock, 0-4-0, C16, FA’s, Santa Fe heavyweight sets and extra cars, santa fe streamliners are listed (no picture… hmm…), 1 PCC and a couple of eggliners.

So they are not out, but nothing exciting.

Greg

#97

Doug Arnold said:

All I wanted was a motor block for an Eggliner! I didn’t think that was too tough until I couldn’t get one!

Doug your best option is find a whole one on ebay, owning Aristo is getting to be like owning a rare car, you learn to keep it going you need two or three others stored behind the garage to pull parts off of.

#98

That motor block problem has been around awhile. When I "adapted " your trolley I was able to find a Northwest Short Line block that worked fine. I’m not sure they even have those anymore! I’d be scared to death to buy one off Ebay. I think what I would get off Ebay would run worse than the one I have!

#99

Doug Arnold said:

That motor block problem has been around awhile. When I "adapted " your trolley I was able to find a Northwest Short Line block that worked fine. I’m not sure they even have those anymore! I’d be scared to death to buy one off Ebay. I think what I would get off Ebay would run worse than the one I have!

Likely, that’s why its on the bay in the first place. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-undecided.gif)

#100

Someone just posted on FB that there garden railroad club was invited by Scott Polk to visit the warehouse and look for parts they may need…