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Following the flame war and locked out thread about N scale/Facebook, I'm still wondering if Rapido will at least look at producing an FA-1 w/ DCC and sound -- believe me, lots of people want one! (probably best if have a DC and DCC one but). I'm pretty sure there is a real demand for this loco -- the LL/Walthers one is way obsolete and besides the decent version is a FA2.
Why do people keep arguing N scale doesn't need a upgraded FA-1??? Certainly could use that better than another GG-1!!!!
Guys let’s not gang up on Bryan. His response doesn’t warrant personal attacks.
Apparently B. Bussey is commenting on my modeling skills. I suggest he look at the buildings in the National Carbon Company thread, which I built.Or perhaps Mr. Bussey has a complete mini-machine shop, CAD and Shapeways production methods, photo etching equipment and the like so fabricating anything from scratch or rework anything into anything else is doable for him. To those of us not so equipped, to him we apparently aren't "modelers".But what I am wondering about is in our small world of model manufacturers, Mr. Bussey through his many contacts in the field, has a major influence on the people who decide what models to make in those companies. It MAY have been coincidence that the first run of the Atlas NE-5s just happened to include the two NH paint schemes that fit Mr. Bussey's layout, but not the as built scheme. I wonder how much sway he has with Jason Shron at Rapido -- enough to convince him that in his view, there's no need for Rapido to make an FA unit as the LL ones are "good enough" for the rest of us? He's already made it clear he's not interested in Rapido making any other streamlined NH equipment except the 8600 coaches. Rapido did the parlor car in HO but seems reluctant to commit to doing it in N. No doubt his home manufacturing set-up will allow him to easily turn the 8600 into any of the other NH cars. Us lesser modelers can suck it, I guess. I don't like favoritism. It's elitist and discriminatory. I don't like it in Washington DC and I don't like it in model railroading manufacturing. I put up with it in TRW because that's a part of what TRW is. It's hard enough to get what we want in N without a bunch of prima donnas making it harder.
The Life-Like split-frame FA/FB diesels are excellent engines. Sometimes you have to be a modeler instead of expecting to buy everything RTR.