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LCCA Switcher Pair WOW!!!

LOU CAPONILOU CAPONIOGR Forum Member MEMORIALIZED MEMBER
Originally Posted by TexSpecial:

Did some rivet counter come up with the stupid term "fantasy" when it comes to trains.  I can see the Alien train or some futuristic set fit into the term fantasy, but not a this set. 

 

To release a beautiful locomotive which, as I see it, represents a famous railroad name should come under a better term of "legacy", "heritage", or "in honor of".  Like Lou stated, we are PLAYING with TOY TRAINS for gosh sakes.

 

This Texas Special locomotive set is a real eye catcher, something I want when I have guest's over to see and run on my layout.  These are the trains they are going to remember.

 

TEX

Steve


thanks! u da man!!!

RT Rusty TraqueOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by TexSpecial:

Did some rivet counter come up with the stupid term "fantasy" when it comes to trains.  I can see the Alien train or some futuristic set fit into the term fantasy, but not a this set. 

 

TEX

Steve

"Fanstasy" seems to have replaced term "freelance" in some model railroad circles when refering to something painted up for something that never existed.  I actually prefer to use "freelance," but it seems people don't know what I'm talking about when I use the term. 

 

And face it, neither MKT or Frisco switchers were painted like this or were branded for the Texas Special.  Fantasy or Freelance, does it really make a difference?

 

But, I'll still agree the Texas Special switchers from the "Mind of Lou" do look nice.

Rusty

LOU CAPONILOU CAPONIOGR Forum Member MEMORIALIZED MEMBER
Originally Posted by Chuck Sartor:

I agree totally it is a gorgeous scheme. But since tooling will need to be paid for, offering this locomotive set sometime in the future with a prototypical scheme for the cow/calf set certainly would be a good seller also.

we do intend to do proto- typical paint scheme in the future

B breezinupOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Originally Posted by LOU CAPONI:


just so you know i did some reasearch. many railroads in an effort to save money did convert some of these loco's to bloomberg trucks. if they had a geep unit that was in a bad way and had say a NW with bad trucks it saved the RR lots of money to use what they had. do some reasearch and you'll see.

thanks

louie

ps i said if this was going to be a 100% scale down to the rivet model I would have made it a point to put oem trucks on it. we have a TOY TRAIN here.


Yes, there are LOTS of examples of the railroads interchanging trucks to save money. Not only on used engines, but sometimes, for example, they would order a new engine from EMD without trucks, and put ALCo trucks on it if they had some spares, and vice-versa. Took some modifications, for sure, but apparently worth it. Engine trucks and motors are complex and expensive items.

LOU CAPONILOU CAPONIOGR Forum Member MEMORIALIZED MEMBER
Originally Posted by breezinup:
Originally Posted by Trainman52:
Originally Posted by LOU CAPONI:

LCCA 622 switcher will have the following: .........new front wheel drive with flywheel assembly.........

So, a DC motor, apparently? That's a first in one of these switchers, isn't it? Means you can add ERR Cruise Control if desired, too.

yep!

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