Received 2 copies of the printed catalog in the mail on Friday, kind of disappointing in that the printed catalog is only the high end items. Thought for a moment maybe one of the catalogs was the Traditional items, but both catalogs are the same.
@falconservice posted:They now describe the ore cars as Standard O scale.
The ore cars being O scale seems to be unlikely, given how small they are.
Andrew
Real ore cars are extremely short, as most ores weigh a great deal per cubic foot. All 3RO ore cars that I own - various brands - are 1:48 O scale.
A "regular sized" open hopper could not be filled with most ores to cubic capacity - it would collapse. In fact, non-ore-car hoppers have been used in ore service from time to time, but they look empty unless viewed from above.
Real ore cars can be seen online.
@daylight posted:I hope that this hasn't already been discussed but am I the only one that is disappointed in the Vision Line Class A.
What is Vision Line about this engine.
Looks like the same Class A to me.
IMHO all Vision Line engines should include as standard
Smoke from the stack, blow down, steam whistle and last but not lease, cylinder steam smoke.
They had plenty to add the blow down and cylinder steam (like they have on the new VL SP GS 4-8-4's (cylinder steam).
What is your opinion?
Whether or not a particular engine should be classified as Vision Line has been a matter of discussion for some time. I have had doubts about a few engines myself, especially the Vision Line Hudson from a few years ago. I am probably in the minority with regard to the VL Hudson as that engine is very popular.
Strictly speculation on my part (and we all know what that’s worth), in the case of this particular Class A, because of the new tooling along with the fact that this is the first Legacy engine to offer 4-digit identification (when using the forthcoming Base3 unit along with the new Cab3 application), possibly these two features by themselves are seen as sufficient to place this engine in the Vision Line category.
