new model announcement

Already being discussed on the OGR 3 Rail SCALE (3RS) Forum since June 11.

Yes, but posting it here may pick up reservations from 2 -rail only hobbyists, possibly pushing it over the top.

Hot Water posted:

Already being discussed on the OGR 3 Rail SCALE (3RS) Forum since June 11.

For the record I did not put this topic on the 3rail forum. It was put on the 2rail forum.

Sam,

Sorry to say I don't know much about you.  Can you give us a little background about yourself and your involvement with 3rdrail with this Mohawk project?

Gary,

I have been involved with 2 rail o scale since 1976 and belonged to the TCA for 10 years after which I switched over to 2 rail o scale. I  have consulted with Precision Scale Co., Overland Models and of course Sunset Models on many o scale projects over the years. The last one we did was the Sunset Erie Berkshire.

This early Mohawk project is one I have been proposing  for several years now. I will be working with Sunset's design engineers as before to accurately produce the Mohawks.  I am a member of the New York Central Historical Society and work in the archive so my interest is obviously in New York Central.  I am the president of the O scale Kings, manager of the Cleveland O scale show and secretary of the Cleveland Western Reserve O Scale club.

I am trying to get as many reservations for the Mohawks as we can so it can be feasible to import. The models at $1850 will not be cheap but they will be a crown model with more detail than normal on the Sunset locomotives. Another importer quoted me $3500-4000 to do this model so the Sunset price looks like a deal and with Weaver Models gone this is what you are going to get in the future.

I greatly support any who wish to purchase one of these models. They will be imported in both 2 and 3 rail. Sunset needs to have a minimum of  75 models sold total to do the project. Please reserve on line direct or with your dealer. Reservations will produce the models procrastinating will not. You will not be disappointed.

 Thank you all for your interest.  Sam

I did not know all that, but I have known Sam for quarter century.  He is an O Scale stalwart, always engaged, and always trying to make things better. I believe he was a regular contributor to early OSN mags.

Sam Shumaker posted:

Gary,

I have been involved with 2 rail o scale since 1976 and belonged to the TCA for 10 years after which I switched over to 2 rail o scale. I  have consulted with Precision Scale Co., Overland Models and of course Sunset Models on many o scale projects over the years. The last one we did was the Sunset Erie Berkshire.

This early Mohawk project is one I have been proposing  for several years now. I will be working with Sunset's design engineers as before to accurately produce the Mohawks.  I am a member of the New York Central Historical Society and work in the archive so my interest is obviously in New York Central.  I am the president of the O scale Kings, manager of the Cleveland O scale show and secretary of the Cleveland Western Reserve O Scale club.

I am trying to get as many reservations for the Mohawks as we can so it can be feasible to import. The models at $1850 will not be cheap but they will be a crown model with more detail than normal on the Sunset locomotives. Another importer quoted me $3500-4000 to do this model so the Sunset price looks like a deal and with Weaver Models gone this is what you are going to get in the future.

I greatly support any who wish to purchase one of these models. They will be imported in both 2 and 3 rail. Sunset needs to have a minimum of  75 models sold total to do the project. Please reserve on line direct or with your dealer. Reservations will produce the models procrastinating will not. You will not be disappointed.

 Thank you all for your interest.  Sam

I'm also a member of the New York Central Historical Society.  Hopefully someday we will meet up.  Thanks for posting.

Sam and I met shortly after I started working in the late 1990s with Dad at Sunset Models. What a powerhouse of knowledge. We toiled for 2 years putting the Erie Berkshire together when I was working with a real dork of a Builder. That project languished for a long time and was passed from one builder in one country to another. Sam never lost patience or interest in the project and because of him it came out great.

I expect nothing less than that with this Mohawk project. Now we got a real team together to make these things right. All we need are your orders.  You can place your order HERE.

http://www.3rdrail.com/reservation.htm

Scott - China