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Precision Scale Co. is putting out a B&O C-16 0-4-0T in brass for only $1675. I'm sure that it will be an exquisite model, but wow. I suspect that Bill Gates will get a few.
http://www.brasstrains.com/NewBrass/Proj...-16-0-4-0T
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There, is one thousand six hundred seventy five reasons why I learned the art of scratchbuilding !!!
For that price it better look as good as the photo of the prototype, make smoke, sound, and work perfectly for at least 1675 years !!
It would make my evil side very happy to see Precision Scale get stuck with every one of those.
There, is a true definition of "Highway Robbery".....Really !!! ?????? :o $1675.00 for an HO scale 0-4-0T Switcher?!!
The most I ever paid for a brass locomotive was $475.00, and that was for a B&O EL3a 2-8-8-0, that was out of production.
The people who were standing around me were horrified that I intended to paint, letter, and weather it. They, were "collectors".
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Just one more comment before I get committed, but it really takes a lot of brass by the manufacturer, (ie: Impudent, aggressiveness) to ask those prices, even if it is made out of brass.
If you decide you want one, I have an alternate 4-2-2 for around $25. Also brass, or maybe copper :? , but at that price, who cares?....
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for an 0-4-0?!?!?!?
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How about brass/factory painted/DCC ready models of all the NS Heritage units? http://www.overlandmodels.com/showroom.p...ame_id=916 From this page click on the link " NS Heritage Series 'HO' Scale" to view all 20 models.
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Why that's cheap compared to the C&O Allegheny-only $3,060.00.
Better reserve yours today!
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Brakie Wrote:Why that's cheap compared to the C&O Allegheny-only $3,060.00.
Better reserve yours today!
OK, but, there's probably eight times the amount of brass in that Allegheny, and three times the number of drivers, and a ton more detail, than any 0-4-0T. My B&O C-16a ( the C-16 without the tank and with a tender )
[[ Two of the 16's were modified, and fitted with tenders ]] in brass, from Gem, Only cost me around $40.00.
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Any hobby is as expensive as you want it to be, or, rather, don't want it to be. Don't like the price of a product? Don't buy it. It's that simple. There has always been a high end to the hobby that's out of the reach of 95% of its enthusiasts. So what?
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