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I wonder who they think are buying these locomotives in this tight economy, and why they have to be so bloody big? If you ask me, it's all part of the trend in the industry away from young modelers with limited space and budgets towards the retiring wealthy boomers with big basements who can afford to have everything ready to run, from locomotives to layouts. Although MR seems to have turned away from this to focus on more reasonably sized items, they still regularly publish layout plans with 24" minimum radii to accommodate large locos like these. <br /> <br />I too am glad to see smaller shortline locomotives coming out -- How many 10-wheelers, Americans and Pacifics do we need? How about an NYC F-12 or NH G-4 10-wheeler, a short Pacific such as the NH I-2, and a late American. Don't get me wrong -- articulateds were spectacular, but how many of us can afford them? You can have a dandy operation with 3 short locomotives for the price of one of these monsters, and that's what I think would help the hobby's growth, not unattainable gargantuan trophy locos.
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