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Why have manufacturers abandoned anybody modeling before WW1?
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Modeling circa 1910, I always pause before opening the latest MR and pray that there will be an announcement that something like a PRR wooden GG or fishbelly GL hopper will appear... heck, I'd be thrilled even if they came with cast-on grabs and hook-horn couplers! <br /> <br />Always disappointed, my frustration grows as I see the perpetual ads for Cable Cars and pre-Civil War classics like the John Bull or De Witt Clinton train sets (oh yeah baby... we're talking big-time, mass-marketing potential there!!! :D). Gee, will the manufacturers ever liquidate the original production runs of these models?!? <br /> <br />After I simmer down a bit, I take comfort in the fact that one can piece together a reasonable equipment roster ... providing that you're willing to mix craftsman and shake-the-box kits, kit-bash a lokie or two, and aren't too wrapped up about following a particular prototype. Come to think of it... that was part of the attraction. <br /> <br />But... about that GG hopper!!!!!!
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