QUOTE: Originally posted by FJ and G I think that the European locomotives look a lot better than the US/Canadian ones. Having said that, I have more of an attachment to US diesel and steam locomotives since I grew up in the US and my roots are here. Having said that (repeating myself), I would not at all mind having a British live steam loco on my layout. One thing surprising is, since we have so many Canadian locos, why don't we also have Mexican ones since they also are part of North America?
Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad in N Scale.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Railroading_Brit Personally I have only European models in G - I have US equipment in HO but I feel you need a decent length train for it to look right, and with G scale prices there's no way I can afford that.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Capt Carrales Recently my Daughter, Micaela, was given a book 'bout Thomas the Tankengine. While I was reading it to her, my brother, Anthony, came over into the room and made the following comment... "How can you stand to look at those ugly trains?" By this, of course, he meant...er...foreign trains. He was, as that I don't want to step on any of my friends' toes, suggesting that American trains (with four axles and that certain something that makes them "American") were superior to the railroads and equipment of Europe et al. Capt Carrales
QUOTE: Originally posted by Capt Carrales This post as been dormant a LONG time...shall we "SPARK IT UP" once again!!! Major Carrales
QUOTE: Originally posted by carpenter matt Thanks, however other than the Steam loco's the others looks very North American. Enjoyed them! Thanks!
QUOTE: Originally posted by carpenter matt Ian, Maybe you could take some railfan photos for those of us unfamilar with Aussie locos? Or point us to a website that may have pictures of such Locos?
QUOTE: Originally posted by iandor In general I do not like american trains at all, too big, grosse and ugly biggest isnt always best. However ihave come to appreciate several parts of american trains. !) Moguls, I would love a mogul engine, with the spark arrestor on top of a big chimney. 2) American boxcars, big and colourful look great going around your layout. 3) I think American tankers look more substantial than European ones. I do not understand why mopre hasn't been done wwith australian trains after all we are doing a lot of new stuff, not pulling thibngs down. Most of the worlds really big trains are Australian ie 2 miles long pulled by 5 or 6 prime movers travelling 2500 miles in one hit. Rgds ian
QUOTE: Originally posted by Capt Bob Johnson Yes, he was, I was just drawing the line on along the tracks to it's logical extention in the next century! Along with being a S--t stirrer I also try to see the thoughts behind the public pronouncements. You'd be amazed hat how many positions while touted as moral are simply expedient justification for financial or greed realities! Perhaps those who claim it to be a war over oil were right, but I don't think that was anywhere near the top reason. They just needed a war somewhere to pull the world economy out of trouble!
QUOTE: Originally posted by Capt Bob Johnson kimbrit --- Ah so, the worm squirms! You don't suppose that the parlevous and Auchtung boys held out of Iraq because they were major suppliers to Saddam do you? I think that was more of a reason to them than anything that has been published to date, including the erroneous intel! Given the intel available at the time and not what has been discovered in hindsight, I think George & Tony made the right decision; however, I would have tried to keepa my hands off the whole middle east thingy from the word go ---- it's been going on for thousands of years in one form or another and we ain't gonna stop it! Can't stand the French I have met so far in my life and just tolerate the Krauts. Just love to hear them say "Dumkoff Amerikaner" under thier breath, and then ask them who lost WW II --- Likewise wondering what the France' accented German would sound like today if it weren't for the old country & the colonies!
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