Ah, the Myseries of Model Manufacturing! Randy's Rule: The Possibility Of Mass Manufacturing Varies Inversely With The Number Of Real Ones, or -- The Fewer The Prototype, The More The Models. The B&O bought four very modern saddle tank switchers and, later, reduced the number rostered to two. Varney decided to make it in HO. It has since appeared in, at least, TT, HO (metal and plastic), S, and O (imported brass). The total is unknown but must be hundreds of thousands and is probably still growing. If Atlas sees it as filling a need for a "cute" little dependable all purpose switcher, they'll produce it. If they offer it in a warbonnet, black widow, keystone or lightning stripe scheme, it will probably sell. Total numbers? Ah! There's the mystery! Randy Brown - -------------------------------------------------------------- Randy's concise reply is the reason I sincerely doubt that Atlas or any other plastic model manufacturer will do these locomotives: Total production run: 7. Complete list of roads rostering this model: 2. That's not much of a market, folks. SGL The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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