Just as a matter of curiosity, are Canadian modelers
less demanding that U.S. modelers?
Wes Leatherock
wleath@s...
On Sat, 3 Feb 2001, John A. Swearingen wrote:
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> Others may have had a different experience. I hope so. But from what I have
> seen and heard about NPP C.B.&Q. K-2, 4-6-0s, many are notoriously poor
> runners. In a lot of cases, they require extensive reworking to get them to
> run smoothly. This can be done; I have done it. I once heard the story that,
> owing to poor mechanisms, original sales of this model were so meager that
> the manufacturer ended up dumping a whole production run in Canada for about
> $35 each. But, the best advice, as always, is not to buy anything unless you
> have seen it run, and know what you are getting.
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