I recieved an email today with this in it:
Broadway announced another new locomotive today. Guess what it is? Another EMD F7 in A-B, A-B-B and B sets. Some of the roads are ATSF, NYC, PRR, L&N, B&O, CB&Q, DRGW, GN, SOU, SP, UP, WM, NP, and WP. No Frisco, KCS, FEC or GM&O on the offering.
Like we need another stinkin' eff unit ? Yeah, one that sounds like a cat caught in a coffee grinder.
----- Original Message ----- From: Newsgroups: rec.models.railroad Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 5:07 AM Subject: Yet Another F Unit from Broadway
You beaut! I get to buy ANOTHER brand of F-unit to add to my growing collection:
"Model HO F-units of the World".
So far I think only Electrotren (Spain) and Piko (former DDR) have not produced one. Oh, and I understand a small cottage industry set-up at the Mawson base in Antarctica has not yet produced one.
But, Froggy, it has SOUND!!! - and I know how you love sound.. :-)
Steve NSW, Land of the Free of F-units
Doubtless they will though
While I have never actually put a cat into a coffee grinder (lest my PETA friends should have a stroke) I can imagine what noise must ensue. You see, it isn't ~sound~ that I find annoying, it is the awful cacophony that QSI is flogging off as "True Sound" I have stated several times that I think the PFM system (from the Permian, or perhaps Triassic era) is still the best one going. I had one once and liked it. It belongs to a friend now. It still works and I still like it. Sound is a cute novelty, but, like a joke that is told or a point that is stated too often, it soon grows tedious and irritating.
Yeah I was surprised that BLI have offered a F unit since we have the likes of the Athearn Genesis and Stewarts. Maybe BLI have commissioned Athearn to do the F units for them. :>)
Nigel
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