flickfive wrote: >...If you've been kind enough to read this far without dozing off, >please help me decide which scale would be best for me. I realize >that this is an S forum, but you're the experts, and your thoughts >would help me a great deal. I like the size of O, the simplicity of >wiring that comes with 3 rail, and how many figures and details are >available for it. I also like S because it's a nice size without >being as big as O, but I am concerned about how many detail items >are available. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks! >Peter > > Peter (and others who are curious) --
This may sound like heresy on this e-list, but it's the truth: The only advantage of S scale is size. In every other respect, HO runs rings around S regarding equipment availability. Sure, S today has lots of stuff compared to S twenty years ago. But the same can be said about HO ands N, and to a lesser extent O. Fact is, nearly any car or loco for nearly any railroad can be found in HO. Your deciding factor should be consistent with your primary interest. If your primary interest is a particular prototype, maybe S is for you but probably not. If your primary interest is operation, S is as good as (no better than) any other scale. If your primary interest is seeing trains run, then S is excellent -- the best compromise between "heft" and space utilization. Dick Karnes The poll results are in....... To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL, to reply to the sender, use REPLY. I do NOT know if this works on all e-mail software, but it works on some of the most common ones. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list. Change your membership, change your message settings, use our CALENDAR, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
