Thomas Stoltz wrote:
> Pieter Roos wrote: "I think it is really hard to argue that there is the
> same division between Hi-rail HO and scale in HO as exists in S and O
> scales."
>
> This is why I keep asking how you would define the majority of H0 people.
> Unless I am wrong, I am under the impression that most H0 equipment won't
> run on Proto 87 track, that is, the Proto 87 turnouts. There is no doubt
> the Proto 87 modelers would be considered 'scalers'.
>
> What then, are the rest of the H0 modelers considered?
>
(snip)
Howdy Tom and all
Most of us who model in HO consider ourselves scale modelers. Unless
you are old enough to remember the larger flanges on some European
imports back in the 1950-60s and think of those in this light, the vast
majority of HO modelers believe the term Hi-Rail points only to Lionel
and Flyer.
We who model normal HO look at the Proto 87 as a small fringe group....
just like the Proto 48 in O scale, and the Proto 64 in S. These folks
are the ones who take it to the edge of the envelope and have been
called Finescale modelers long before a magazine picked up that name.
These Proto folks in all scales cannot use the common off-the-shelf
trackwork.
While you can nitpick that this piece of equipment or that is more toy
than scale in any modeling scale, the vast majority of HO modelers are
considered scale modelers.
Take care
Bill
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