--- In [email protected], Roy Inman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am a hi-rail guy, and I too want 85' passenger cars. And Dick is certainly > correct when he says that human eyes can tell even the tiniest difference, > when comparing sizes of darn near anything. > Cheers :) > Roy Inman _________________________________________
That's true. Back when my eyes worked, I could size miniature drills by eye, but the point I was trying to make is that the difference in scale height and prototype height where .148 rail is concerned is so small as to be negligible. To me Code 148 on a display layout is much better looking and more in proportion than the Code 100 that HO people use. As far as different sizes of rail, the prototype uses different rail heights for different applications, too. That's what "compromise joints" are all about. Personally, I use Code 100 rail for my Shabbona RR the appearance is such that I feel no need to use different sizes in different applications The advantage of Code 148 rail is that it can be made to accomodate anything from scale to tinplate wheels, and the appearance of pure AF rolling stock on 148 track is pure eye candy. Bob Nicholson > > > From: Richard Karnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 10:17:09 -0700 > > To: rbnicholson2001 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [S-Scale Modeling] Re: real world track & S gauge track (or > > do-the-math) > > > > > > That said, I need to acknowledge that many modelers are not bothered by > > either of these (shorty passenger cars, overly high rail). But that > > doesn't mean they don't notice them...except for one member of this > > e-list, who once characterized me as a rivet-counter because I wanted > > 85' Budd cars instead of the shortie AM versions. > > > > Dick Karnes To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL; to reply to the sender, use REPLY. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list (remember to edit the SUBJECT of your message). Change message settings, use our CALENDAR or LINKS, 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/
