Never saw the layout, but wished I had. Never met the man, but sounds like we are on the same page. Perhaps, Bob, he is sorta like me in that the rail height is not the priority; overall scale appearance is. And it sounds as if he did what I am planning on doing: using 148 exclusively, therefore there is no other track nearby to compare the rail height to. And even given his excellent building skills, maybe he just did not want to take the extra amount of care necessary when dealing with more "scale" rail and turnouts. I know, I know, scale modelers who have been making layouts with it for years say it is just as easy as the larger stuff, but IMHO, that is mostly posturing. The smaller the modeled piece, the more critical it is to get everything just right. A comparison can be made between model airplanes of various sizes. A 1/16th" adjustment in a small half-A model can cause wild gyrations in flight. But it might take a 1/4" adjustment in a giant scale model to notice any in-flight changes. Likewise with track. There is more room for error and, for a casual person such as myself, more room to be, well a little sloppy, and still things run fine. I prefer to spend my time on making scenery, weathering, building structures, etc., rather than wrestling with operational problems. Just IMHO :) Cheers :) Roy Inman
> From: Bob Werre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 16:07:26 -0500 > To: "t.hawley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [S-Scale Modeling] Rail height and "scale" & "high-rail" > > Tom and All, > I visited his prior layout a few years ago during the Dear born > convention, and his layout was/is everything you say it is. Brooks is a > very creative person. > But inquiring minds (and me too) wonder why didn't he go to the > smaller rail size when he had the chance? He is an excellent builder so > he would have no problem using the smaller flex track and the smaller > flange wheels, along with his choice of 'scale' couplers and the rest of > the changes he made. > > Bob Werre 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/
