Every scale has its issues and it can vary with what you want to model. In my case, S is the "perfect" scale to model narrow gauge. The full length passenger cars are only around 44' long. The minimum radius for Sn3 to have everything look acceptable is generally considered to be 30"-32". In Sn2 it is better to stick to 32" with #8 switches because the Forney type locomotives had an effectively long wheelbase.
On my new layout I will have some standard gauge track and I am planning to use 48" radius curves, partly because of any long passenger cars. Dave Heine Easton, PA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Degnan Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 6:07 PM To: pieter_roos; [email protected] Subject: Re: S-Scale Modeling Long passenger cars All of this talk about how compromises must be made in S scale to models (rolling and/or structural) due to limited space... because to model it "accurately" would require too much room... leads me now to thinking that maybe S isn't really the "perfect scale" after all due to space requirements. Hmmm... if this is true, than maybe it is time for some real heart searching and some serious brain-working... ... ...on whether or not it is worth it to stay in S after all. John Degnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gospel Baptist Church www.gospelbaptist.net John's World on the Web www.trainweb.org/seaboard/welcome.htm Seaboard Air Line Information Collective and Photo Archive www.trainweb.org/seaboard/index.htm Seaboard Air Line Class B-7 40', "Turtleback" Box Car Project http://www.trainweb.org/seaboard/SALRoundRoofBoxCarProject.htm 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/
