> As far as an interest in Free-moS goes, Chris Palomarez mentioned drafting > S standards in Sept/Oct 1998 AND his Feb/Mar 2005 1:64 Modeling Guide > Free-moS article that has rekindled an interest in S-scale Free-mo (note now > the Sn2 Free-mo & now Sn3 in Calif.), perhaps it is time for Chris to follow > through with some galvanizing S standards. I've copied Chris P. on this > message & we'll get back to all with his response.
Chris Abbott informed me of the discussions going on here... I've taken the bait... The S-MOD single track standards have validity too. I do not think that the physical standards are that different (height, thickness of module). There is a difference in control (DCC vs. DC). To me, the big difference is philosophy (Free-mo members encourage prototype modeling), it is this philosophy that impressed me about HO Free-mo, and excited me into initiating the Sn2 Free-mo standards. Such a philosophy can be utilized in S-MOD too (and possibly has, but not in my local area). The capetown group seems to have the philosopy.....It is my personal oppinion, that S would be well servered if groups would meld Free-mo and S-MOD....Call it "Free-moS- MOD"....To take S ot the next level... Some time ago, I established a Free-moS email list, for the discussion of developing Free-moS. I think that list would be a great place to dicuss the benefits of each system and to work out a best practices at acheiving commonality...If your interested, do a group search for Free-moS. For those of you not familiar with the Sn2 standards, they are available at: http://www.narrowtracks.com/Sn2/Free-Mo/index.htm The development of those standards...Through an open public/international forum was not easy. But it has proven worth while. I'm working on an 1:64 article outlining it's evolution from the HO Free-mo standards... Dave K. 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/
