Dear Chris,
I was a member of the NASG S-Mod Committee when Don DeWitt was the
Chairman and these specs were all written and presented to the BOT. We
all decided to keep the standards to a minimum to allow the greatest
amount of freedom. This is by design, and nothing is implied in these
standards. Although I do not have photos on hand (you could check old
Dispatches), I own several modules I think may help you understand what
we were trying to achieve. One is 21.5' long and is single track. The
one end moves about 15 degrees from the center. It was last used at the
NASG/NMRA National convention in Valley Forge, also at Pittsburgh a few
years earlier and at the NASG Convention in Novi. It was used as a
branch line and on one end of our "Y" module. My module is mostly code
70 with a siding of code 55 on a icing platform. I have a code 70
single track 75 degree corner module. When combined with the other
module, together they are 90 degrees (or 60 degrees) different than the
adjacent modules. I also had a 2nd set of legs to lower these modules
so when joined with our clubs (CJSS) 16' two level industrial yard
module, can act as another destination.
When we attended train shows in the past (pre-SHS), we displayed in
a variety of non-standard configurations. One time we used our "Y:"
with three ends and no loop. Trains ran from end to end, with point to
point freight and passenger service. We had the good fortune of setting
up at another show using four 90 degree corner modules with industrial
complexes at the ends and a yard in the center with all of the modules
in a stair configuration. Enough people filled in the center so as the
point to point trains left one end, the trains disappeared into the
crowd. Radios were used between the operators to aid in spotting trains
for station stops and freight movements. I wish we had DCC with sound
in those days.
Best regards,
Don
Chris Abbott wrote:
>So, no one has really taken the S-MOD design premise to
>its extremes, then? Can anyone point me to any pictures
>taken at S shows where they've seen really great examples
>of what S-MOD can do?
>
>regards,
>
>ChrisA
>
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