Friends, all this discussion brings up my point exactly. It is again:
if your operating AF, Flyonel, SHS with big flanges you are a
hi-railer! If you decide that your only going to own AF from 1952
fine--but your still operating on hi-rail track with big flanges! Now
if your layout consists of three engines one AF, one SHS and one from AM
and your rolling stock is of similar vein running on hand laid code 172
track, Kadee couplers, beautiful scenery and sound equipped DCC --you
still are a hi-railer (but with a nicer layout). I doubt if the hard
core guys are really operating a total AF layout--my guess is that there
is some Plasticville and maybe some LifeLike trees on that layout--just
like the display people at the Gilbert factory who built those hi-rail
layouts used in stores to sell AF trains.
I think it's important to get rid of 50 years of confusion that is
holding back our scale!
Bob Werre
Roy Inman wrote:
> Ed,
> Around here we just call those folks the "hard core Flyer guys." Before I
> get flamed, there are no gals that we have seen in the group.
> But you're right, it is a sub-group within a sub-group.
> We also have some around here who only buy original Flyer or Flyonel, no
> other manufacturer.
> Roy Inman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pieter Roos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:pieter_roos%40yahoo.com>
> <mailto:pieter_roos%40yahoo.com> ]
> Hi Bob, Ed;
> It would seem to me that the most useful definition
> would cover operational limitations only,
>
> Gents...
> strictly buy and operate American Flyer trains manufactured by the A.C.
> Gilbert Company. In the minds of these fellows, products made by Lionel
> are not genuine AF. Their terminology distinguishes an American Flyer
> layout from a Flyonel layout very distinctly. Numerous shades of gray
> to be sure.
> at all. Cheers...Ed L.
>
>
>
>
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