Peter Loeb et al --
Peter said:
"the smallest group are the nitty - picky rivet counters, and frankly,
then why not go the whole hog and use code 83, code 70 rail, an exactly
correct gauge for 4'-81/2" and true size flanges /wheel widths etc.,etc."
Actually, if one buys off-the-shelf locos and rolling stock with scale
wheelsets, and Tomalco code 100, 83, or 70 track or Shinohara code 100
track and turnouts, one doesn't have to be a rivet-counter to be a scale
modeler. These products DO conform to 4'-8.5" gauge per the NASG
standards. One can simply plunk the stuff down and run it as reliably
as hirail or AF. For those wishing to use scale-thickness wheelsets
with scale-depth flanges, these are also commercially available from
NWSL as AM and SHS replacements, and they work fine on NASG-standard
trackwork. The "nitty-picky" moniker is so undeserved and unwarranted.
On a sightly different note, I realize that not everyone on the S-scale
e-list is a true scale modeler (per Ed Loizeaux's definition). But I
like to think that those of us who are not would like to learn from
those of us who are, rather than vice versa. There is another e-list
(S-trains) for people who want to share AF and hirail expertise.
Now I'll cover my head to protect myself from random stones and tomatoes...
Dick Karnes
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