Ed L and all, >If the track and wheels meet the NASG's scale specifications, then you are operating a "scale" layout.
I couldn't agree more so my opinions are: Tinplate (Toy, Flyer, Flyonel, etc): Any layout using Flyer track (including radius), switches (including all closing frog turnouts) or rail code 172 and more. Hi-rail: layouts using rail between code 125 and 148. >Further, a hi-rail layout should, in theory, have at least one of the three key items -- wheels, track and couplers -- be "more realistic" >(whatever that means) than a pure AF layout in order to be considered a genuine hi-rail layout. After all, the only reason that hi-rail >exists is because there are many folks who desire greater realism than that offered by American Flyer. If none of the three key items are >more realistic than AF, than it is probably an AF layout. Scale is where I might get into trouble because I'm not sure of the difference between S scale and Proto 64. But it still boils down to rail-code 125 or less. >I would agree with the scenery and accessories part, but I would disagree with the coupler aspect. See comments above. Scale rails and >scale wheels and AF couplers would not, in my opinion, constitute an operating scale layout. Neither would it be an AF layout. Thus, this >hypothetical situation should properly be categorized as a hi-rail layout. I'd go with this, I guess I was thinking of the coupler choices for Hi-rail or the scaler who uses Kadee 802s. Hoping to eliminate the gray areas, Tom Stoltz Tom's Turnouts & Trackwork Maine S Gaugers NASG http://s-scale.org/albums/v/s-vendors/Stoltz/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
