Hi Guys, I had to let off a few syllables about FOCUS since the original Wondering S Gnome Harold has moved back to S Street (Again) and Andre is looking for a sign from above as what to model. (BTW Harold, I simply LOVE your quote! "Besides if you are here you are an S Scaler. S Scalers are born to it, it is something that chooses you, you don't choose it".)
The late Jack Amerine (sp?) was an honest wealth of railroad knowledge. Besides being clergy, he would almost constantly have 1 car remind him of another car no matter how obscure, sometimes REALLY obscure, and interject it into the conversation. He seemingly could not stop these associations. I have no doubt that he was a modeler but I do not recall seeing his models. Since his passing and hearing the following story, I have come to think that maybe his hobby was buying parts. I heard about 5th hand the story that originated with Jacks son that there were little boxes and bags, HUNDREDS of them literally everywhere around his house filled with parts he bought for "someday" projects in EVERY scale imaginable. He was actually doing TT narrow gauge! I would be surprised it he was not gong to try Zn2 (It is 1 rail!) He would see something he thought he could use, buy it and put it in the proper project bag. Again, I don’t recall seeing his models because perhaps he got nothing built! His interests were so fragmented that there was no time to actually do anything! I don’t claim this story is 100% accurate but the theme is. When I came into S I kind of "liked" the PRR, but was buying everything in sight. I did some side interest buying of Chessie items because I liked (and still do) the paint scheme. That went on for a while and even increased a little when I met Donna hoping she would embrace the "kitty" on the train. It didn’t happen.... By this time I was a certifiable raving SPF Monster with $20.00 of train wants for every $1.00 I could afford so some of the Chessie stuff went away on eBay. I still have some plastic cars, my I12 caboose http://www.lanestrains.com/Caboose_Photos/Chessie_I12.jpg and an SHS SW1, but about 3 engines were leased elsewhere forever. Tying it all together - Focus boys, FOCUS is the moral of my rant today. The above soul searching was good and necessary. It thinned the heard a bit but bolstered my B&O side interest as well. At least my B&O is from the same time period! I just turned 45 on Monday. I was by far the youngan when I started S and the Central Jersey S Scalers. I have been feeling the pinch of "will I get it or anything done" for a few years now. But any projects for the past 7 or so years and been in my PRR PRSL in 1957 rule. It is good to have a general theme to guide you and stick to. My friend Dan is even more focused. He loves by EM-1 but did not buy 1 because it is not Pennsy. Find something you like and STICK TO IT! There is generally not enough time and/or money for anyone that I know to support colliding worlds like 1890s Colorado on the left and NS Stack Trains with SD60 on the right. It might look good on paper, but you get 1/2 of nothing done on BOTH themes! Then you get grossly disenchanted because you have nothing done making you spin out even more. If you are simply a modeler and want to make a group of unconnected models then fine, but that does not get you a running layout in your lifetime. Just let ole Bill take care of you. OK sit back and relax. Let the vortex pull you in. Resistance is futile. Click this, http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf fill it out and send it in. I am 1 of MANY but you can play along too. Consider it to be the entry into an S Modeling Support network! We will guide you through the indoctrination, I mean welcoming party. You will however have to completely denounce the Gray Team for the PURE evil that it is.... Yes Virginia there ARE closet SPFs out there from Canada to the Midwest, and on this list too. They only show their true colors at an NASG convention after a few brews loosened the defense system. I could "out' them but I will not. It only hurts a little and you get to be JUST like ME (or Jaime or Keith or Dan....) Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com Winner of the 2007 Josh Seltzer NASG Website Award Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! Importing a Brass S Scale PRR X29 & G26 http://www.pennsysmodels.com PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE (for now) http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL See my Altoona train videos here http://www.myspace.com/billlane No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.4/936 - Release Date: 8/4/2007 2:42 PM Yahoo! 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