--- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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".) >
We are in S scale because it is better and we have always known that it is the ideal size. There was a thread on Trains.com about why everyone was not in HO. The predominant answer was "I tried HO but (place your minority scale here) was better". Most HO scalers are "bad" HI-Railers anyway and don't know why they model in HO other than it is easy. I bounced around because there was no small S scale steam. Thanks, SHS, there is finally a 2-8-0. What is the facination with Big Boys anyway? HO has four or five and probably multipling right now. There is only one real HO 2-8-0 even though all the polls show a 2-8-0 is the most desirable model and one ten wheeler number two on the polls. If I had remained focused I would not have had my fur grass article published in Railroad Model Craftsman. I got that gig because I was modeling 1/4 narrow gauge at the time the same as the editor. My initial grass article appeared on my website and a friend of the editor, Bill Shaumburg, saw the web article. Bill needed tall California grass also so Bill asked me to write an article. http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/fur_grass/article/ That has led to four more articles being published in RMC. So focus is not the greatest thing all the time. People eventually get to where they are going when the right item comes around. On30 had the heft of S scale but once I started the scenery on the layout 1/4 scale required too many layers of texture to be realistic. The limited number of "golden age" On30 equipment doomed any operating possibilities. Also it wasn't S scale. Harold 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/
