Well Andre, HO would solve most of your problems both
in small hobby room and pretty much anything you
"need" available, although a line like KCS might still
need decaling. O scale would seem to be a space
problem for you, plus unless you KNOW you can get all
the equipment you need, they are still closer to S
than HO in availability. You could copy a leaf for Ed'
L's book, trade off what On30 you have accumulated for
kit building and decaling services from other
modelers. I'm sure you could find come competent
builders/painters in On30 who would be willing to
paint and decal your KCS SW or puild a couple of PRS
kits for an On30 loco or a couple of cars.... If not,
you can usually find a way to trade cash money for
time/energy in the same fashion.
Pieter Roos
--- Andre Ming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<SNIP>
> However NOW, I find that I just can't seem to
> sustain ANY modeling energy
> needed to even kit bash ONE locomotive. So, if I am
> going to eventually
> have a layout, I think I need to accept the fact
> that I need to keep
> "significant" modeling to an absolute minimum. IF
> my suspicion is correct,
> this will have a profound impact on how I approach
> model railroading in the
> future.
>
> To wit:
>
> This would mean that On30 is moved to the "doubtful"
> status, for there is
> basically no Colo TOCng available that does not
> REQUIRE significant
> kitbashing to accomplish. Plus, acquiring the
> skills needed to create the
> Rocky Mountain scenery that I would INSIST on
> having, is yet another
> setback. A very good freind of mine reminded me of
> V scale (i.e. railroad
> computer simulation, of which I am a part time
> commercial developer), and
> how that it can cater nicely to Colo TOCng without
> the dilemma of "which
> theme?" that exists in a layout enviorn. Perhaps V
> scale is where I need to
> indulge my fancy for Colo TOCng.
>
> Less threatened, but also in jeopardy is S scale.
> There simply is not
> enough appropriate RTR product to fill the yards and
> equip the rosters of a
> Kansas City based theme without having to resort to
> much painting/decaling,
> kit assembly, kitbashing and such. Even then, my
> choices of motive power
> are quite limited. Like SHS EMD switchers as I do,
> I would still like more
> variety than just EMD switchers. Like it or not, I
> have to admit that it was
> the painting/decaling/kitbashing and kit assembly
> that has got me stymied
> with S currently.
>
> Me thinks that I might be best served by a medium
> that has a lot of RTR
> equipment, a good "plop and play" scale-sized track
> system, along with a
> good selection of "supporting cast". (i.e.
> People/animal figures,
> structures, detail parts, autos, trucks, etc.) If I
> can minimize the
> kitbashing needed, as well as the paint/decaling, I
> might have a fighting
> chance to have a layout again.
>
> Now, IF the above deduction is accurate, then it
> means I need to sit back
> and re-examine what I NEED to pursue in regards to
> me and model railroading.
> IF the above is accurate, then because of what I
> have evolved to, I would
> need to choose my direction based on product
> availability and such that is
> needed to make progress toward an operational layout
> as quickly and
> effortlessly as practical. Model making needs to be
> minimized and not
> emphasized.
>
> That so, here's a couple things off the cuff:
>
> HO, with its preponderance of nicely detailed, nice
> running RTR, would be
> the best choice IF it were big enough to see!!
>
> O scale 2 rail is also a viable option. It has the
> heft I have come to
> appreciate the past several years. Also, the amount
> of available quality RTR
> keeps growing by the month, and the needed
> "supporting cast" is there as
> well. However, that medium would require yet
> another NEW START for me. Not
> something I am overly anxious to tackle.
>
> So, there you have it.
>
> It could very well be that if I want a fighting
> chance of having a
> functional layout again, I will need to:
>
> 1. Choose a medium that minimizes assembly/fiddle
> time.
> 2. Choose a theme for which I already have the
> skills to accomplish. (i.e.
> Forget learning how to paint rocky mountain
> backdrops, etc.)
> 3. Proceed and hope for the best.
>
> Closing opinions?
>
> Andre Ming
> The Pain In The Arse That Lives In Patootey, OK
>
>
>
>
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