I'll second that guys,
Tho' I'd seen Flyer in the early sixtys, or assume so, as I
lived in the states then, for me the discovery was in the mid
ninties on a trip to Florida. SHS 2bay covered hopper DT&I. in a
model shop in Orlando region. Love at first sight. I'm British, live
in the UK. and my homeland had no influece in my passion for
Southern Appalachian RRs in in the summer of '69 in "S-Scale" what
so ever so there !!!!!
Very pleased with my dicovery and some of the really nice
people I've met thro' my personal intrest.
The Very Best Wishes To You All,
Don MacDougall,
London, UK.
>
> Let's not overlook the existence of S Scale in Britain. Were they
motivated by American Flyer? I rather doubt it. I think the
popularity of S-scale is due to its size and scale.
>
> There is no disputing the influence of Gilbert and AF on the
American market but I would not say they were responsible for the
popularity of S-scale today. I don't think S-scale got really
popular until scale products were available. The S-scale influence
on me was the Southwind SP 2-8-0 and Bill Wade's publication and
products.
>
> There must be many modelers like me who have no memories of
American Flyer.
>
> Art
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> Hey Ed;
>
> Before Gilbert, there was only CD models and maybe a
> couple of small producers like Nimco or Nord.
>
> big clip
>
> I'm not sure there would have been
> enough S to keep alive without A.C. Gilbert
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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