Went to the National O Scale convention a few years back when it was
here in DC. Great experience. Learned a lot from the layout visits
about how to manage a design within certain space limitations.
There are a lot more O Scalers. A good "installed" base of layouts,
and great modellers. Their convention was filled with clinics on how
to model and how to solder and work on locomotives. Well attended, and
well marketed.
Their scale dates back readily to the 1920's... and that helps a lot.
Lots and lots of recycled products.... as well as new. The O Scale
equivalent of S Scale Loco & Supply selling USRA kits never played
peek-a-boo but is still active and all kits available. Lots of stuff.
Mouth watering.
S scale is younger as a scale and many of our 1st generation core
still younger than many O scalers. O scale has begun to turn over the
generations.
Don't let O-scale envy get to you! Takes a long, long time to get
things off the ground. S scale is a great scale! Stick with it.
All that said, I'm a big supporter of including S scale material in O
scale publications. There are very similar problems, dynamics, and
markets for these two scales. And much that is complimentary. No one
else swings for this idea, so it goes nowhere.
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