No argument from me, Dave. If the AF folks take to the longer and more modern cars, that opens the market up for all of our manufacturers. By the way, I'd prefer to see our S-dedicated manufacturers expand and succeed than have to face the competition of an Atlas, Athearn or whoever -- a company with no real stake in the future of S, but which could do a lot of damage by dabbling until they quit.
I can't answer for SHS and their recommendations on curves. My comments were only in the form of observations, combined with some speculation on why the world is unfolding as it is. In terms of attracting new model railroaders to the fold -- in any scale -- the key dimension remains 4 x 8. What can you put on a sheet of plywood for your first "learner" pike? Here HO has an advantage over other scales that will likely never be relinquished. Sure, you can bend an S scale SW9 and a few 40-foot cars around 19" radius curves, but you can get more actual railroad and comparatively longer trains on that plywood. And the variety and build-in simplicity available in HO probably makes it a better first experience, whetting the appetite to advance. What we in S Scale have to count on are those who are "graduating" from their first pikes. Our recent converts to our scale and list can perhaps comment on this -- how many model railroads and how much modeling experience did you have before deciding on S Scale? I expect the beauty and operating qualities of the products now available attract modelers, but I wonder whether there is also an element of wanting a greater challenge than the out-of-the-box world that HO is becoming. What say, folks? I'd like to hear from you. regards ... John Picur ----- Original Message ----- --- In [email protected], "John Picur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi John, It might take some effort but it could happen. It took a long time for Lionel guys to accept MTH, K-line and AtlasO but they eventually decided that the new well made stuff was worth breaking ranks for. The scale sized 3 rail O gauge equipment is designed to run on 36 inch radius so the S scale stuff would have to run on an equivalent flyer sized curve, maybe 24 inch radius? What does SHS recommend for their cars with big flanges? ...dave [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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/
