okay...I'm pretty new to S (scale DC), and from what I see dividing up this scale is going to have a polarizing effect....I know nothing about AF/Flionel/etc.....but this weekend I was at a friend's house who grew up with AF and he has boxes of the ac stuff, is low on cash, so I say, c'mon let's build some modules and get something running...that is the plan for November (including a samll layout for under their family Christmas tree...his cats will have fun!)...the modules won't go bad, and hopefully we can get the stuff running for a few bucks, work out a track plan and in the meantime be able to operate a point to point AF ac layout...much better than round and round and round and round and round ....in the menatime, if he likes the size, he could possibly convert to Sn3, which is a good thing right? ...as we're considering a layout based on the Lancaster Oxford and Southern RR....the Americans from Railmaster are just plain out of his and my budget for the moment, but they should work if the trackplan and operations are interesting enough...no equipment (with the exception of a nice On3 boxcar, formerly Smokey Mountain) is made in model form , so everything will need to be scratchbuilt regardless of the scale chosen...so why not S....he could build S scale structures while running the AF trains, and keep his interest....enjoy what we've got, encourage others....no one else will!!!!!
Bc [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Pink Spider http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2A9CxhsFDE&feature=related ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "...Tis the set of the sail and not the gale Which determines the way they go. ...." -EWW ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SUPPORT ¡¡Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2007¢¢ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch/paywatch/ceou/database.cfm#S "Have you considered my servant Job?" (Job 1:8) --- On Mon, 10/6/08, Bob Werre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Bob Werre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Massive New Catalog -- S scale only (no AF) To: [email protected] Date: Monday, October 6, 2008, 10:08 AM Ed, We all know that compiling a catalog of that nature would be worse than herding cats! More than a couple of years ago I was asked to do a very similar thing for a hobby trade show being held in Chicago. The idea was to put together a cooperative brochure featuring our major manufacturers and their products. I believe there were eight companies involved. Let's see if I can get them here: SHS, AM, DesPlains, RR, BTS/ModelingGuide, SouthWind and ???. Pacific Rail shops elected not to participate but we put some of their product in the shots because DesPlains and, I think, BTS sold their product at the time. I did the photography, arranged for design and printing. Ron Sebastian wrote the copy. The manufacturers shipped me product and I put together what I thought was a very attractive little piece. All the participants got a large quantity of the brochures for their own use beyond the immediate show. There were some copy/writing issues and there was some questions of the lack of product featured (I couldn't show what I didn't have). I did the photography for expenses only which at that time was for film and shipping costs. I paid the designer and the printer. I then divided the total cost by the companies featured and billed them. One company 'wouldn't pay to have his stuff next to SHS' so I had to eat a moderately large bill. So I can say never again! for good reason. Bob Werre BobWphoto.com Edward Loizeaux wrote: > Got'cher attention with that headline.... .right? That's the latest > idea for > promoting S scale to emanate from the somewhat nutzy brain of the guy > building the mighty NYC. Why not create an S-scale-only (no AF) catalog > similar in concept to the Walther's series of catalogs for HO, N, O, etc. > It would list virtually every product known to mankind that is > more-or-less > in the proportion of 1:64. Lots of photos, descriptions, product reviews, > etc. > and sold at all hobby stores near you. Coordinated by ??? (need volunteer) > and financed by ??? (need "S"ugar Daddy) and priced to sell. I just got an > AM catalog for free and he claims the list price is $5. SHS sends me a > free > catalog every year and I suppose there is a list price for those as > well -- > although I have no idea what it is. If the major manufacturers can promote > their products via free catalogs, why cannot S scale collectively promote > their products via a low-cost catalog. Would NASG undertake a project like > this? Would you? > > Cheers....Ed L. (endless ideas for others to do) > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [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/
