Thank you, Jim! JR On Nov 30, 2010, at 10:34 AM, Jim and Cheryl Martin wrote:
> Hi Joe: > > I don't know how tiny a prototype you want to go for, but just so > you have a > frame of reference The On30 layout I built for the July 09 RMC > article has a > 6.25 inch radius curve. I went that tight for a couple of > considerations, but > mostly to see how little I could get away with. The Bachmann > Davenport and the > 4-wheel side tips operate flawlessly. > > Jim > > ________________________________ > From: switcherjoe <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, November 30, 2010 11:25:36 AM > Subject: {S-Scale List} Hello, Again! > > It's Joe Raymaker("JR", usually) out in soggy Bremerton, WA. > > I joined you all a couple of weeks ago, during a RR dilemma, a > decision > about which size On30 I wanted to model. After a few conversations > I put you all on "remote" mail, and haven't checked back til now. > > Which size? Whaddya mean which size? On30 is O scale, 1:48, right? > > Structures are 1:48 but there are many different sizes of engine > and rolling > stock. > "Narrow" gauge is not that restrictive. A look at Boulder Valley > Models > and at the Peterboro Railroad Store will show you a range from > Bachmann > (Ohio River and Western) to almost toy-sized cars. Many On30 folks use > Bachmann Branchlines and Hornby 00 cars, and Bachmann HO Plymouth/ > Davenport > switchers. So On30 means a lot of different size options. > > I LIKE the simplicity of opening a box and plopping it on the > rails, which leads > me to > Bachmann sized cars and engines. But the engines look HUGE on my > shelf layout, > and the most radius can get is 17 inches, which is problematic for > anything > that big. > > So, opening thee lid on Pandora's box, does anybody out there do Sn42, > putting HO trucks on everything, and mounting S scale shells on HO > engines? > > thanx for any ideas, except: "you're CRAZY!" <g> > > JR > > [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: [email protected] [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/
