Lee, No one in Blue Ridge Scalers has a layout up and running at this time and the folks running the convention have settled on the list of layouts for the tour. I am rebuilding my layout and don't know how far along I'll be by convention time, but you are certainly welcome to drop by.
Larry Morton Tomalco Track Hendersonville, NC --- In [email protected], leerai...@... wrote: > > > Will any of you Blue Ridge S Scalers have layouts open when the National > Narrow Gauge Convention takes place at Hickory this fall? (Its tours are not > just of narrow gauge layouts.) > > Lee Rainey > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob McCarthy <thesupply...@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, Jan 3, 2011 8:26 pm > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: thoughts for this year - do something > > > > > > Bob, > > After ine operating session on Larry Morton's layout, I like you > determined to run my version of the CofGa like a real railroad - basically > point to point which has the added benefit of eliminating the need to figure > out how to create a continuous loop! > > Unlike you I have the great fortune to be a member of THE BLUERIDGE S > SCALERS and to know Bob Hogan, Pete Silcox (a retired real railroad track and > bridge guy) and Larry Morton who supplies me his excellent TOMALCO track all > provide me help and inspiration. > > Earl Henry, Pete, and Larry all have provided advice on DCC. No string > to run my RR<G>! > > Bob McCarthy > > Modeling the Mighty Central of Georgia in Scale S > > --- On Mon, 1/3/11, shabbona_rr <user141...@...> wrote: > > From: shabbona_rr <user141...@...> > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: thoughts for this year - do something > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, January 3, 2011, 7:24 PM > > > > In my situation, a well-defined layout concept did not come into focus until > the late 1970's. Due to circumstances, reaching that goal has taken every bit > of my time since, especially during the years when I had to virtually suspend > model railroading activity. > > Since moving back to Ft. Madison, I'm glad to report that the operating > concept I envisioned all those years is a success. Along the way, I > sacrificed many cherished ideas, such as continuous running and exquisite > detailing ala' Loizoiux (Boy, I murdered that!) and Karnes, etc., but I had > to get something running within my abilities. > > To that end, I simplified my main line to a long single track with a couple > of passing sidings and rural industries, I have taken a lot of > "expert-cringing" economy-based shortcuts to get where I am, but SHABBONA > performs, and performs well, well enough that some of its shortcomings in the > visual department go unnoticed. > > It features realistic movement and operation of locomotives and rolling > stock, complete with realistic empty/load juggling of not only open top cars, > but closed as well. > > For the past two weeks, I have been installing a new control panel in the > Terminal District and upgrading wiring on this one remaining section of a > previous layout I started over twenty years ago. Here, again, realistic > multiple movements within Yard Limits is the objective. > > I have designed SHABBONA for multiple operators. While that is not likely to > happen in my part of the rugged wilderness of distance from other modelers in > S scale (HO people in this area are apparently unaware of my existence), it > was one of my original aspirations that I couldn't let go of. Besides, some > members of the Minnesota Mafia did stop for a visit on their way home from > St. Louis in 2009 - whose to say they won't drop in again sometime. > > Long story short, I am finally realizing a [almost lifelong] dream that had > to wait until time was almost running out. When The Time Comes, I figure I'll > give it all away to whoever will dismantle it and haul it away - if they'll > promise to keep a couple of locomotives in their famous zebra stripes for old > times sake > > Bob Nicholson __________________________________________________ > > --- In [email protected], "ctxmf74" <ctxm@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <bill@> wrote: > > > > This post is not coming from a particularly happy place but it will > > > > hopefully stick with you this year and possibly inspire as well. > > > > > > I love your message here Bill. Time is short so don't waste it. > > > For those thinking it requires a huge space to build a satisfying > > layout I'd suggest looking into small terminals like the New york harbor > > sites, the Harlem transfer could be replicated in exact prototype size in > > about a 6 by 12 foot space in S scale. > > > A linked module S layout could fit onto the walls of a spare room or one > > side of a garage. The possibilities are endless....dave > > > > > [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! 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