> The following information is about product that might
> not be true S <snip>
> The windows are claimed to be sized to 4mm/ft <snip>
>
many windows might be suitable for American S scale
> John Prior
Johns observation reminds me of an interesting conversation with a fellow
who dropped in for a visit during the recent O SCALE WEST convention. He
noticed I was using HO Kadee couplers and asked what other HO items were on
the layout. So we took a layout tour together and I pointed out a whole
bunch of non-S items in use on the layout. Included in said tour were
products labeled N, HO, O and G. And there were a lot of them. Most were
accumulated over many years and I had never made a point of thinking
collectively about them. But the overall use of non-S items was more than I
would have casually recollected. Here are some examples:
G scale cow at the main entrance to the S dairy. There is a dairy in
Wisconsin with a large (oversized) plastic cow at the main gate. Yes, I
have photographic proof.
O scale brass imported signal bridge made for three tracks in O, but used
over four tracks in S. Base and handrails were cut down a bit, but only a
small bit.
O gauge Plasticville signal bridges modified for use with S by cutting down
the height and removing railings.
O gauge Plasticville switch tower with ¾ base removed.
O gauge (Lionel) box car (narrowed ¼ with a section taken out of the middle
and the crack covered with a roofwalk).
On3 East Broad Top hopper car with S trucks and ladders. Even the O guys
didnt recognize it.
HO people all over the place mostly in the distance, but some closer up.
HO animals cows, deer, sheep, etc. on the hillsides. HO vehicles in the
distance near some HO telephone poles.
HO structures include Walthers Oil Refinery complex, a kitbashed Rail
Repair Shops and the Walthers cinder conveyor (two spliced together
vertically).
HO signal heads (targets) used on all signal bridges. TOMAR HO heads
scale out in S to be three feet in diameter with the desired triangular
pattern used on NYCs Hudson Division. A perfect fit!
HO streetlights in the city area. HO working traffic lights and flashers at
roadway intersections.
HO girder bridges in many places. Large ones close up and smaller ones in
the distance.
HO wrought iron fence between the double tracked mainline in the station
areas.
HO pedestrian overpass crossing over the mainline by the commuter station.
The commuter station itself is an HO kit with an enlarged people door. All
else is pure HO out of the box. The prototype station (Reading RR) had 15
ceilings and it looks right at home on an S layout.
HO trees all over the place. Every forest has small trees in addition to
large trees. N scale trees also. Not to mention O scale trees. Tallest
tree is about 18. Shortest is 1.
N scale street lights inside the major passenger station at the ends of rows
of waiting benches. Looks just like a photo of some prototype station I
have in the files.
N scale signs and billboards in the city area.
N scale hikers on the ridgeline in the distance.
The main problem with folks who claim S scale does not have much is that
those folks are looking only at products that have S on the box. Try
looking at products that simply look reasonably correct, regardless of
advertised scale, and you will find many items out there which will look
right at home next to their S neighbors.
Sincerely
..Ed L.
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