from: Alan Lambert Lone Star Flyer Club Arlington, Texas Jace, The big dog for Scale is River Rasin. M.L.W. Services. Both had 2 adds. N. J. International for crossing signals and switch stands. Why didn't SMMW have an add. As to the artical, It starts the perfect size an introduction to"S" scale about the History of American Flyer before the Scale guys got involved. Then it goes into Getting Started where Electrical is coverd , AC DC DCC all covered. Track is well covered high rail S-Helper That takes both highrail and scale RP25 wheelsets. Then shows a picture with high rail and scale wheels side by side. Couplers are all covered as well. It is all covered in the artical. Hope this helped. Thanks, Alan
--- On Wed, 4/20/11, JGG KahnSr <[email protected]> wrote: From: JGG KahnSr <[email protected]> Subject: {S-Scale List} RMC Feature To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 2:46 PM Although my current issue arrived last week, I only just got around to reading it last night. I am quite disappointed. I'm not sure where the support for this came from, whether from the advertising by S scale manufacturers or an editorial decision by RMC, but there was far too much AF material in the write-up, with only passing mention of the scale side. One tends to assume most RMC readers have a strong scale orientation, since that is largely what the content favors--toy train collectors and operators have their own publications--so how would a serious scale modeler in HO or N or even O scale find S scale attractive with that slant? Moreover, with all the excellent scale model railroads in S scale from which to choose, all the illustrations are of garden-variety ready-to-run, the majority of the same vapid diorama. There is no serious evidence of brass imports or even the history of the scale side of S (Northeastern or Kinsman or Rex are never mentioned), although one can read more about A. C. Gilbert and Plasticville than one wants to learn. Strangely, I don't believe Bachmann (assuming they even still sell Plasticville new) paid for any ads in the section. A thoroughly wasted opportunity that will likely not come again any time soon. It is also sad that this didn't happen a year ago (or, one hopes, a year from now) so the two major suppliers, SHS and AM could have justified display ads for inventory ready to ship. Most unfortunate that such a feature appears when the mess in the PRC has cut off most of the items that would tempt someone to try S scale. Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. [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/
