You'll have to count me in on that priority thing. Even when I was building the LWS engines, I had to finally7 say "good enough!"
One thing I always wanted to do to the Alco RS-1's was cut a scale foot out of the long hood section to make them correct length. I also wanted to put better looking trucks under them, but that never happened either. However, neither shortcoming appears to affect their otherwise superb performance, or even appearance in an operating context. I finally realized that I was not going to be able to put working air brakes on my rolling stock )although I have some with working brake rigging) and have an operating layout. Even that does not meet the criteria I would like to employ for realistic track, but, hey, it works and it doesn't look that bad. There are some standards that even I will not stoop below! Bob Nicholson ___________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Roger Nulton" <roger.nulton@...> wrote: > > Bill, > > Your post below reminded me that I have never posted the completed version of > my AF Pennsy tank car that I converted to scale. I bought the tank at an > NASG auction from you some years back. This qualifies as a âfunâ > project, and I enjoy seeing the car run around as itâs the only triple dome > tank car that I have. Youâre right: once a layout is under construction, > priorities shift! > > Hereâs to having fun with the hobby sometimes! > > Roger Nulton > > From: Bill Lane > Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 2:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: {S-Scale List} rivet counting & reality > > > In reference to some of Chris Borgmeyer's thoughts, it is a constant > struggle for me as to how much time to throw at any 1 thing. Many things > start out as _ and become a major rebuild with a lot more time consumed. Now > that I have started my layout a few things have happened. I have reexamined > things on the shelf and sold some of it. > > I have also had some attitude adjustments. 10 years ago I probably would not > have spent the time I did on my H27 hopper given it's American Flyer > origins. I was head deep in brass modeling only. I had some fun with the H27 > since it was a "good enough" project with some "winging it" involved. > > But the struggle still exists on how "much" I will spend on any given > project. Rolling stock absolutely rules my interests. I don't see that > changing much. But I have to back off a bit if I want to complete my > rolling stock projects and still make forward progress on my layout. > > Thank You, > Bill Lane > > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 > > See my finished models at: > <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > Custom Train Parts Design > <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls > > ***Join the PRR T&HS*** > The other members are not ALL like me! > <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > > [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/
