Just wait until you are in yor 80's, It's every 10 minutes, H'mm - what gauge are we in? TT?
John Armstrong ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Baker To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 2:22 PM Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} The Madness Continues... Yes, Dave. Thank you. No sooner had I sent the message than Wally's name popped into my head. This forgetfulness has been happening too often lately. Tom ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of David Engle [[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 2:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} The Madness Continues... Wally Collins? DJE ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Baker To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 11:52 AM Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} The Madness Continues... I'm almost tempted to save some bucks for an S-12 just to do the project, too. With money short, I'll have to be satisfied with my CGW NW2 and a S-Scale Locomotive and Supply 2-8-0 once owned by--and possibly built by--the gentleman, whose name sadly escapes me now, who not too long ago moved from the East to Illinois. Anyway, that will be an M&StL yard engine in Marshalltown. With the economy as it si, I have to be careful. Tom ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Andre Ming [[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 4:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} The Madness Continues... > Andre, > So you will have to fashion the front and back hand rails yourself, no > commercial parts available for that? > Tom Funny you should ask that: I just finished filing/sanding a facimile of the angle on the front "falsies", and am now tackling prepping the end rail "Y" brackets for drilling. Yup, just stopped working for a moment to hit Youtube and start a Credence Clearwater play list (groovin' to the sound of "Born On The Bayou" as I type), and thought I'd check email. You are correct. Compared to HO, there isn't a great deal available in regards to detail parts in S scale. Like I said, it's the nature of the S scale beast. I've made peace with the lacking detail parts in order to enjoy the wonderful size of the S scale stuff. Now, that isn't a whine n' cheese comment. True enough, there IS a nice selection of detail parts available in S scale, for which I am very grateful. However, in HO, it DOES seem that you can purchase scale-sized nose toilets in the correct phase if you so desire. Of course, seeing as I'm not really into poopers, that's not terribly important to me. (Until I need a 1:1 sized pooper PRONTO. THEN it's an issue with me. Which reminds me: Ever wonder what us railroad types do when we're on an engine that doesn't have a toilet and you get the hot trots? Ah... a story best left told another time... if ever!) In particular to the AM Baldwin: It comes with some really oversized handrail sets. I have a problem with oversized handrails/grabs. No can do the biggies. Of course, if you replace ONE handrail on an engine, you gotta' replace them all. So, I'm making my own set of hand rails for each AM Baldwin I build. (I am doing the same with the AM S-12 rework that will be brought along with this DS project once the two get to the same stage of completion.) I've made my own handrails countless times in my HO years, so I'm sort of used to the pain by now. It really is akin to the kids you see with pins and hooks hanging all over their face: It hurts... but in their minds it's worth it to look oh-so-cool. Know whatta' mean? Andre "Fishooks In The Nose" Ming ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6339 (20110731) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6339 (20110731) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com [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/
