To add somewhat to this conversation...we have one member who has a
small home layout that consists of AF run by AC current, some SHS with
their LocoMatic and some Lionel with their control/sound system. To
enjoy all three he has three individual power/control/sound systems.
IMHO that would take most of the fun away from just running trains
after a long work day.
He has recently purchased a DCC sound equipted AM RS-3 and a few cars to
run on our modules It's much simpler than all those incompatible or
obsolete systems, not to mention the rail size issue, the frog issues,
and the flanges themselves.
Another member who has a DCC Hi-rail layout purchased a Lionel Mike. He
ended up gutting the unboard system so he could run it--what a waste of
money.
When I returned to the fold in the late 70's, I had thought that the AF
stuff had gone entirely into the woodwork or collector's shelves. I
suppose the demand and hence--big dollars have brought all this stuff
back. I had spent my teen years modifiying all my AF the best I could
plus I added a few kit built cars hopefully to never deal with E units &
jack-knifed tagloo couplers again.
So I guess this debate will go on forever, but I've personally left all
that go over 40 years ago!
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
> Lionel did an S Gauge Big Boy that is 4 foot too tall, 20 foot too
> short and is the only model I have ever seen that will run down two
> side by side tracks at the same. It was Lionel selling a 1000 of these
> things (started by K Line)that prompted Sunset to even think about
> building anything in S Scale again. I met with Scott about this and he
> was very excited about getting into S again. I can understand his
> excitement. If this was that acceptable to the S crowd than just about
> anything should sell. Once again, confusing the Scale guys with the
> Flyer guys.
>
> I warned him up front that these Big Boys were considered junk by the
> Boo Rim buyers and he could count them out. Sadly Sunset is still
> sitting on their SP Mogul that they did while Glaicer Park sold out
> their SP Mogul as soon as they arrived. Sunset's is under $1000 and
> Glacier Park's is over $2000.
>
> All of the TCA guys that drifted in here from the S Trains list should
> remember the showing of the Lionel scale GE "U" boat in York and that
> was when, a year ago or so.
>
> J. Rustermier
>
>
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