Welcome Brian to S scale! I am newer too. I must say, wife and I went to Scenery Unlimited's open house last Saturday and we were fortunate to meet Don H and crew, plus several new S gaugers from IL. I was quite excited that all this new blood is into S. Then, come Friday, S Fest in St. Louis... It (S scale) is a very friendly family and lots of great people and advice. I feel very much like I've come home.
John A. Albee, Realtor [email protected] Prudential Snyder Real Estate #1 Brickyard Drive Bloomington, IL 61701 Mobile 309-830-6097 Office 309-665-0787 www.johnalbee.com ________________________________ From: bcgsteam <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 8:59 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: New to the group, newer to S gauge Brian, Welcome to the wonderful world of "S"! I'll second the comment about how well SHS locomotives run. I have four of their Consolidations and operators from all scales comment on both their exceptional appearance and performance...and their rolling stock is superb. But so is the equipment from American Models, the second of the major rolling stock manufacturers. And there are many other manufactures, as you have discovered. Great models can be 'bashed' from old American Flyer car bodies when exactly what you want/need isn't available...add appropriate details, new trucks and couplers, etc. I've been modeling in "S" for many years and have built a website with photos of both my layout and the prototype I model that might be of interest. Go to www.buffalocreekandgauley.com and click on my name on the 'Model Railroads' navigation bar. I have also recently published a book on my modeling effort, available on the website, that may provide some ideas. Again, welcome to the family! Brooks Stover --- In [email protected], "brian.nicholson20" <brian.nicholson20@...> wrote: > > I'm looking forward to learning what's available and how others have used > their modeling skills to create scale models in S. > > I haven't yet taken the plunge, as I still am actively modeling in HO, but > fully intend to build an operating module in S to get my feet wet. I have > spent many happy hours checking out suppliers and their products, and am > really happy to see an expanding market for scale products. As is often > mentioned in these posts; there is a real need for detail parts (and decals) > in this scale, but some really great work is being created by all of you > dedicated to promoting S scale. > > So I look forward to learning from you, and hope you'll be patient with > questions you've probably all seen before. As I've already built a couple of > Funaro and Camerlengo Dunmore hoppers in HO, I can't wait to try the 'S' > scale version! It's a great model of a very unique car. > > What would you suggest for a good scale locomotive in 'S', especially > switchers. Photos of the SHS SW1 look very good; the handrails look very > scale and the cab is well done. Has anyone built a Railmaster Alco switcher? > Again the photos look good, but is their drive good as well? > > Oops, I've already exceeded my quota of questions; but I'll be back! > > Brian Nicholson > [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/
