Bob, You're right on. While some scalers wouldn't mind appearing alongside hi-rail layouts the narrow gauge camp would never go for it. In my opinion some of the best modeling in S is narrow gauge. For me, scale modeling at 1:64 is scale modeling. Wide, standard or narrow so what. I'd almost go so far as to include the military and ship modelers at 1:64. Have you seen some of those dioramas the military guys put together? Or the weathering effects? I'd take that any day. Much to learn from the world of scale modeling at 1:64.
Chris Borgmeyer Re: Great Model (S) Railroads Posted by: "Bob Werre" [email protected] gpnrr Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:59 am (PST) To continue, my thoughts are that the HI-rail folks with scale-like layouts can easily blend with many of the better scale layouts (likewise an ordinary hi-rail layout with AF track, stock Plasticville and green painted plywood is probably equal to some scale layouts that never seen to get off the ground). However when you add in the narrow gauge mixture, it's harder to blend in with those guys in most cases--they don't want to know hi-rail and I assume the opposite is also true. I've had AF guys come to visit and can't figure out why I don't have a AF coal loader to load my hoppers! Bob Werre PhotoTraxx [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/
