'Either we learn to live together as brothers, or perish apart as fools', MLK Jr. Don't get lulled into a false sense of omnipotence by modern technology. The Internet and CAD design doesn't guarantee our future. Our fore-fathers included "UNITED" in NASG logo for a good reason. Only by working together will "S" scale survive. IMHO, splinter groups will only precipitate our demise.
American Flyer will die a natural death when those who received train sets as kids do. When it does, there will be a very large & cheap source of "S" GAUGE for conversion to SCALE. This may be unacceptable to armchair modelers, but welcome by layout operators with through trains in and out of staging. Also a boon for cottage industry of conversions products (floors, bolsters, trucks, doors, ladders, roofwalks, brakewheels, etc...). Whether "S" scale survives depends on how well we get along now and in the future. Dennis H. Soon to be in Saratoga NY --- In [email protected], "David Heine" <davesn3@...> wrote: > > ... IMHO, the best way to build highly detailed models, modules, and layouts > and have then seen by others. Let's face it, the main advantage of S is its > size. Big enough to have a presence that smaller scales can't at our normal > indoor layout viewing distances, but small enough that the buildings and > other structures don't get so huge like in O scale. > > If I followed my own words, I should be in the basement instead of on this > computer. > > Please note that I don't have any personal antagonism to AF. In fact, I > still have my childhood AF, but none of it will ever be on my layout. ------------------------------------ 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/
