One thing to remember is that what passes as a "compromise" today was a "pioneering effort" yesterday, and for that we can thank those who strive for better and better accuracy. We all benefit in the end - even me!
Bob Nicholson ________________________________________-- --- In [email protected], "John Degnan" <Scaler164@...> wrote: > > This is true, Bill... but there is nothing wrong with trying to build our > models as best as we can. Obviously there has to be some compromise with the > layout... otherwise you'd have people out there running up and down real > railroad tracks measuring the diameter of each individual piece of ballast! > All may be lost on the layout, but it does not have to be on the models... > > > John Degnan > Scaler164@... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: scale S only > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 05:17 PM > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Code Wheels > > > Hi all you P64 guys -- > > I am all for fidelity, and I suppose were I to get crazy enough I could go > to P64 wheels. HOWEVER, (and I tried to keep my hands off the keyboard, > but they wouldnât stay in my pockets any longer) unless you also go to > prototypical curves, all is lost. Nothing takes away the look of reality > more than seeing big trains running on trolley curves. You might as well > be running Lionel O-27... (Ouch!) > > Merry and Happy! > Bill Winans > Prescott Valley, AZ where the minimum radius is 15 degrees on the mains > (still sharp!)... > --------------------------- > > >the Proto movement is museum attitude. Proto64 can interchange with each > >other but the required > > fidelity in track work is more than most of us can do. > --------------------------- > Protomodeling doesn't have to be museum attitude, I model with the same > attitude whether modeling in proto or common scale mode. The only > difference > that is actually mandatory is building the track to the corresponding specs. > . ..DaveBranum > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > [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/
