I have a lot to say on this topic. It will have to wait until I'm done with work tonight. From someone new to the scale and transitioning very nicely and who also has very limited space.
John, like we spoke earlier in the month, we are probably thinking alike here. Michael Ostertag -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. John Degnan <[email protected]> wrote: Yeah, I agree... S is the perfect size, but I don't think S has made it to being the perfect scale in other areas. I also agree that shortlines are probably the best way to go for those who are limited for space, I just don't want to see model production to become neutered to primarily shorter (LOL!!!) (pun intended) cars because some (or most) modelers don't have room to run them, because other modelers DO have room. I'm hoping to someday have S models of some of the early, large capacity woodchip cars that were only a little smaller than the prototype for this HO model : http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/932-5680. I would also love to have some S models of this HO model : http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH76509. And my favorite intermodal car of all time (although out of my modeling era) is represented by this O scale model : http://www.atlaso.com/ogundersonstackcar.htm. And, of course, early intermodal cars (TOFC/PiggyBack) were often short, single-trailer length in the first place... so a fairly long train of them could easily be modeled. For that matter, the NYC's early, experimental, one-shot auto carrier which used an Evans Auto Loader rack system was built on a 53' 6" GATC flat car (# 500085), so a long stream of early auto racks could also be modeled. (See www.trainweb.org/seaboard/nycautorack.htm for more photos and info on this car (this page it very out of date)). John Degnan [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: ctxmf74 To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 05:18 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Let's Get Modern Hi John, I think S is the perfect scale based on the ergonomics of the equipment compared to the other scales. S is not so big as to require a huge room but not so small as to be fiddly to work on. My statement that a modern shortline is a good choice was aimed at those with average or smaller spaces to make them realize that they don't have to model the 1950s or in HO scale. Shortline don't mean short cars, just shorter trains and a different type of scenery. 57 foot reefers and 60 foot boxcars are a staple of shortline traffic. What one doesn't see is long stack trains or unit coal trains so it's a lot easier to create a realistic looking scene. The choice could very well be that one chooses between an S scale shortline or an HO or N scale mainline depiction for their space. The starting point has to be what size space is available, then what kind of railroad operations is desired then the scale that will work becomes obvious....DaveBranum [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [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/
