Mark: Nothing wrong with your "stuff". AF showed a remarkable fidelity to the prototype in its day that was on par with a lot of the scale offerings of the time, and it has been the backbone of many an S scale layout over the years, including mine.
Bob Nicholson ______________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Mark Mugnai" <mugnai@...> wrote: > > I just downloaded a couple of snaps of a project I've been playing around > with. > > It's my intention to convert a bunch of AF rolling stock I have to as "scale" > as possible. My reasons are thus: > > I already have a fair bit of Flyer on hand, and although the die work is not > a good as the newer, scale stuff, I think it'll do for the time being, as I > gather more of the scale offerings that are now available. > > As a relative newcomer to 'S', it seems that this "new age" equipment is > fairly expensive, and, as I have lots of other interests, I'd like to keep my > costs as low as possible. Plus, for the most part, the more common Flyer > stuff can be had for next to nothing, so what the heck? > > My first step is to get them "road worthy"; new trucks, (frames as necessary) > and Kadee couplers. Then I'll start in with the detailing; handrails, brake > systems, etc. > > I hope this is "scale" enough to be worthy of this group, as I know the focus > of this forum is not American Flyer....... > > Mark in Oregon > ------------------------------------ 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/
