Not traditional but Flyer runs good on DC with a Radio Shack diode??? in place of the F N R unit. Stan
--- In [email protected], Pieter Roos <pieter_roos@...> wrote: > > Well, of course you can operate with non-scale models. > > You could "operate" with wood blocks. Back in the 1950's, a company called > Avalon Hill had a board game called "Dispatcher" where two competing > dispatchers on adjacent divisions tried to move trains and helpers (cardboard > markers) with out earning "demerits" for delaying trains. Wish I hadn't sold > my copy. > > Still, that is not the direction of the main stream of the hobby. I would > think the biggest down side of operations on a "traditional" Flyer setup > would be trying to switch with the forward-neutal-reverse reversing units. > > Pieter E. Roos > > > --- On Sat, 7/28/12, shabbona_rr <user141771@...> wrote: > > > Roy; > > > > This only validates my contention that accurate scale models > > are not a prerequisite to realistic operation, that > > realistic operation can be achieved with Marx 4-wheel > > tinplate rolling stock and slot and tongue couplers, if need > > be. There is nothing unrealistic about AF equipment in > > proper context, as this layout demonstrates. I use a lot of > > AF bodies to fill out the rolling stock roster on SHABBONA > > RR. > > > > I'm giving serious thought to joining this group! > > > > boB Nicholson > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], > > "Roy" <royhoffman@> wrote: > > > > > > I know it's AF, but you gotta see this. There's an AF > > operator in Rutland, VT who invites model railroaders of all > > stripes to operating sessions on his layout which looks like > > it is strictly built for that purpose. Even the most serious > > of the scalers love to operate on it and he is registered > > with Kalmbach and the OPSIG. Check out one of the MR blogs > > on Model Railroad Hobbyist: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/8685 > > > > > > Roy Hoffman > ------------------------------------ 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/
