Hey Trevor, what are you using for grass please? Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 11, 2012, at 9:49 AM, "tpm1ca" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi John: > Thanks for the kind words. I know what you mean about reliable running on > dirty track - in my case, grass-covered. With 14-wheel pick-up, my 4-6-0s > pick their way through the weeds at a walking pace with no stalling. It took > a fair bit of work to achieve it - and there are one or two places where I'm > still trimming back the grass for flawless operation - but I'm getting there. > And I can't imagine attempting this in HO or On2... > Cheers! > -Trevor > > --- In [email protected], John Albee <johnalbee03@...> wrote: > > > > Trevor, enjoyed your blog and pics very much! > > I too am celebrating just over a year in S scale. Such a perfect size! > > Just spent an hour running a pair of SHS SW9's over track that hasnt been > > run on in months about 2 smph and stall free and derailment free. The > > derailment free is a must and thus far that's pretty standard. > > What amazed me is they run so well on relatively dirty track! In 2 rail O > > w/ DCC, they stalled over the slightest spot. > > > > You RI fans are not going to like what I'm doing to a RS3 weathering wise, > > but it works Ol' Ben No. 1 coal m > > Ne and therefore, looks the part or will after more weathering. > > Congrats on your first year! > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Aug 10, 2012, at 11:54 AM, "tpm1ca" <tpmarshall@...> wrote: > > > > > Hi everybody: > > > Thanks to the many fine people on this list, I'm really enjoying my first > > > year in S scale. It's been almost a year now since I switched to 1:64 - > > > my first blog posting about Port Rowan was on August 29th. > > > I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the members of the S Scale Workshop, > > > who welcomed me in and have helped me get my head around suppliers, > > > resources and other goodies that make S fun. > > > I've just taken a couple of photos on my layout, and posted them to the > > > Workshop's blog. You'll find them here... > > > http://sscaleworkshop.blogspot.com > > > ... under "August in Port Rowan". > > > Cheers! > > > - Trevor Marshall, Toronto > > > > > > --- > > > > > > Port Rowan in 1:64 > > > > > > An S scale model of a Canadian National > > > branch line terminal in Southern Ontario: > > > > > > http://themodelrailwayshow.com/cn1950s > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
