Bill, I think using the term "baggage" when referring to our heritage misses my point. There is a whole community of us for whom those trains ARE the hobby. Admittedly, they have their own Yahoo chat site. Heck, I keep some AF on display to show modelers and non-modelers who are interested 'where S came from'...and where my interest in model railroading started. There is a whole community of car buffs who collect old(er) vehicles and the guys who like new ones don't think of the old cars as baggage. They might not want to own them, drive them, or work on them but for the most part they appreciate them. It it weren't for the 'old' trains/cars, we wouldn't have 'new' trains/cars. As I suggested, in the case of S, amazingly the 'old' trains are still in production, even after all these years, and they have a strong following.
Brooks --- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <bill@...> wrote: > > Brooks, > > > > In terms of comparing S to O as a whole I think S is ever so slightly better > off because we don't have the 3 rail legacy to contend with, but we both > have lots of old school toy train "baggage" very much in common. In my mind > HO got the jump over all because there were some early investors that made > INEXPENSIVE easier to assemble plastic kits. The 1/64 diecast vehicle > popularity is good for us but is purely coincidental in my opinion and not > associated with S trains. > > > > My Pop said he did not like the 3 rail stuff from before I was born and > started with the American Flyer. I guess that mattered to some even not > overly knowledgeable about trains. > > > > Thank You, > Bill Lane > > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 > > See my finished models at: > <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > > > See my layout progess at: > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> > http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm > > Custom Train Parts Design > <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls > > ***Join the PRR T&HS*** > The other members are not ALL like me! > <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > ------------------------------------ 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/
