While I have not yet received my “Dispatch”, I wanted to second Ed’s comments about Peter Vanvliet. He does a great job with the NASG website and with his “Peter’s Model Railroading” website. Guys like Peter, who take the time to share their modeling projects, inspire me to try things that I would probably not otherwise attempt, or would struggle with.
A case in point is the attached pair of Alco models brass RS-2’s. Once a mainstay of my diesel fleet, they have been languishing in their boxes under the layout with crumbling gear towers for more than 10 years. Then Bob Werre had an article in the April 2007 “Dispatch” on how he replaced his original Alco drive unit with one from North Yard. When these drives became available again, I acquired 2 from Railmaster Hobbies. The last inspiration for the project came when Peter described how he used the drive unit in a Railmaster RS-1 on his website. Taking a break from layout building, I recently completed the upgrading of my Alcos by installing the new drive units and DCC sound. While I did not do things exactly like Bob or Peter did, I most certainly benefitted from following their path. My thanks to these 2 guys from Houston, and to all those authors whose shared efforts have improved my modeling skills so much over the years. Roger Nulton From: Ed Kozlowsky Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 12:22 PM To: [email protected] ; S Scale Group Subject: {S-Scale List} Dispatch "Meet an S Gauger" I read with great enjoyment the article on Peter Vanvliet. I've read his web site from stem to stern over the years and enjoy his thorough approach. The N content is just as enjoyable as the S, good craftsmanship is good craftsmanship whatever the scale. For those of us who don't get around to the meets, this series is the best part of the magazine and worth the price of membership. I'd also like to say that I'm very pleased with the on-line membership directory. It has all the information that the print version had, and is instantly available without wading through a pile of magazines. There are very few people today without internet access unless they intentionally avoid it for personal reasons. The advantages of instant communication and the availability of endless resources make its use too difficult to resist. My thank to those that keep the NASG going through many hours of volunteer effort. Ed Kozlowsky Sanford, Maine sscale.org
