Thanks Roger, from this Houston guy! Peter is great at documenting all
his efforts--in my case I just do my projects thinking nobody wants to
see what I'm up to. It's fairly easy to show new rolling stock or
scenery but rebuilding an engine I sometimes find painful enough not to
worry about writing an article (think having a wisdom tooth removed), so
I don't do it often.
One good thing is to have some response to what we've written. In
today's information overload, it's easy to understand why articles
quickly get swept into the 'dumpster of useless articles'.
I think this is the result of going 'deeper' into our hobby. Remember
at one time most of us would accept any boxcar painted for the NYC as
being accurate, then we became rivet counters! at one time any control
system would run our trains, then we got into command control and
sound--this is all great, but it requires time to figure things out. We
all strive for great scenery, structures and realistic backgrounds not
to mention actually running the darn things, but if you're planning to
do these things before the grim reaper gets you, you better get
cracking! So we do hope that some of the articles will find a place in
your modeling life, save you some time and much frustration.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
On 11/21/12 5:03 PM, Roger Nulton wrote:
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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 <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Saturday, November 17, 2012 12:22 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
; S Scale Group <mailto:[email protected]>
*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*
