--- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote:
>
> It was pretty discouraging for a kid my age but either I was pretty
> brave or too dumb to switch scales with the rest.
>
> Bob Werre
I hear you, Bob. When I got into S in 1972, I had to scrounge to find a
locomotive I could build.
boB Nicholson
> George,
>
> Although I haven't purchased the Kalmbach DVD's, I do remember reading
> the 'letters to the editor' area in the 60's where several modelers
> announced that they had switched from AF/S to HO. This is the time when
> I was just starting to understand model railroading. The only ads I
> recall seeing was Blum's from Cleveland where they devoted only a tiny
> space for S--mainly for that $4 Dockside! I bought what I could from
> them before discovering Branchline fown in Memphis.
>
> It was pretty discouraging for a kid my age but either I was pretty
> brave or too dumb to switch scales with the rest.
>
> Bob Werre
> PhotoTraxx
>
>
> On 3/23/13 7:31 PM, gsc3 wrote:
> >
> > For those who are truly concerned about S scale growing I thought I
> > would share some thoughts. I bought the Model Railroader back issue
> > DVD from Kalmbach. I've been reading a lot of the late 40's and early
> > fifties issues. In those issues are plenty of S supplier support.
> > There are quite a few articles on building in S. There are kids buying
> > American Flyer.
> >
> >
>
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