It has always intrigued and puzzled me why a dyed-in-the-wool, certified rivet counter looked askance at stuff like a smoking steam engine and revenue-related operating machines like coal loaders. All prototypical.
Go figure. Roy Inman From: Bob Werre <[email protected]> Reply-To: S-Scale <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:27:02 -0500 To: S-Scale <[email protected]> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: What I need to remember Hold on guys, Here's a challenge...I recall visiting Brooks Stover's prior layout more than a few years ago. He had an operating AF coal tower with some modifications I think. I believe he removed it from his current layout. I also recall Rusty saying he saved the continuous coal loader from the East Bay club's layout. I challenge either of them or anybody else to come up with a scale-like coal loader! Maybe somebody with some cash (including MTH or Lionel) could come up with some prize money--kinda like a government research grant! And furthermore those who attended the joint NMRA/NASG convention in Pittsburgh will certainly remember a rotary coal dump that worked correctly every time I saw it do it's thing! There would be nothing wrong with a great accessory like that on any RR regardless of the rail size. The rotary coal dump would find a home on my layout since regular hoppers could be used. So basically, it's not the operating accessories--it's the appearance of them that needs to be addressed. Bob Werre PhotoTraxx On 4/21/13 11:28 AM, up148 wrote: > > > > Well said Bill! We don't always see eye to eye but you said that much better > than I could and possibly saved me from getting booted off the forum for > responding too strongly. This is an "S" scale forum where everyone is welcome > as long as the context of their post has to do with "S" scale in some form or > fashion. Mass produced working S gauge toy accessories are not scale modeling > unless someone it converting them (somehow) to a reasonable scale model. > > Due to the size of our chosen gauge we all need to live in harmony, which I > think benefits both sides of the fence, but we need to accept the fact that > there is a huge difference between an "S" Flyer layout and an "S" scale > layout. > > Butch Holtgrieve > > > > > > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJwajI4bWNyBF9TAzk3MzU5N > zE0BGdycElkAzI1MjE5MARncnBzcElkAzE3MDUzNDY3MzEEbXNnSWQDOTU5MzYEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGs > DcnBseQRzdGltZQMxMzY2NTYxNjkz?act=reply&messageNum=95936> > > > > > > >
