One more time....Please,CHANGE THE SUBJECT LINE Thank you Jeff Sankus S list moderator
--- In [email protected], tennsgauge@... wrote: > > Roy, I loved the accessories like coal loaders as a kid. In fact I still > like them. My favorite is perhaps the oil drum loader. > > But to answer your question, I do not remember seeing any accessories that > do not look "toylike". I would not describe any of these accessories I > have seen as being "prototypical" in appearance. > > I have thought about taking some of them and painting them and adding > details to them to make them look more realistic. I think most of the > buildings would look more realistic with some kind of weathering. Most of > the real > facilities that these accessories represent do not look shiny and new. > > Of course the main market for these accessories are not for the serious > modelers, and weathering and otherwise altering them would hurt their market > value. > > - Earl Henry, Nashville > > > > > In a message dated 4/22/2013 10:45:53 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > rinphoto@... writes: > > > > > 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 <_bob@..._ (mip://073f9e98/bob@...) > > Reply-To: S-Scale <[email protected]_ > (mip://073f9e98/[email protected]) > > Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:27:02 -0500 > To: S-Scale <[email protected]_ > (mip://073f9e98/[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=X3oDMTJwajI4bWNyBF9TAzk3MzU > 5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1MjE5MARncnBzcElkAzE3MDUzNDY3MzEEbXNnSWQDOTU5MzYEc2VjA2Z0cgR > zbGsDcnBseQRzdGltZQMxMzY2NTYxNjkz?act=reply&messageNum=95936> > ------------------------------------ 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/
