Whose going to take the bull by the horns and tell Brooks Stover that his layout is just a toy and not a scale model?
boB Nicholson ________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Monte" <monteheppe@...> wrote: > > I recently attended the Savannah Prototype Modeler's Meet. I was blown away > by the high degree of craftsmanship exhibited by the models on display. > These modelers know that no matter what scale they are in, that manufacturers > are not going to faithfully reproduce every item of equipment. they might > want and are quite willing to scratch build or modify kits or RTR models to > create the degree of detail they demand. > > I displayed my portable switching layout, the Calabash Terminal Rail road, > and most attendees were quite interested to see the operating possibilities > of S in a limited space, and recognized the potential for modeling in S. Not > one person there said "Oh, I thought S was only toy trains." Among serious > scale modelers there does not seem to be any confusion that there are scale > models in S. So lets drop the" AF and high rail hurt scale S" and get on > with serious modeling. I think that anyone who gives you the "S is only > American Flyer" is just yanking your chain. > > There were a total of four attendee who modeled in S. > > Monte Heppe > ------------------------------------ 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/
