Thats why they named those chips "WISE"
John Armstrong
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From: Bill Lane
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 7:40 PM
Subject: {S-Scale List} displaying & contests [1 Attachment]
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I learned the hard way many years ago. I just finished my first B&O I12
caboose. I took it to the South Jersey S Scalers meeting that very night and
set it on the table. My mistake - because there was potato chips in the same
house and sadly on that SAME table. Yup - not 10 minutes after my arrival
there was a big ole greasy Wise potato chip thumbprint (NO partial print here!)
right on the side of the bay window cupola. It would take NO special CSI skills
to figure out whose thumb it was. Luckily I was able to wipe it off quickly and
touch up the damage the next day
At the PRR T&HS conventions, the model room committee had a policy of moving
every model in the room to a better place for photography. They felt that
because they were all modelers they knew what do to. It has been a long time
since I placed my models there. It is a popular vote with starting this year as
a best in show only. I strongly disagree with anyone handling someone else's
models for any reason. I surely would not do it.
I am not implying the judges at Scranton would be disrespectful or eat potato
chips and handle models. I spent a reasonable amount of time fixing my 5495
just a few days before going. I all but broke off the cab wind deflector
assembling it for the first time so that had to be fixed. It is just my way of
"do not touch" at all times. If the modeler needs to show full the underbody it
would be displayed with a mirror somehow. If I lost points for my do not touch
sign so be it.
Thank You,
Bill Lane
Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987
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