I once had a (prominant) S gauger drop a brass PRR - long covered hopper. He took no responsibility.
John Armstrong ----- Original Message ----- From: wpscaler To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 4:54 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: displaying & contests Bill: I for one agree with you about not touching ones models. If need be, one should ask first. And I don't believe being a judge gives anyone special rights to paw contest models. Maybe your sign should have read "Please Do Not Touch. Thank You." Any way right on ! Art Ferguson --- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <bill@...> wrote: > > 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 > > See my finished models at: > <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > > > See my layout progress at: > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> > http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm > > Custom Train Parts Design > <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls > > ***Join the PRR T&HS*** > The other members are not ALL like me! > <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL >
