Hi Robyn; And as another poster mentioned earlier, and as trainwatchers we all know, on the prototype railroads there are cars and engines from previous decades. Behind Union Station Kansas City, for example, there are a couple of little workhorse diesels that go back to the early 1960's, and they are still in use. Among the 200+ trains a day that pass on the three main lines behind the station, we see everything from old 50' ATSF boxes to 1950's coal hoppers to modern auto carriers and spine cars. American Models has some spine car trains on closeout, BTW. But in truth, the majority of S engines are focused on the 1930~1970 era. However, as Dave points out there are a number of modern S engines to allow you to put together a credible layout of the era you want to model. I would like to also point out that there is more variety, quality and quantity available in S than ever before, even during the time of A. C. Gilbert and his American Flyer. I have no doubt that this trend will continue and we will see more and more product being produced in the future. Good luck and hope you decide to make the switch to S. As one who is already involved in the scale, I really and truly think it is absolutely ideal in size. Cheers :) Roy Inman www.unionstationphotos.com
> From: ctxmf74 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:13:51 +0000 > To: [email protected] > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Modern era S scale. > > --- In [email protected], "Robyn W." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm on the borderline about going into S scale and plan to model the > modern era (late 70's to present). Before I make the plunge, I want to > make sure there is plenty of rolling stock that is available before > making the plunge. >> > Hi Robyn, There's not as much modern stuff made in S scale as > there is in HO or O scale but there's certainly enough to build a nice > layout. If you are considering S scale you should focus on the size, > not the quanity. I'm switching to S from O scale for my modern era > modeling, not because of the rolling stock selection but because I can > build a more realistic track plan and better scenery in my space. I've > also found S gives the best view of the models, not too small to see > the details like HO but not so large as to notice the lack of details > as in O scale. From the normal viewing distance of 2 or 3 feet away S > scale looks just right. S scale also is big enough to run > realistically without needing as long of sidings and spurs tracks as O > scale does. The locos are also big enough to fit nice sounding > speakers in them but small enough to use low current decoders and > boosters. If you are not sure about which scale to use I'd suggest > getting a few S scale cars and see how you like them, you can always > re-sell them on ebay if you decide you don't like them. Before I > decided on S scale last year I bought a few HO cars and set them along > with some O scale and S scale cars on my shelf and studied them off > and on for a few weeks, after a while the S stuff seemed to be the > most interesting of the group. > I've got some photos of modern era cars in the files section, look > for a folder called "daves stuff" there's some common SHS and > american models cars plus a couple of modified lionel cars to give you > an idea of the possibilities.....dave > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> 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/
