Rhett,
I started with Marx three rail. At about age 10 I started my "scale"
modeling in HO. I took up S after visiting Sam Powell's Penn Creek Valley in
1987, although I had thought about it for some time. I grew up in Farmington
Hills, MI, so a local hobby shop had a fair sampling of AM equipment. (They
were still in Farmington Hills at the time.) I sold off most of my HO to
finance the jump. I Still have a few pieces here and there. I had an On3
engine that went in the great conversion also. (The really neat thing about
On3 was that you could use a small block of pine as a rough track gauge!)
Jamie Bothwell
Bethlehem, PA
On Aug 8, 2010, at 2:23 PM, rhettgraves wrote:
> Hey y'all,
>
> With all the talk about American Models being the Athearn Blue Box equivalent
> and the need to introduce new modelers to S scale, I'm wondering how many
> folks on this list got their start in S scale model railroading? I'm
> particularly interested in the responses of those who have operating S scale
> layouts. And what I mean is that the first SCALE model train you bought was
> 1:64 proportions (Flyer as a kid doesn't count).
>
> My guess is that S scale was a secondary scale modeling choice for many of
> us. If that's the case, shouldn't our product lines appeal more to the
> experienced modeler than the newbie?
>
> Stirring the pot,
> Rhett Graves
> Starkville, MS
>
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