Hi Michael: I can't add much beyond what the earlier responders to your message said. I switched to S from N about a decade ago mainly because I wanted to learn how to scratch build freight cars and structures and not just buy RTR products. And I model a shortline/regional carrier set in the mid 1990s. Actually N is probably the best scae for modelers who want to replicate mainline modern trains because of the sheer volume of products and the ability to capture the length of them as well. That's hard to do in HO except on big modular layouts. So I have accumulated more than enough locomotives and cars for my purposes. Also have some fun innovating. There was a Quality Craft model of an all door boxcar. Somewhere along the way, I saw an article about converting them to four door cars (for lower maintenance costs) so that's what I did. There was a CPR bathtub gon kit from Quality Craft. When I got a couple the thin wood to make the bottom crumbled. I probably could have used styrene but decided my railway bought the cars and converted them to flat bottoms. Flat cars are easy to scratchbuild and gons aren't very difficult either. There's plenty of material to build structures. The important thing is to decide what your railway hauls and model it. I have some intermodal cars but doubt I will ever use them. However, no final decision on that front. cheers
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 10:34 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Wow where do I begin! LONG! >I never thought that asking a simple question would spark such an array of >answers. The majority of which had nothing to do with what I asked. Now >just because I'm new to S Scale, doesn't mean I'm new to the way this hobby >works. Maybe I should have introduced myself first, before asking such an >outlandishly foolish question. ------------------------------------ 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/
