Do you miss chewing the erasers? I started drafting for an auto parts company in 1940. special bolts, drop forgings and other items. Then on to machinery for fibreglas batting.
Then wound up with maps for city planning. That led to architectural models for FORTUNE ads, major companies, and others. The CAD work is great for many but I get lost before I start. My wife is an artist (in Who's Who) who can so some good work on a computer but prefers drawing and painting by far. Her work is exceptional. Art in advertising is almost gone. It is all stringy haired blond babes on TV. Or sadistic acts on people? Noone sings , just screaming by those trying to outdo the last one. When was the the last time you heard the National Anthem sung without "warbling" followed by a scream? I'll stick to pencils. Art supply stores have been replaced by "Crapft" stores. Hobby shops are going fast. Fabric stores are junk and rag shops. Hardware stores are disappearing. Of course you have Lowe's who sell only screws, no bolts. They do have 1/2 inch "screws" though This is due to the jackass "marketing types" with a computer. I'll stick to S Scale and BTS , KND Enterprises, and our superb Georgia car builder. John Armstrong ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Kozlowsky To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:00 AM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} FNF - Doing trackplans John, Bob's not designing his track plan. He's trying to put it on his web site so we can all see it. If you reread what Bob said, he's starting by drawing it with pencil and paper. All the fiddling he's doing is to convert it to a digital image that he can upload. I started my professional life as a draftsman, and always drew my layouts that way, but it sure saves one heck of a lot of space to get rid of the drawing board and do the design on the computer, which I need anyway. From an ecological standpoint, I'm proud to say that I've saved hundreds, maybe thousands of erasers (cute little things) by switching to electronic drafting :o) Ed Kozlowsky Sanford, Maine www.SScale.org From: John <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 9:20 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} FNF - Doing trackplans Why would you need a program to design a trackplan? Starting in 1936 everyone I ever knew drew them by hand. Often on graph paper. You knew radius limits ,etc. Your room size, and how to draw a straight line, or a curve with a French curve. I guess i've been around too long We will probably need a computer in a few years to go to the bathroom. Sorry but the modeler needs today just grab me the wrong way. John Armstrong __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6876 (20120211) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6876 (20120211) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
