Yep, I'm spending way too much time on this list again. I know model trains are a compromise. I started with Lionel 3 rail O gauge and tried to make scale models out of them in the early 1970's. I earn my living on the prototype.
Greg > You guys are spending way to much time on this. First, we all need to look > at Ron B's >choices using early 1990 eyes, not 2012. The market has evolved so much and I >like to >think in a positive way. I really wish I had the foresight for future >projects as he did. Yes, >splitting the difference on measurements to double or triple the use of >tooling might not be >Kosher today, but 20+ years ago is was not only good business, but smart >modeling. If a >newbie wants to learn more about early compromises, I am sure one could search >the >database and find lots explained and debated in the past. Please remember. >Modeling >has always been about compromise. The first one is that these are not 1:1 >trains, after >that the compromises come a lot easier...Don > --- In [email protected], Don Thompson <don@...> wrote: > > You guys are spending way to much time on this. First, we all need to look > at Ron B's choices using early 1990 eyes, not 2012. The market has evolved > so much and I like to think in a positive way. I really wish I had the > foresight for future projects as he did. Yes, splitting the difference on > measurements to double or triple the use of tooling might not be Kosher > today, but 20+ years ago is was not only good business, but smart modeling. > If a newbie wants to learn more about early compromises, I am sure one could > search the database and find lots explained and debated in the past. Please > remember. Modeling has always been about compromise. The first one is that > these are not 1:1 trains, after that the compromises come a lot easier...Don > > On Oct 25, 2012, at 5:27 PM, rhettgraves wrote: > > > Greg, > > > > I got my information here: > > > > http://www.thedieselshop.us/Data%20EMD%20GP9.HTML > > http://www.thedieselshop.us/Data%20EMD%20GP35.HTML > ------------------------------------ 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/
