Hi Mel Actually, most of my 2 former layouts had handlaid code 125 on the main. The ties were from Ace, so the spikes were small, and the turnouts had spikes small enough that there was no problem running my American Flyer. No "clickity click".
I would have continued using that same system except the closed frog turnouts did not work well with the larger frogs that I wanted to use and they were a pain to build. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: Roger Nulton Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 5:25 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} NASG Membership Interests: was S Gaugers in the NMRA [1 Attachment] what?, no code 125, af used to hit the spike heads, clickity click, clickity click mel On Feb 20, 2013, at 5:08 PM, Roger Nulton wrote: [Attachment(s) from Roger Nulton included below] Rich, These shots look like where I started when I pulled out my childhood AF 25 years ago. I joined the NMRA and the NASG almost simultaneously then to get reacquainted with the hobby. Attached is a pic of my first hirail layout, built to run my AF and the new scale stuff that was becoming available back then. Notice the code 148 track and closed frog turnout. Without the AF and hirail guys, there would be very little product available in 1/64th size. It irritates me to see these guys disparaged, but divisiveness seems to be so prevalent in S. Don’t know why. Roger Nulton From: Rich Gajnak Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 4:30 PM To: s-scale Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} NASG Membership Interests: was S Gaugers in the NMRA [2 Attachments] >Will wonders never cease. Can't believe that an s-scale person said that about AF. >However, I have to agree with you. >AF was not bad 65 years ago when I got my first 312 Pacific set, but it certainly is more enjoyable now running SHS and AM engines on SHS track. >Rance Velapoldi (Tranby, Norway) I've been using the term "Low Resolution" in reference to traditional Flyer for a couple of years now. I uses it as a term of fondness. It seems the best contemporary term, just like digital photos of 15 years ago or old computer monitors... By the way, attached are images of that train my poor train show viewer didn't recognize as American Flyer. Rich G(ajnak)
