Nicely put Fred. Steven Allen
--- In [email protected], "Fred Rouse" <s-scaleloco@...> wrote: > > Want it or not here's my two cents on these subjects and others. > At present S scale has a friend at Lionel. It would be nice to > appreciate what they are actually doing without thousands of words of > speculation about what they will or won't be doing. Could some things be > better? Yes, but it takes time, effort and PATIENCE to influence a > corporate machine. Don't bitch about what MIGHT be. > I would guess ( MY speculation.) that Lionel's add writers go by an > outline given to them by marketing or others and they may not have the > same idea of what scale is that most of us do. Could it be that to them > scale means the bodies without regard to wheels at all? > Before there is also too much speculation about SSL&S wheels here are > the facts. All of my wheelsets and driver tires are NMRA / NASG > compliant using the RP 25 contour, code 110 (0.110" wide) > specifications. My wheels and tires are made of nonmagnetic stainless > steel as to not affect magnetic uncoupling. They are more expensive to > machine but nothing looks more like steel than steel! I have 33" and 36" > wheels and many sizes of driver tires. > My axles are normally also nonmagnetic stainless steel. The machine that > makes them is down at present so we are using NWSL axles for now. I am > using pointed axles made to SHS length and also shouldered axles to fit > ACE, SSL&S and others. > We will be able to make wheelsets and axles in most any configuration > when we are up to speed. If Lionel or others make scale cars with decent > trucks and with only large flange wheels we can make the scale wheels or > wheelsets as long as there is sufficient demand. > If you want examples of my drivers with these tires take a look at the > CN Moguls and Ten-wheelers by SPCM used on the fine S Scale Workshop > layout. Along with Simon Parent we also produced the kits for those > engines. > Disparaging remarks about the AF operators,hi-railers (Whatever that > really is.) or anyone with rail higher that 0.125" serves no one. Roger > Nulton, Brooks Stover, Frank Titman and many other fine modelers started > in this best of all scales with taller rail. Don't be the cat in our > sandbox. When you get the urge to say something uncomplimentary go build > something instead. > I have customers that want detail parts to make their AF engines look > more "real" like the products out now. It takes a lot of time to figure > out what they are trying to do but I always try to help them as they may > become the next Roger ,Brooks or Frank. > I belong to the NASG and the NMRA and they are complimentary not > mutually exclusive. How many don't realize that the present standards > are the same? > Fred RouseSSL&S > ------------------------------------ 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/
